The Davis Square Community

Hi.  My name is David W.S. Lieberman, I am a candidate to be the next Alderman from Somerville Ward 6.

My experience working with students as a City Year AmeriCorps member, prosecuting corruption, fraud, and environmental crimes with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office, and advocating for clients as a private attorney, has helped give me a set of skills that will make me a strong advocate for our community.

I fell in love with Somerville in 2003, when I moved here to attend Tufts University. After we graduated from law school, my wife, Jessica, and I decided to purchase a home on Powder House Terrace and start our lives here because it is a wonderful, growing, vibrant place to live, work and raise a family.

I am excited about Somerville’s future, but I believe it needs strong leadership to ensure that as it grows and develops, it maintains its essential character and remains a place that both its long-time citizens and newer residents can call home.

Some of the issues I am most passionate about include pursuing a housing policy that will help assure our residents - both owners and renters - that they can afford to raise their families in Somerville for the long term; making local government more responsive to the needs of our residents and businesses; and making sure that all those who do business in and benefit from our City pay their fair share.

If you are interested in learning a bit more about me, you can visit my campaign webite, my facebook page, follow me on twitter, e-mail me at [email protected] or call or text me at 617-863-0311.  I posted my full bio from my website below.  I will be out knocking doors and meeting people all summer, so I hope to run across you .  In addition, I've been thinking about doing a meet-up in Davis Square some time this summer to get a chance to meet more people, hear what they think about our community and give them another chance to size me up in person.  Is that something that some of you might be interested in attending?

I have been following DSLJ for some time and I was excited that Ron Newman suggested that I introduce myself here.  I'd love to hear what you all think about the future of Davis Square, Somerville, Johnny D's, 240 Elm Street, etc, and I look forward to answering any questions you have about me

About David

David learned the value of hard work from his parents, small business owners who woke at 4 AM most days to open their coffee shop and bakery.  David’s first job was working at that coffee shop, often baking, beginning late at night and continuing through the early morning.

David has always been a strong advocate for service and community.  In 1999, he left Boston University to serve as an AmeriCorps member in City Year Boston.  There, David worked with under-served students in Boston Public Schools, and spent the following year helping to found a new City Year site in Washington, D.C.

David first moved Somerville in 2003 to complete his degree at Tufts University, where he met his wife Jessica, and they both fell in love with the Davis Square area.  After attending law school at Columbia University and serving as a judicial clerk for a federal judge, David returned home to Somerville in 2010.

As a lawyer, David prosecuted public corruption, fraud, and environmental crimes with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.  He now works in private practice, where he represents parties suing for fraud on behalf of the government and other parties in civil disputes.

David maintains a strong commitment to public service, remaining active in City Year as a member and former co-chair of the Alumni Board, a mentor for corps members seeking legal and public service careers, and a three-time vice-chair of the City Year Legal Breakfast, among other roles.  He has undertaken many pro bono projects, including helping an Iraqi refugee obtain asylum in the U.S after he was threatened by terrorists.  In 2014, he was selected as a Boston Bar Foundation Public Interest Fellow for his commitment to public service, and in 2015 was presented with an Excellence in the Law Award from Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly.

With your help, David can put his passion for improving the lives of others to work in our community.  As Alderman, he will be a strong advocate for Ward 6, responsive to the needs of his constituents and tireless in his efforts to make sure that our neighborhood remains the diverse, vibrant place we love.