David is an “AV” rated trial lawyer that exclusively represents insureds who have been mistreated by their insurance company. He has represented thousands of homeowners, business owners and condominium associations in disputes with their insurance company.
For almost 20 years, David has devoted his practice of the law to those who have been mistreated by their insurance company.
He earned his undergraduate degree from Elon College, concentrating his studies in the areas of political science and public administration. After graduation from Elon, David attended Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, Florida, where he earned his law degree. While attending law school, he earned a Master’s of Business Administration from Stetson University School of Business Administration.
Following his admission to the Florida Bar Association, David served the citizens of the state of Florida as an Assistant State Attorney for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit in Tampa. While working as a prosecutor, he prosecuted crimes ranging for criminal traffic infractions to first-degree felonies.
Almost 20 years ago, David began representing policyholders throughout the state of Florida in insurance disputes. He has represented insured individuals, partnerships, business, condominiums, hotels and corporations that have been denied insurance benefits or otherwise mistreated by their insurance carriers in the southeastern United States and beyond. David has been involved in a wide spectrum of contractual and extra contractual matters including property losses, casualty claims, construction defect allegations, complex insurance coverage matters, bad faith and unfair claims handling violations.
Murray + Murray exclusively represents insureds throughout Florida in first party insurance claims. These include claims resulting from property damage, health, life and disability claims, denials of coverage and other types of first party insurance and disputes. David also handles claims involving unfair claims handling practices (“bad faith”).
David is admitted to the Florida Bar, and admitted to practice in all Federal Courts in the state of Florida, including the United States District Courts for the Southern, Middle and Northern District and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He has extensive trial experience, having tried over 70 jury trials.
David is a member of The Million Dollar Advocates Forum (www.milliondollaradvocates.com) membership which is limited to attorneys who have won cases in excess of a million dollars for their clients on a specific case. He has also been honored year after year by the Florida Super Lawyers publication (www.superlawyers.com) first as a “Rising Star” and then as a “Super Lawyer”. David was also awarded an “AV” Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell signifying that he has been determined to have the highest level of legal skill, integrity and ethical standards in the area of insurance coverage.
David has given numerous lectures on insurance and litigation issues involving first party insurance claims. In addition, he has made multiple media appearances discussing first party insurance claims. David is a member of the American Association for Justice, the Florida Justice Association, the Hillsborough County Bar Association, the Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters, and the Florida Windstorm Insurance Network.
David lives in the Hyde Park district of South Tampa with his wife Kim, who is also an attorney, and their son Finton and daughter Penelope. He gives back to the community by serving as a Guardian ad Litem advocating for abused and neglected children in the foster care system and by serving as a board member for the Heart Gallery of Tampa.
