David J. Seeley is a partner with Peterson Russell Kelly Livengood in Bellevue, Washington.
Mr. Seeley graduated in 1986 from the University of Washington and earned his law degree in 1989 from the University of San Diego. Mr. Seeley is currently licensed to practice law in both Washington and California. After law school, he spent 10 years as a deputy prosecuting attorney in Clark County, Washington. Since 2000, Mr. Seeley has worked as a civil lawyer in Bellevue, Washington. His current practice involves commercial litigation, school law, and criminal defense. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Seeley spent the majority of his time working for Marlon Brando as his general counsel. Mr. Seeley has served as general counsel to Brando Enterprises since 2004. For the past twenty years, Mr. Seeley has also acted as the president of SA Frangipani, which is the French Polynesian Corporation that owns Tetiaroa.
In 2010, Mr. Seeley helped found Tetiaroa Society, and has been actively involved as a board member since that time. Starting in 2014, Mr. Seeley and his family have financially supported various scientific projects on Tetiaroa through the University of Washington. These projects include sharks, sea birds, corals and ocean acidification.