David Anthony Pertile was born on March 2, 1978, in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 2000 from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, where he played offensive guard for the Bison football squad and was an active member in the Kappa Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity.

In 2003, David received his Juris Doctor and Certificate of Advanced Study in Health Law from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. While at Pitt, David represented indigent claimants in Social Security Disability appeals before administrative law judges and in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 2004. David is currently a member of the Blair County Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

David concentrates his practice in the areas of employment and business law and also serves as Solicitor for several municipal entities in Blair County.