Awards for business lawyer David Steinfeld

First attorney to serve twice as Board Certification Committee Chair

David Steinfeld was initially Board Certified in business litigation in 2010 and was re-certified in 2015 and 2020. He served on the Florida Bar's Business Litigation Board Certification Committee from 2012 to 2018. The President of the Florida Bar appointed him Vice-Chair for 2015-2016 and then Chair of the Committee for 2016-2017.

In 2022, the Florida Bar President re-appointed Mr. Steinfeld to the Business Litigation Board Certification Committee for three more years. Dave served again as the Vice-Chair of the Committee for 2023-2024 and became the first person in the Committee's history to serve twice as Vice Chair and Chair when he was appointed again as the Chair for 2024-2025.

Board Certified in Business Litigation

Only those Florida attorneys who are substantially involved in a certain number of bench and jury trials, pass a thorough and rigorous exam in business litigation, and are approved by Judges and local lawyers can earn the right to call themselves Specialists or Experts in this area of the law.

AV-Preeminent Rated

Peer Review Rated: AV-Preeminent is the highest true peer review rating an attorney can receive from the oldest ratings organization, Martindale-Hubbell. It is based on independent and blind evaluations from both Judges and lawyers. Mr. Steinfeld has been rated AV-Preeminent in both attorney and Judicial reviews for almost fifteen years.

Best Lawyers - Best Law Firms

David Steinfeld has received the high honor and recognition of being ranked by Best Lawyers in America each year from 2017 to 2025.

It is extremely rare for a sole practitioner like Mr. Steinfeld to receive this recognition. This award demonstrates that Mr. Steinfeld has been recognized on a national basis as one of the best business litigators in the nation.

The Law Office of David Steinfeld has also been ranked by Best Lawyers in commercial litigation each year from 2017 to 2025 and from 2021 through 2025, the Firm was ranked in corporate compliance law.

MH Client Champion

Mr. Steinfeld has also been honored and recognized with Martindale-Hubbell's coveted Platinum Client Champion Award for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. This recognition is based on a certain amount of verified outstanding five-star client reviews. Only those attorneys with the highest client reviews are considered for this prestigious recognition.

Florida Super Lawyer

David Steinfeld has been named as Florida Super Lawyer each year from 2014 through 2024.

Inclusion on this coveted list is a high honor reserved for only a select few attorneys in Florida. Only five percent of all the lawyers in Florida are selected each year as a Super Lawyer. Lawyers may only be nominated by secret ballot by their peers. Those nominations are then vetted closely and thoroughly by the Super Lawyers staff.

Florida Legal Elite

Florida Trend Legal Elite: Of the over 100,000 lawyers licensed in Florida, this well-recognized magazine selects only about 1,200 attorneys each year as the legal elite of Florida. Mr. Steinfeld has been recognized as a Legal Elite in 2012,2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.

Litigation Counsel of America

LCA Senior Fellow: The Litigation Counsel of America is the invitation-only, national trial lawyer honor society composed of less than 1% of all lawyers in America. David Steinfeld is a Charter Member of its Trial Law Institute and Diversity Law Institutes and is also a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation Institute of the LCA. In 2018, Mr. Steinfeld was named a Senior Fellow in the LCA.

Top Business Lawyer of the Palm Beaches

In 2024, Palm Beach Media Group selected David Steinfeld again as one of the Top Business Lawyers in the Palm Beaches. This honor was published in Palm Beach Illustrated Magazine. Mr. Steinfeld was previously honored with this recognition in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023,

In 2021, Mr. Steinfeld was also honored by Palm Beach Media Group as a top business lawyer in the Jupiter and Stuart Magazines.

Top Lawyers in South Florida

The Miami Herald listed David Steinfeld as one of the Top Lawyers in South Florida for 2022, 2023, and 2024.