David Szostek

David is one of Edward Allen’s founding partners. He started his first business when he was 13, and he made his first corporate acquisition when he was 18. In his nearly thirty-year career, he has owned approximately one dozen companies, from technology to food-service to law.

While David’s background is in business, he focused his practice to provide real-estate services, including landlord-tenant/eviction services. He also has his real-estate broker’s license.

David has personally filed over 10,000 eviction cases. He regularly practices in nearly 30 courts throughout Michigan.

David often represents large landlords. He has tailored the eviction process to be efficient for those clients at scale, including AR management counsel. He is knowledgeable in residential, commercial, and subsidized housing.

David represented one of Michigan’s largest PHA’s for nearly five years. He has been selected as amicus curiae to provide insight on complicated landlord-tenant issues. He is the only practicing attorney to have instructed Michigan attorneys on how to practice following the 2023 landlord-tenant court rule changes through Michigan’s Institute for Continuing Legal Education. And he is a zealous advocate for landlords from both practical and legal perspectives.

Professional Activities

• Michigan State Bar
  Section Member of: Business Law, Real Property Law
• Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Contributor
• Michigan Real-Estate Broker, Associate Broker

Bar Admissions

• State Bar of Michigan
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
• United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

Education

• University of Michigan; Ann Arbor, Michigan
  B.A. in Cognitive Biopsychology

• Thomas M Cooley Law School; Grand Rapids, Michigan
  J.D., with honors; Intellectual Property concentration
  Student Law Clerk for Hon. Richard Suhrheinrich; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit