David A. Mollicone is a Member with Dawda, Mann, Mulcahy & Sadler, PLC. He practices in the area of general civil litigation involving commercial and corporate transactions, banking, creditors’ rights, automobile dealerships, real estate, employment, probate and environmental matters. Mr. Mollicone has litigated cases involving a broad range of general business issues including breach of contract, complex commercial issues, loan workouts, Consumer Protection Act violations, discrimination, non-competition agreements, and real estate disputes. Mr. Mollicone also has significant experience representing and advising employers relative to employment issues and claims and regularly counsels clients in union and non-union facilities on issues such as disciplinary and termination procedures; preparing employee handbooks, individual employment agreements, work rules, policies, and separation agreements.
Mr. Mollicone is admitted to practice in Michigan and Ohio and has appeared before various courts in both of these states, as well as the Federal District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan, and the Northern District of Ohio.
Through his career, Mr. Mollicone has represented national sports leagues, international big box retailers, automotive dealerships, automotive suppliers and national banking institutions. Additionally, Mr. Mollicone is an integral part of the Dawda Mann team acting as Regional Counsel for the North-Midwest Region of a national retailer client. In this capacity, Mr. Mollicone supervises litigation for this client in twelve states.
Mr. Mollicone earned his B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1994. He received his J.D. from the Ohio State University College of Law in 1997, where he was named in Who’s Who Among American Law Students and received the Ohio State University Public Service Fellowship.
Mr. Mollicone has also received a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating, which is the highest rating available to an attorney with Mr. Mollicone’s level of experience.
Mr. Mollicone is a member of the Oakland County Bar Association and served as Chair of the New Lawyers Committee (2002 – 2003). He is also a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the American Bar Association, where he is a member of the Litigation Section.
Bar Admissions
Ohio, 1997
Michigan, 1999
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of Michigan, 1999
U.S. District Court
Western District of Michigan, 2008
U.S. District Court
Northern District of Ohio, 2007
U.S. District Court
Southern District of Ohio, 2016
Associations
State Bar of Michigan
Litigation Section
Member
Oakland County Bar Association
Chair, New Lawyer Committee, 2002 – 2003
Member
American Bar Association
Litigation Section
Member
Fraternities
Delta Theta Phi
Chi Phi
Honors and Awards
Top Lawyer: Litigation – Commercial – DBusiness, 2020
Top Lawyer: Trade Secrets – DBusiness, 2019
Top Lawyer: Litigation – Banking and Finance – DBusiness, 2017-2018
AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated – LexisNexis/Martindale-Hubbell®, 2014 – present
Selected to Michigan Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list – 2009-2011
Recipient, The Ohio State University Public Service Fellowship – 1997