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About David B. Weinstein
David Weinstein is the Managing Shareholder of GT’s Tampa office. With over 30 years of experience, David is a “go to” litigator and strategist for high-stakes and complex civil and white-collar litigation, including business, environmental, toxic tort, real estate, land use, health care, and other challenging matters. An accomplished litigator who takes pride in his courtroom advocacy, David also works to help clients find practical and effective out-of-court approaches to their legal issues whenever appropriate. Drawing on his business experience and acumen, David handles a wide variety of matters and enjoys assisting clients with overcoming their most difficult challenges. In the civil context, he represents clients in class actions, mass torts, and other complex litigation. He also represents organizations and individuals in federal and state white-collar criminal investigations. In addition, David assists clients with developing and implementing crisis management, public relations, and other external and internal communications strategies for both civil actions and government investigations. He has significant “first-chair” trial experience in jury and non-jury trials, as well as arbitrations. David also serves as the Chair of the firm’s Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation Practice.
David’s versatility and skills are exemplified by his recognition in multiple categories by the most prestigious legal rating services. Both Chambers and Partners USA Guide and The Best Lawyers in America list David in three distinct categories: Commercial Litigation, White-Collar Criminal Defense, and Environmental Law. In 2022, The Legal 500 United States recognized him as one of only seven “Leading Lawyers” nationally in “Litigation - Product Liability and Mass Tort Defense: Toxic Tort.” Who's Who Legal describes him as “a distinguished litigator and a well-known name for civil and white-collar disputes,” and Benchmark Litigation recognizes David as a “Litigation Star.” David is recognized as one of “Florida's Legal Elite” by Florida Trend magazine—which inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2010. And Florida Super Lawyers has rated David as one of Florida's “Top 100” lawyers seven times.
Ranked in Chambers and Partners USA Guide since 2009, David has been described by clients in the following ways:
- “[A] really fabulous lawyer . . . well-liked by clients . . . the kind of guy you would want leading the charge if you had a problem.”
- “[A] stellar reputation” with a “wealth of expertise in high-stakes civil and white-collar criminal disputes. He offers additional strengths in appellate work, healthcare disputes, and wider business litigation. Interviewees report that he ‘has good judgement and is a pleasure to work with.’”
- “‘[I]ncredibly skilled and adept in the courtroom.’”
- “‘[A] master litigator not only in the thoughtfulness of his drafting and pre-trial work, but also as a great trial attorney.’ He is recognized for his litigation strength in matters including toxic tort class action cases as well as in criminal environmental cases.”
- “[A] respected and very skillful lawyer.”
- “He's top-notch, he's one of the best. If I was accused of a white-collar environmental crime I would use him. He's tenacious, bright and extremely capable.”
David has a long record of service to the legal profession and the community, which include: Member, Board of Directors, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay; Former Member, Board of Trustees, Straz Center for the Performing Arts; Member, Former Chair and current Co-Chair, Environmental Enforcement and Crimes Committee, ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources; and Co-Chair, Criminal Litigation and Enforcement Subcommittee, ABA Environmental Litigation Committee. He is also a member emeritus of the Herbert G. Goldburg-Ronald K. Cacciatore Criminal Law American Inn of Court and a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. A Fourth-Degree Black Belt, David served as the senior instructor of Tampa Moo Duk Kwan, a not-for-profit martial arts club.
David was recently recognized by the Tampa Bay Business Journal as a member of their “Power 100” and in Florida Trend’s “People to Know in Tampa/Hillsborough County.”
Credentials
Education
University of Florida
J.D. · 1986
University of Florida
— · 1981
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New York, New York S
ACTIVE
District of Columbia
ACTIVE
Florida, The Florida
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Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: White-Collar
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Environmental Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Environmental
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
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Best Lawyers in America — Mass Tort Litigation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Special Focus:
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Best Lawyers in America — Class Actions
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Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Disputes
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Complex Litigation
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Best Lawyers in America — Defendants
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Environmental
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Fraud
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Large Case Litigation
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Best Lawyers in America — Mass Tort
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Natural Resources
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Plaintiffs
2026
Best Lawyers in America — White-Collar Criminal Defense
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
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Best Lawyers in America — Team Member, a
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Best Lawyers in America — Law360
2026
Best Lawyers in America — “Environmental Practice Group of the Year,
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Best Lawyers in America — ”
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Best Lawyers in America — Listed,
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Best Lawyers in America — Chambers and Partners USA Guide
2026
Best Lawyers in America — The Legal 500 United States
2026
Best Lawyers in America — , 2011-2023:
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Best Lawyers in America — Listed, Industry Focus - Environment: Transactional, "Recommended Lawyer," 2023
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Best Lawyers in America — Listed, Industry Focus - Environment Litigation, 2016-2022
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Best Lawyers in America — Listed, Industry Focus - Environment Regulatory, 2018, 2020-2022
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Best Lawyers in America — Listed, Dispute Resolution - Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action - Defense: Toxic Tort, 2011-2014, 2016-2023
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Best Lawyers in America — Listed, Dispute Resolution - Corporate Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense, 2017-2019
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Best Lawyers in America — Listed, Dispute Resolution - Appellate, 2019
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Best Lawyers in America — Benchmark Litigation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — , “Litigation Star,“ 2023
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Best Lawyers in America — The Best Lawyers in America
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Best Lawyers in America — , 2005-2023: Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Environment; Environmental Law; and Criminal Defense: White-Collar
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Best Lawyers in America — Florida Trend
2026
Best Lawyers in America — , Legal Elite - Notable Managing Partners, 2023
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Best Lawyers in America — Who's Who Legal
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Best Lawyers in America — , 2013-2022
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Best Lawyers in America — Global Leader, Environment, 2013-2022
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Best Lawyers in America — National Leader, Florida - Environment, 2013-2021
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Best Lawyers in America — Team Member,
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Best Lawyers in America — U.S. News – Best Lawyers
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Best Lawyers in America — , “Law Firm of the Year: Litigation - Real Estate,“ 2022
2026
Best Lawyers in America — The American Lawyer
2026
Best Lawyers in America — , “Florida Regional Litigation Department of the Year,” 2019
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Best Lawyers in America — “Florida Powerhouse,“ 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2022
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Best Lawyers in America — magazine, “Legal Elite,“ 2004-2022
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Best Lawyers in America — “Hall of Fame,“ 2010-2022
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Best Lawyers in America — “Litigation,“ 2021
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Best Lawyers in America — “Environmental & Land Use,“ 2004-2022
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Best Lawyers in America — Super Lawyers
2026
Best Lawyers in America — magazine,
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Best Lawyers in America — Florida Super Lawyers
2026
Best Lawyers in America — , 2009-2023
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Best Lawyers in America — Listed as one of the “Top 100 Lawyers in Florida“ seven times
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Recipient, “Excellence in Writing Award,“
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Best Lawyers in America — Journal & News
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Editorial Board, The Florida Bar, 2015
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Best Lawyers in America — Listed, “People to Know in Tampa/Hillsborough County,”
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Best Lawyers in America — Florida Trend,
2026
Best Lawyers in America — November 2020
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Best Lawyers in America — Tampa Bay Business Journal
2026
Best Lawyers in America — , “Power 100,“ 2021
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Best Lawyers in America — Rated, AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0
2026
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David B. Weinstein focuses on Business, Criminal Defense, Environmental, Litigation, and White Collar.
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David B. Weinstein primarily serves clients in Tampa, Florida, with an office at 101 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1900.
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