David Blacker graduated with honors from Columbia University with a degree in European history in 1991. He lived in Italy for a year where he was an English tutor and musician in two village bands. Returning to the States, David spent 10 years playing trombone professionally in a variety of bands and jazz orchestras in the San Francisco Bay Area and elsewhere, with highlights including playing with Rosemary Clooney and opening for the P-Funk All-Stars, all the while maintaining his legal assistant "day gig" in several family law offices in San Francisco. He joined the Law Offices of Nordin Blacker in 1997, and returned to law school shortly after getting married. He received his law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 2005, and was admitted to the California Bar later that year. While in law school, David founded the USF Family Law Association which brought students, faculty and family lawyers together to discuss current issues in the field. His proudest accomplishment is being the father of two native San Franciscans.
