David W. Swanson, along with Bill Bevevino, was one of the founding members of the firm. He graduated as valedictorian from Ludlow High School and after serving two years in the Army, he attended Pennsylvania State University where he earned a degree in physics in 1953. He then attended Yale Law School and returned home to open his own law practice. He maintained his practice for nearly 50 years and retired from the law firm of Swanson, Bevevino and Gilford, P. C., in 2002. David passed away in December of 2014.