David Mann

David Mann is a graduate of Ohio State University and Stanford Law School. He served as a Deputy Public Defender in San Francisco before becoming a solo criminal defense practitioner. After 13 years of practice, substance abuse-related issues caused him to resign from the bar with disciplinary charges pending. Following a relentless battle with addiction, which included numerous hospitalizations and periods of homelessness, he succeeded in getting clean and sober in 1998 and began a new career as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation counselor. After completing the State Bar’s five-year LAP (Lawyer Assistance Program) he was employed for a year as a peer counselor for that program. Since 2008, he has served as the Northern California Consultant to The Other Bar, a statewide organization of recovering attorneys, judges, and law students. In this capacity, he spends his time providing outreach and education to the legal community (presenting over 50 CLE’s on this topic annually) and assisting attorneys as they struggle with substance abuse and related challenges that threaten their ability and/or eligibility to practice law.