About David J.
David J. Joffe built a practice that moves between trial court dockets and appellate briefs. He is a presence in federal courthouses and state barrooms, known for steady courtroom work and long stretches on appeal.
He earned his J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law in 1985. That academic start led him into litigation work across multiple jurisdictions. He established his own practice a few years later and has kept it running for decades.
In 1989 he opened Joffe Law, P.A., serving as owner and principal. The firm has operated from an office listed at THE 110 TOWER. Joffe’s roster of admissions and memberships is broad. He is admitted in Florida and New York, and holds admissions to several federal appellate courts, including the 2nd, 4th, 9th and 11th Circuits. He is also a member of the United States Supreme Court bar and of the United States Tax Court.
Those courtroom memberships shape the kinds of matters he handles. His practice touches criminal defense at the district court level, appellate work before circuit courts, and tax-related litigation when it arises. He appears in the U.S. District Courts across Florida—the Southern, Middle and Northern districts—and before the Northern District of New York on matters that demand federal process.
Professional associations figure into his routine. He maintains membership in the Florida Bar. He is active in national groups such as the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, as well as the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Those affiliations keep him engaged with developments in both criminal and appellate practice.
His career tracks a traditional litigation path: courtroom proceedings at trial followed by argument on appeal when necessary. That pattern requires attention to procedural detail and an ability to translate trial records into appellate narratives. He leverages his steady courtroom calendar and appellate admissions to move cases through multiple levels of review when clients choose that route.
Colleagues and opposing counsel describe Joffe as methodical in preparation and direct in argument. He keeps his practice concentrated in areas where federal jurisdiction and criminal defense overlap, and he continues to litigate in both trial and appellate arenas. He concentrates his current practice on criminal defense and federal appellate work.
