David S. Maring was raised on a family farm near Georgetown, Minnesota. He received his undergraduate degree from North Dakota State University. Dave attended the University of North Dakota School of Law and was graduated, with distinction, in 1974.

He served as the note editor for the North Dakota Law Review. After law school, he clerked for United States District Judge Donald D. Alsop in St. Paul, Minnesota. Dave has been certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (less than 25 certified in North Dakota) and by the Minnesota State Bar Association. He has also been selected as a Leading Litigation Attorney by Chambers USA. Chambers USA says:

"David Maring is a ‘litigation machine,’ commended by competitors for his formidable presence in a courtroom. His understanding of personal injury litigation, both on the plaintiff and defendant side, is respected. He additionally handles a steady diet of commercial litigation and professional liability claims, which combine with an evolving mediation practice."

Dave is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in North Dakota and Minnesota, and his practice areas include personal injury, business/commercial litigation, and professional liability law.

He recently completed six years as the Eighth Circuit Representative to the United States Supreme Court Federal Rules of Evidence Advisory Committee. Dave currently serves as the Chair of the North Dakota Federal Practice Committee and as a member of the North Dakota Supreme Court Disciplinary Committee. By invitation, Dave has become a member of the International Society of Barristers (less then ten members in North Dakota) and the American College of Trial Lawyers (less than fifteen members in North Dakota).

Dave’s hobbies include basketball, golf, and hunting. Dave and his wife have two children and live in Mandan. He shares time between the firm’s Bismarck and Fargo offices.