David Erdman is a trial lawyer who has been recognized in numerous publications as a leading Charlotte attorney, particularly in the area of Family Law. Having lived in Charlotte for over 30 years (even serving on the City Council)  he has become one of Charlotte's most influential and informed historians. 

Both in court and before audiences in history lectures, David effectively presents a message that is highly visual and interesting. In court, he presents visual evidence to communicate the client's message. In public appearances, he displays scores of photographs to "show" the history, not just talk about it.

Employing the thoroughness and documentation of a trial lawyer, David has compiled a vast collection of photographs that tell Charlotte's story from many different vantage points, including the Geography of Charlotte, the Military History of Charlotte and Streets of Old Charlotte in Pictures.

David Erdman -- Brief Biography
	7/1/09
David Erdman was born on July 4, 1949 at Camp Lejeune, NC and
grew up near New Bern, North Carolina.
He attended Duke University on an Angier B. Duke Scholarship
and graduated from Duke with a Degree in Biomedical Engineering.
He went to Georgetown University Law School where he was elected national president
of the Law Student Division of the American Bar Association.
In 1973, he worked on the staff of the U.S. Senate Watergate Committee.
David moved to Charlotte in 1976 and quickly became a well-known trial lawyer.
David has been recognized in 2007, 2008 and 2009 by Business North Carolina magazine as one of North Carolina's "Legal Elite" in the field of Family Law. He heads the law firm of Erdman Hockfield & Leone, which he founded in 1981.
In 1999, David was unanimously appointed to the Charlotte City Council to fill an open At-large seat.  David is a frequent lecturer, having delivered over 100 presentations on "The History and Geography of Charlotte" since 2003.  David is a member of St. John's Baptist Church where he is a Deacon and A long-time adult Sunday School teacher.
He is married to Lynn Erdman, CEO of the American Cancer Society for North Carolina and South Carolina.
They have two daughters: Natalie, a recent graduate of Wofford College who is now  in the accelerated nursing program at Queens University of Charlotte, and Emily, who  attends UNC Chapel Hill.