About David
David Goldman is an attorney based in Florida whose career spans more than three decades. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Hamilton College in 1983 and completed his legal training at Tulane University School of Law, receiving a J.D. in 1987. His academic path combined liberal arts and law, a background that informs his courtroom approach and case preparation.
He began practicing after law school and has spent much of his career at Shapiro Goldman Babboni Fernandez & Walsh. The firm listing appears repeatedly among his professional affiliations and office locations. Over the years he has maintained an active presence in Florida’s trial community and built a practice tied to the state’s courts.
Goldman’s professional memberships underline that orientation. He holds current memberships in the American Association for Justice, the Southern Trial Lawyers Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. He is also a member of The Florida Bar and the Florida Justice Association. Since 2010 he has belonged to the Manasota Trial Lawyers Board, a regional group of trial attorneys where he continues to participate.
Those affiliations point to steady engagement in trial work and peer networks. He has sat in courtrooms and on boards, trading case strategies with other litigators and contributing to local trial law discussions. His colleagues and clients have come to expect an attorney who understands how trial practice operates in Florida, from filing to verdict.
Goldman maintains offices listed under Goldman Babboni Fernandez & Walsh and a Sarasota law office. He divides time between client work and association activities. That balance keeps him current with evolving procedural rules and local jury practices. He also handles the day-to-day demands of litigation: drafting pleadings, taking depositions and preparing for trial.
Outside of the courtroom, his education in government and long tenure in trial organizations shape how he views disputes and legal remedies. He frames arguments to juries and judges by combining statutory and factual analysis, and by preparing witnesses to speak plainly in court. He continues to practice in Florida and directs his work to trial litigation in the state.
