David L. Goldman - Sarasota, FL
Attorney at Goldman Babboni Fernandez Murphy & Walsh
Personal Injury Lawyers in Sarasota, FL
2822 University Parkway Sarasota, FL 34243
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Sarasota Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Trucking Accidents
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Brain Injury
- Car Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Slip and Fall
- Drunk Driving Victims
- Workplace Accidents
Attorney Information
Overview
Education
David L. Goldman graduated from Hamilton College in 1983 and the Tulane University School of Law in 1987. He was admitted to The Florida Bar in the same year.
Experience
Since his admission to the Florida Bar, Goldman has practiced exclusively in the area of personal injury and wrongful death. Attorney David Goldman was the managing partner of a busy, successful personal injury law practice with offices throughout the West Coast of Florida before he joined our injury law firm. He has also served as the managing attorney for various law offices since 1989. Upon direct appointment of the Governor of Florida, he has also served on the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit for Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto Counties.
Activities, Associations and Awards
Mr. Goldman is a member of the American Association of Justice, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the Southern Trial Lawyers Association. David is an Eagle Member of the Florida Justice Association and The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, and received the prestigious Legislative Leadership Award by that organization in 1997. He is also a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
David Goldman has a long-standing commitment to the community and has served as a board member of many civic organizations. He has worked extensively with the Gulf Coast Latin Chamber of Commerce, the Sarasota African-American Chamber of Commerce, Second Chance Last Opportunity and the Westcoast Center for Human Development. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Community Center and has been a director and member of the Endowment Fund of his local synagogue.
Goldman has also served as spokesperson of Floridians for Fair Elections, which helped enact a state constitutional amendment to reform election laws within the state. He has been active in independent politics, was State Chairman of the Reform Party of Florida and was General Counsel for the Reform Party of the United States of America.
Goldman has been a regular guest columnist for The Bradenton Herald, and was co-publisher of the Sarasota County Watchdog, a consumer newsletter that promoted accountability in government. Goldman has also written numerous guest columns for newspapers and magazines across Florida, including the Miami Herald, Tampa Tribune, St. Petersburg Times, Orlando Sentinel and Sarasota Herald Tribune.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Prestigious Legislative Leadership Award, The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1997
Education
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Legal Education
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Tulane Law School,
New Orleans,
Louisiana, 1987
J.D.
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Tulane Law School,
New Orleans,
Louisiana, 1987
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Non Legal Education
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Hamilton College, 1983
B.A.
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Hamilton College, 1983
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- Judicial Nominating Commission, Twelfth Judicial Circuit for Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto Counties
Pro Bono Activities
- Second Chance Last Opportunity
- Westcoast Center for Human Development
- Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Community Center, Board of Directors
- Endowment Fund of His Local Synagogue, Director and Member
- Reform Party of Florida, State Chairman
- Reform Party of the United States of America, General Counsel
- Gulf Coast Latin Chamber of Commerce
- the Sarasota African-American Chamber of Commerce
Published Works
Articles
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Regular Guest Columnist, The Bradenton Herald
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Sarasota County Watchdog, Co-Publisher
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Guest Columnist, The Miami Herald
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Guest Columnist, Tampa Tribune
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Guest Columnist, St. Petersburg Times
- Guest Columnist, Orlando Sentinel
- Guest Columnist, Sarasota Herald Tribune
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1987
Other Affiliations
- American Association for Justice (Member)
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- Florida Justice Association (Eagle Member)
- The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Eagle Member)
- The National Association of Trial Lawyers (Member)
- Manasota Trial Lawyers Board (Member)
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
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Contact
2822 University Parkway
Sarasota, FL 34243
Phone: 941-954-1234
Fax: 941-955-3632
Email: Send a message
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https://www.justicepays.com
(JusticePays.com)
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https://www.justicepays.com/sarasota
(Sarasota Office)
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