David Warrington | |
|---|---|
 Warrington in 2017 | |
| White House Counsel | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Ed Siskel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Alan Warrington September 16,1967 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA) George Mason University (JD) |
David Alan Warrington [1] (born September 16,1967) is an American lawyer who is the current White House counsel,serving since January 2025 as part of the second Donald Trump administration.
Warrington is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and served as a sergeant from 1985 to 1991. [2] He graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and later received a Juris Doctor degree from the George Mason University School of Law. [3] He was admitted to practice law in Virginia. [3]
Warrington is an election law specialist. [4] He began his law career with The Warrington Group,serving from 1995 to 2006,then served with Fiske &Ebersohl PLLC,in Alexandria,Virginia,in 2006. [2] He served as a law clerk for Fairfax Circuit Court judge Jonathan C. Thacher from 2006 to 2007,then worked for Fiske &Harvey from 2007 to 2011,for LeClairRyan from 2011 to 2017,and for Kutak Rock from 2018 to 2021. [2] Warrington later became a partner at the Dhillon Law Group. [5]
Warrington served as the general counsel for Ron Paul's 2012 presidential campaign. [6] In 2016,he served as an advisor for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign during the Republican National Convention. [5] He served as the president of the Republican National Lawyers Association from 2019 to 2020. [7] Warrington became a personal lawyer for Trump during his 2024 presidential campaign. [8] He represented Trump for several lawsuits relating to the January 6 United States Capitol attack,including for cases relating to his ballot eligibility. [9] He also represented others including national security advisor Michael Flynn,adviser John McEntee,and Stop the Steal organizers Amy and Kylie Kremer in cases relating to the January 6 attack. [5]
Warrington acted as the effective general counsel for Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. [4] After Trump won the 2024 presidential election,he chose Warrington to be the White House Counsel on December 4,2024,with a social media post describing Warrington as "an esteemed lawyer and Conservative leader." [10] [11] He also was tasked with leading an investigation into aide Boris Epshteyn,who was accused of "seeking payments from people to promote their candidacy for roles in the new administration." [9]
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