David M. Sams is currently the Executive Director and Federal Staff Attorney of The Community Tax Law Project. David is a member of the Florida and Alabama State Bars and is admitted to practice in the Middle and Northern U.S. District Courts of Florida as well as the U.S. Tax Court. David is a graduate of the Graduate Tax Program at the University of Florida Levin College of Law from whom he also received his Juris Doctor, where he remains an active alumnus. Prior to moving to Richmond, David practiced as a business and tax attorney Florida and Alabama. While practicing in Florida, David was an active member of the Eighth Judicial Bar Association, Tuscaloosa Bar Association, and the James C. Adkins, Jr., American Inn of Court. He has served as a temporary member of the graduate faculty of the University of Alabama and an ad hoc member of the University of Alabama Witness Research Laboratory. David is currently a board member of a number of local organizations, namely Tech For Troops and the Virginia Association of Fundraising Executives. David is an Associate member of the J. Edgar Murdock American Inn of Court, a graduate of the Leadership Metro Richmond Leadership Class of 2019, and a member of the Virginia Estate Planning Council. Recently, David was accepted into the Community Foundation of Greater Richmond’s Emerging Nonprofit Leaders Program. Finally, David is also a long time member of the Business and Taxation sections of the Florida, Alabama, and American Bar Associations.