David A. Rothstein - a Miami, US Commercial Litigation Lawyer

Miami Commercial Litigation Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Commercial Litigation
Class-Action Litigation

Attorney Information

Overview

David A. Rothstein was born September 28, 1970 in Yonkers, New York. Mr. Rothstein received his B.A. cum laude in 1992 from the College of the Holy Cross, where he also played varsity basketball and was elected Captain by his teammates as a senior. Mr. Rothstein graduated cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law in 1995. While attending law school, Mr.Rothstein served as a member of the University of Miami Law Review and authored The Salary Cap: A Legal Analysis of and Practical Suggestions for Collective Bargaining in Professional Basketball, 11 Univ. Miami Ent. & Sport L. Rev. 251 (1994).

From August 1995 until February 2000, Mr. Rothstein worked for Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., one of Florida's premier full-service law firms, where his practice as a trial lawyer involved all aspects of civil litigation. Mr. Rothstein next joined Hanzman & Criden, P.A., where he focused his practice on complex commercial litigation and plaintiff-side class-action litigation and was named a partner of the firm in January 2002.

In 2003, Mr. Rothstein was recognized as a contributor to the article Establishing Injury By Reason Of Racketeering Activity: A Critical Analysis of the 11th Circuit's Per Se Detrimental Reliance Requirement and Its Impact on RICO Class Actions, 77 Fla.B.J. 36 (March 2003). In 2006, Mr. Rothstein was named a charter member of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit's Business Litigation Division, which established the framework and procedure's for Miami-Dade County's Business Litigation Division. Mr. Rothstein also is a long-standing member of the Board of Directors of Miami-based City Theatre, a professional theatre company dedicated to the solicitation, development, and production of short (one-act) plays unique to the cultural community of South Florida.

Awards and Honors

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Honors

"Legal Elite" by Florida Trend Magazine every year since 2006
"Top Lawyer" by South Florida Legal Guide every year since 2007
"Super Lawyer" by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine every year since 2008

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Education

Legal Education
- University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida, 1995
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Dean's List
  Law Review: University of Miami Law Review, Member
Non Legal Education
- College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1992
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Dean's List
  Honors: Captain, Men's Varsity Basketball (1991-1992)
  Honors: Earned Three Varsity Letters
  Major: Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

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Shareholder, since 2003
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Past Positions

Hanzman & Criden, P.A., Partner, 2002 - 2003
Hanzman & Criden, P.A., Associate Attorney, 2000 - 2001
Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., Associate Attorney, 1995 - 2000
Office of the State Attorney, Certified Legal Intern, 1994
Hon. William C. Turnoff, U.S. District Court-Magistrate Court, Judicial Intern, 1993

Pro Bono Activities

Member of the Board of Directors, Miami-based City Theatre

Published Works

Articles

The Salary Cap: A Legal Analysis of and Practical Suggestions for Collective Bargaining in Professional Basketball., 11 Univ. Miami Ent. & Sport L. Rev. 251, 1994
Contributor, Establishing Injury "By Reason of" Racketeering Activity: A Critical Analysis of the 11th Circuit's Per Se Detrimental Reliance Requirement and Its Impact on RICO Class Actions., 77 Fla. B.J. 36, March, 2003

Bar Admissions

Florida, 1995
U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1996

Other Affiliations

Ad Hoc Committee for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit’s Business Litigation Division (Charter Member)

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Miami, FL

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