About David
David M. Adelstein is a board-certified construction lawyer practicing at Kirwin Norris, P.A. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He joined the Florida Bar in 2003 and the District of Columbia Bar in 2005. The firm, located at 1 West Las Olas Blvd, Suite 500, handles construction litigation, business litigation, and real estate matters across Florida.
He earned his J.D. from Florida State University College of Law in 2003 and his B.A. from Florida Atlantic University in 1999. During law school, he clerked for the Florida Department of Transportation. Most of his caseload involves construction defect claims, schedule-based claims, bid protests, payment disputes, lien and bond claims, and insurance issues.
Cases typically progress from initial filing through discovery, motions, settlement negotiations, and — when necessary — trials. Before joining Kirwin Norris in 2014, he spent several years at the Barthet Law Firm in Miami, Florida. He previously worked at a small firm in Fort Lauderdale doing personal injury and family law work from 2003 to 2005. He belongs to the Florida Bar and the District of Columbia Bar. The Florida Bar certified him in construction law in 2006.
He has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a "Rising Star" from 2012 to 2015 and as a Super Lawyer from 2016 to 2026. He speaks English and conversational Spanish.
