David Givot

I became an EMT in 1987 and graduated from Daniel Freeman Paramedic School (now UCLA) in June, 1989.

For most of the next decade I worked in the City of Glendale, CA, responding to 911 calls with the, then BLS only, fire department.

By the end of 1998, I was traveling around the country working with distressed EMS agencies. I taught organizations to improve field provider performance through better communications & leadership practices. I provided tools that bridged common gaps and offered real ownership in the agency’s reputation for quality of service and care to anyone who was willing to accept it—and a way out for those who did not.

At the turn of the century I took over as the Director of Operations for the largest ambulance provider in the State of Maryland.

Now, back in Los Angeles, I have earned my Law Degree and passed the California Bar Exam. As an attorney, I am looking to the future of EMS.

It is through intensive study of the Law that I have discovered a significant disparity that exists between the technical law EMS Providers learn in school and the issues & exposures they face in real life. I created this website, THE LEGAL GUARDIAN™ newsletter, and a SERIES OF INFORMATIVE AND INTERACTIVE CE LECTURES to help bridge that vital gap.