David Mintz received his B.A. from Colgate University in 1979. He graduated with his law degree from George Washington University in 1982.

David Mintz was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1982, and he practices in all Massachusetts State District and Superior Courts. David was admitted to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts in 2015.

David began his practice in 1982 as a corporate lawyer for MassMutual Insurance Co. in Springfield, MA. He has been in private practice since 1988, focusing on criminal defense and civil litigation. His criminal practice encompasses everything from the most serious felonies (manslaughter, vehicular homicide, armed robbery, rape, child pornography and other sex crimes) to domestic abuse, OUI/DUI/DWI and other motor vehicle offenses, property crimes (B & E, larceny), probation violations and all other state crimes. His civil trial practice includes auto accidents, dog bites, all personal injury law, insurance claim disputes, legal malpractice, police misconduct, landlord/tenant disputes, and consumer protection actions. Additionally, David’s expertise includes Registry of Motor Vehicle (RMV) driver’s license appeals and firearms law and licensing.

Since 1988, he has worked to build a reputation of integrity, skillful and effective advocacy, and a solid track record of successful results. His guiding principle is “always prepared, reliable, and not afraid to fight”.

Mikal was born in Miami Beach, Florida, in 1956. He graduated from Cheltenham High School near Philadelphia. Mikal initially attended the University of Florida and received his B.A. from The American University, Washington D.C. in 1978. He graduated from Western New England University School of Law in 1982, and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1983. Mikal is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court and the United States Bankruptcy Court. As a lawyer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for over three decades, he was a member of the Hampshire County Bar Association, the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Massachusetts Real Estate Bar Association, the American Land Title Association, and is still a fellow of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation. His practice generally focused on business representation, a variety of business and commercial transactions, and commercial and residential real estate transactions. Mikal represented numerous individuals and businesses in Western Massachusetts, and assisted them in a variety of ways, including contract drafting and negotiation, real estate purchases and sales, commercial leasing, commercial financing, and employment agreements. He was adjunct faculty lecturer at the Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and taught ‘Contracts in Business Relationships’ and ‘Introduction to Law’. He has been a past lecturer for the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. in the areas of contract drafting and negotiation. Mikal is a past member and past President of The Board of Directors of Friends of Children, Inc., a non-profit child advocacy organization, which, as part of its mission, administers the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program in Hampshire, Franklin, and Berkshire Counties. He is also past member and past President of the Board of Directors of Friends Of Hospice House, Inc. a residential hospice located in Amherst, Massachusetts. He is married to Welli Yeh Weiss, a forensic psychologist, and they have two sons.  Mikal and Welli currently reside in Hawaii, where he is currently a Court Appointed Special Advocate, volunteering his time working with children involved in the court system there.