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Biography

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Areas of Law and Practice

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Jurisdictions

• Indiana

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Employment History

• Attorney | David M. Seiter, Attorney at Law

  1998 -

  Attorney David Seiter was admitted to practice law throughout the state of Indiana in 1998. As a general practice lawyer, he has experience in both criminal and civil law. David practiced law for over 20 years, and built a successful private practice before and after serving as a judicial officer in Marion County, Indiana for three and a half years.
  
  David has major felony trial and appellate advocacy experience. While many lawyers will spend an entire career and never have the opportunity to argue before the Indiana Supreme Court, David has done so three times. Those decisions have helped shape Indiana law in the areas of Operating a Vehicle while Intoxicated and Habitual Traffic Violator offenses. David also helped shape the law regarding civil forfeiture law with a case he argued before the Indiana Court of Appeals.
  
  In 2013, David retired as a field grade officer in the U.S. Army Reserves after serving for 25 years. Originally enlisting as a private out of high school in 1988, he was later commissioned through ROTC as a Second Lieutenant in the Military Police and completed the U.S. Army's Airborne School. David served as a commander of the 384th MP HHC in Fort Wayne, IN, before transferring to the Judge Advocates General (JAG) Corps in 2000 where he served the remainder of his Army career as a military lawyer.
  
  In 2003, David was deployed to Iraq as a JAG officer with the 800th Military Police Battalion in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was assigned to the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) in the Iraqi Ministry of Justice where he served as the "ombudsman" for juvenile and female detainees. He earned the Bronze Star during his deployment for a variety of accomplishments, including obtaining a confession from an Iraqi detainee concerning placement of over 500 anti-tank and personnel mines -successfully negotiating the peaceful displacement of over 1,500 squatters from Iraqi government lands, exhibiting the proper care and control over Iraqi detainees and organizing charitable events to better the Iraqi people.
  
  Despite being in the middle of a war zone, David made international news when he established an Arabic library in the Al-Karhk Juvenile Detention Facility and held a charitable event called "Operation Touchdown," in which two Baghdad orphanages were introduced to the sport of American Football with the assistance of the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints franchises. He later renewed the Operation Touchdown theme in 2006 and 2010, raising money for the United Services Organization (USO) and Wounded Warrior Project, respectively.
  
  Since 2016, David has been an adjunct professor at Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis (IUPUI), where he teaches Substantive Criminal Law for the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Additionally, David has presented classes to fellow members of the Indiana Bar and judges on the Military Aspects of Divorce in Indiana, the Servicemember's Civil Relief Act, and Civil Forfeiture for Criminal Defense Attorneys. In the military, David instructed multiple military units on topics, such as Federal Ethics, Code of Conduct, Law of War, Rules of Engagement and General Orders in a Combat Theater.
  
  David is a credited contributor in two published books written by Dr. Erin Albert: "Indianapolis: A Young Professional's Guide" (2010) and "Multipationals: The Changing World of Work and How to Create Your Best Career Portfolio" (2015). In 2007, he was a finalist for Junior Achievement's "Indy's Best and Brightest - Law Category."
  Although born and raised in Michigan, David has lived in the Indianapolis area since 1994. He graduated with an undergraduate degree in criminal justice with minors in political science and military science from Western Michigan University in 1992. After completing his initial military obligations, David moved to Indianapolis to obtain his law degree at Indiana University - Indianapolis. He graduated from law school in 1998 and was admitted to the Indiana State Bar after passing the bar exam that same year.
  
  David currently lives in Indianapolis, Indiana with his wife, three children and many pets. He enjoys spending time with his family, attending sporting events and volunteering for charitable, military and political organizations. From 2008-2018, he managed operations for the Indianapolis Tornados minor league football team. David is an active member of the Indiana State Bar and his local community.
  
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• Commissioner (Judicial Officer) | Marion County Court

  2013 - 2016

• Major- Judge Advocate | U.S Army Reserves

  1988 - 2013

  Deployed to Iraq between 2003-2004. Awarded the Bronze Star.

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Education

• Juris Doctorate | Indiana Univ. - Indianapolis School of Law

  1994 - 1998

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