David practices law in St. John’s at the law firm O’Dea Earle. He has a general litigation/personal injury and small business practice. He is an elected Bencher of the Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador and serves on the Board of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business as Lead Governor of Canada. David and his wife April have two children, Evaleigh and Benjamin, who he says have social and extracurricular activities busier than his own.