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David R. Confer
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Transportation, Logistics & Trade Industry Group Chair

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David R. Confer
Counsel

Transportation, Logistics & Trade Industry Group Chair

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York, PA

Dave is chair of Barley Snyder’s Transportation, Logistics & Trade Industry Group. He is also a member of the Business Practice Group and Alternative Dispute Resolution Service Team. He brings 40 years of experience in real-world problem solving to the firm in areas including transportation and logistics. Prior to joining the firm, Dave served as general counsel and chairman of the board of directors for York County mainstay, The Wolf Organization (currently Wolf Home Products), one of the premier names in home products in the United States.

Dave’s addition to Barley Snyder also signals a dedication to advance the firm’s Practice Excellence® legal process improvement initiative. His long-time experience with process improvement projects will be a key to unlock the potential of the firm’s extensive efforts to continually expand the shape and scope of the initiative.

For Dave to come to Barley represents a full circle in his career path. While in law school at the Dickinson School of Law, the York native clerked at Liverant, Senft and Cohen, which later merged with Barley Snyder to allow the firm to make one of its earliest expansions. Before working with the Wolf Organization, Dave was an assistant attorney general in Pennsylvania and the assistant city solicitor for York.

Dave has also been a strong advocate for York, serving both the city and its nonprofit community with a plethora of high-level volunteer work. He has served as the chair of the board of directors of the United Way of York County and has been a board member at York Habitat for Humanity and Children’s Home of York, to go along with numerous city improvement boards. 

MEMBERSHIPS
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • York County Bar Association, board member, executive committee member, past president of board of directors
PUBLICATION
  • “Lockout Exception to the Labor Dispute Disqualification in PA”, Dickinson Law Review
PRESENTATIONS
  • “COVID-19 Vaccines: The Impact on the Logistics Industry”, webinar (January 2021)
  • “Getting Your Business Back to Business Webinar Part 2”, Barley Snyder Webinar Series (April 2020)
  • “Getting Your Business Back to Business Webinar Part 1”, Barley Snyder Webinar Series (April 2020)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • Former Business Law Instructor, Yorktowne Business Institute
David R. Confer
Education
  • Dickinson School of Law, J.D.
  • Pennsylvania State University, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
  • Pennsylvania
  • York County
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Community Involvement
United Way of York County

Former chairman of board of directors

York Habitat for Humanity

Former board of directors

Children's Home of York

Former board member

York County Bar Foundation

Former president

Main Street York

Former board member

South George Street Community Partnership

Former board of directors

Downtown Improvement Authority

Former board of directors

York City Zoning Hearing Board

Former member

York City General Authority

Former board of directors

York CRIZ Authority

Former board of directors

Private Industry Council

Former board of directors

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