David Donohue is a Senior Attorney at the firm, leading the Disability Pension Department. He graduated from Binghamton University with a double major in Philosophy, Politics, and Law, and General Philosophy. During his undergraduate studies, he interned at McIntyre, Donohue, Accardi, Salmonson, and Riordan in the Workers’ Compensation Department. David earned his law degree from New York Law School in June 2012 and joined the firm full-time in May 2013, initially working in the Social Security Disability Department.

Upon admission to the New York State Bar Association, David began representing injured workers before the Social Security Administration, achieving numerous successful outcomes. He then expanded his practice to include representing New York State workers seeking disability benefits from the New York State and Local Retirement System. David has handled countless New York State disability pension cases and played a key role in several Article 78 appeals, including the notable DeMaio v. DiNapoli case, which enhanced protections for correction officers in the New York State and Local Retirement System.

David also represents City of New York workers before the New York City Employees’ Retirement System. He currently resides in Suffolk County

I attended New York Law School.  I interned at McIntyre, Donohue while I attended high school and again during college. I began working with them shortly after graduating from law school.

Yes, I have known since about high school that I wanted to practice some type of law.

What I like most about practicing Disability Pension cases is the significance of each case because in each case we are fighting for a lifetime benefit for a person that is no longer capable of performing their occupation.

Good as I think this is the most important aspect of an attorney’s job.

Other than experience and skill the most important aspect of an attorney-client relationship is trust.  A lot of times in litigation you will be faced with a multitude of decisions that will lead to uncertain outcomes.  Because of this, you will be leaning on your attorney to explain the possible ramifications of those decisions and provide a guide to you through the litigation process. If you do not trust your attorney or your attorney’s advice, it will undoubtedly lead to avoidable issues in your claim.

The people,  McIntyre, Donohue has a great staff and a team-friendly work environment.

Outside of the office, I am usually attending some sort of ice hockey-related event whether it is playing in a men’s league or attending islanders games.

Through the job I work with various COBA organizations, Suffolk County PBA, SSEU, Local 371, FDNY as well as many others.