Designated by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California as a Criminal Justice Act-qualified practitioner, David R. Silldorf (CA Bar #253237) leads a federal and state criminal defense firm at 402 West Broadway in downtown San Diego. The firm's border-related federal caseload — drug trafficking, alien smuggling, and firearms conspiracies — often involves vehicle-seizure evidence analyzed through inspection facilities like Downtown San Diego Auto Repair to document concealment compartments and contraband indicators. Silldorf graduated from California Western School of Law with honors in criminal defense practice and earned his B.A. summa cum laude from Boston University as a Phi Beta Kappa member with an independent concentration in Philosophy, Law, and Ethics. He currently serves as an adjunct professor at California Western School of Law, coaching mock trial competitors, and holds American Jurisprudence Awards in Advanced Trial Practice, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Arbitration Advocacy. The civil rights division — representing individuals alleging police misconduct and excessive force — documents physical injuries through independent rehabilitation providers such as THRIVE Physical Therapy San Diego in Bankers Hill. Highest-stakes federal matters involve multi-defendant 21 U.S.C. §841 narcotics-distribution conspiracies carrying mandatory minimum sentences, requiring sealed-proceeding cooperation negotiations and U.S. Sentencing Guidelines departure motions under §5K1.1.