David B. West

David B. West


Caldwell East & Finlayson, PLLC

Recognized since 2011

San Antonio, Texas

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Banking and Finance

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Litigation - Banking and Finance
Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Litigation - Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Litigation - Banking and Finance
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Mr. West represents banks, trust departments, businesses, non-profits and individuals in disputes involving trusts and estates, banking, business and property. An experienced litigation attorney, West is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Civil Trial Law and has represented clients in more than 50 jury and non-jury trials and arbitrations in federal and state courts.

In addition to his litigation practice, West is a trusted advisor to banks on the rights or parties in accounts, powers of attorney, check fraud, ACH and wire fraud, elder fraud and Uniform Commercial Code issues.

West has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America ranking each year since 2011 and by Texas Super Lawyers each year since 2009. West previously served as the head of the Litigation Department and on the Management Advisory Committee of Cox & Smith Incorporated. He was part of the office of firm counsel for Cox & Smith and, subsequently, Dykema Gossett, PLLC where he practiced for more than 30 years. He was the Chair of the San Antonio Bar Association Litigation Section and a member of the Board of Directors of the San Antonio Bar Association.

Prior to private practice, West was a law clerk for The Honorable Thomas M. Reavley, Justice of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and The Honorable Jack Roberts, U. S. District Court.


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Location
  • 700 North Saint Mary's Street, Suite 1825
    San Antonio, TX 78205-3545
Languages
  • English
Education
  • The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 1981
  • The University of Texas, MA, LBJ School of Public Affairs , graduated 1975
  • Austin College, BA, graduated 1973
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, 1982
Affiliations
  • San Antonio Bar Association - Chair, Litigation Section
  • San Antonio Bar Association - Director
Court Admissions
  • Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • U. S. District Court
Federal Clerkships
  • United States Court of Appeals
  • United States District Court

Caldwell East & Finlayson, PLLC

Headquarters: San Antonio, Texas

1 The Best Lawyers in America® award

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Litigation - Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Banking and Finance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Litigation - Banking and Finance
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance, San Antonio (2025)
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance, San Antonio (2023)
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance, San Antonio (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year 2014 in Banking Litigation

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