David C. Erb

David C. Erb is a Certified Family Law Specialist (certified by The State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization), a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML), and the Principal in charge of the firm’s East Bay office. With a background in finance and business valuation, David specializes in family law matters that involve complex financial issues related to support and property division, including founder’s stock, stock options, restricted stock, venture capital interests and other business interests. David also has extensive experience in contested custody matters involving recommending mediation, custody evaluations and the appointment of a special master/parenting coordinator. In addition to his litigation practice, David serves as a consulting attorney to his clients who are attending mediation. Before entering the legal field, Mr. Erb spent several years as a business valuation analyst, most recently at Burr, Pilger, Mayer, Inc. Mr. Erb prepared valuations for compliance, litigation and strategic purposes. His client base consisted of private and public companies across several industries, with a primary focus on technology companies. During law school, Mr. Erb worked in the Private Equity Group at Silicon Valley Bank. At SVB he was a part of the Entrepreneur Services and Venture Capital Relationship Management Groups and helped with diligence and cross platform relationship efforts. During his undergraduate studies in Finance at Santa Clara University, Mr. Erb worked in the group responsible for executive stock option trading at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (formerly Smith Barney). Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees David C. Erb included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Super Lawyers’ 2017 Northern California Rising Stars List Other Sources of Feedback About David C. Erb Included on the 2026Northern California Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2024 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2023 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2022 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2021 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2020 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list

• Principal

• Private Equity Group at Silicon Valley Bank, Entrepreneur Services and Venture Capital Relationship Management Groups
• Burr, Pilger, Mayer, Inc., Business Valuation Analyst
• Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (formerly Smith Barney), Wealth Management Intern

• Bay Area Legal Aid, Volunteer Attorney

• California
• U.S. District Court
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• Specialties and Certifications
• Certified Family Law Specialist in the firm's Family Law Department

• State Bar of California (Member)
• Contra Costa County Bar Association (Member)
• Alameda County Bar Association (Member)
• San Mateo County Bar Association (Member)
• Santa Clara County Bar Association (Member)
• Contra Costa County Bar Association, 2014 - 2016 (Family Law Section, Board of Directors)
• Contra Costa County Bar Association, 2017 - Present (Family Law Section, President)