David Alan Warrington (born September 16, 1967) is an American lawyer who is the White House counsel, serving since January 2025 as part of the second Donald Trump administration.
Early life and education.
Warrington is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and served as a sergeant from 1985 to 1991. He graduated "magna cum laude" with a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and later received a Juris Doctor degree from the George Mason University School of Law. He was admitted to practice law in Virginia.
Career.
Warrington is an election law specialist. He began his law career with the Warrington Group, serving from 1995 to 2006, then served with Fiske & Ebersohl PLLC, in Alexandria, Virginia, in 2006. He served as a law clerk for Fairfax Circuit Court judge Jonathan C. Thacher from 2006 to 2007, then worked for Fiske & Harvey from 2007 to 2011, for LeClairRyan from 2011 to 2017, and for Kutak Rock from 2018 to 2021. Warrington later became a partner at the Dhillon Law Group.
Warrington served as the general counsel for Ron Paul's 2012 presidential campaign. In 2016, he served as an advisor for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign during the Republican National Convention. He served as the president of the Republican National Lawyers Association from 2019 to 2020. Warrington became a personal lawyer for Trump during his 2024 presidential campaign. He represented Trump for several lawsuits relating to the January 6 United States Capitol attack, including for cases relating to his ballot eligibility. He also represented others including national security advisor Michael Flynn, adviser John McEntee, and Stop the Steal organizers Amy and Kylie Kremer in cases relating to the January 6 attack.
Warrington acted as the effective general counsel for Trump's 2024 presidential campaign. After Trump won the 2024 presidential election, he chose Warrington to be the White House counsel on December 4, 2024, with a social media post describing Warrington as "an esteemed lawyer and Conservative leader." He also was tasked with leading an investigation into aide Boris Epshteyn, who was accused of "seeking payments from people to promote their candidacy for roles in the new administration."