David Casselman is a lawyer and Co-Founder of the Cambodia Wildlife Sanctuary, as well as the Founder of Ecoflix, a new worldwide streaming video-on-demand service.  Both are devoted exclusively to animal and habitat causes.  In addition, David is also a member of the Whale Sanctuary Board, an Executive Producer of “Love and Bananas, an Elephant Story, and a long-time legal advocate for animals of all kinds.

David grew up in Michigan with a wolf/husky dog, where he developed a love affair with animals, particularly dogs and horses.  As he entered the business world, he simultaneously began to explore his ever-evolving appreciation for the balance of nature, which ultimately shaped a large portion of his professional life.

Specifically, as an award-winning civil trial attorney, David decided to represent animal causes, pro bono.  He vowed to do his best to protect and save animals, the truly voiceless among us, for over 40 years.  In one case alone, he spent almost $8 million of his time, fighting the Los Angeles Zoo to protect, and hopefully free, Billy the elephant.  After winning at trial, and on two appeals, the case was ultimately reversed by the California Supreme Court on a technicality that had nothing to do with elephants or even animals.

David retired from a decorated career practicing law at the end of 2020 and was selected in 2021 as a California Trial Lawyer of the Year, based on his work on a major case which resolved shortly before his retirement.  He is now developing Ecoflix, to provide a worldwide platform for animal causes around the world, including direct financial support.  He is also actively involved with the ongoing rescue of elephants, primates, and other indigenous animals in Thailand and Cambodia while supporting myriad important animal causes around the globe.