David Cates is a founding principal attorney at The Cates Law Firm, LLC and a Swansea trial lawyer dedicating much of his practice on complex personal injury cases throughout southern Illinois. David has years of experience working serious injury accident cases including mass torts and class action lawsuits, as well as discrimination and harassment cases.  

As a Belleville personal injury attorney at The Cates Law Firm, David has received some of the highest honors from his hard work and dedication in the legal field - including being recognized as a Super Lawyer's Rising Star and National Trial Lawyer Top 100 Trial Lawyer. Over the years, David has litigated significant results for individuals - achieving settlements and awards well over the one million dollar mark.