David A. Burley

Staff Attorney
As Spectrum’s Staff Attorney, David covers a very broad array of legal issues. Primarily, he handles a variety of Intellectual Property (IP) matters including preparing and prosecuting business applications, investigating adversely held IP and preparing opinions, providing IP legal advice and counsel to all levels of management, leading/supporting contract negotiations and other transactions, and advising Executives and Senior Managers on legal matters relating to business relationships, operations, Human Resources, Finance and other areas.

David Burley served eight years active duty in the U.S. Air Force. Five years of this he served as an Imagery Analyst for various airborne ISR platforms. The last three years he served as an integration specialist for the AF DCGS Program. While serving, David received his B.A. in Criminal Justice. After leaving active duty, he attended Regent University in a joint program between the School of Law and School of Government. In 2008, he received his Juris Doctor and Master of Arts in Government; while attending Law School David supported Spectrum as an Information Assurance representative for the Air Force. During this time he was responsible for system certification and IA policy drafting and interpretation. Additionally, in 2007, David received his Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification.

David serves on the Board of Directors for the Spectrum Foundation and is presently attending the Virginia peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Institute.