Awards for business lawyer David Steinfeld

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 for six years and after being appointed Vice-Chair the President of the Florida Bar appointed him Chair of the Committee for 2016-17.

In 2022, the Florida Bar President re-appointed Mr. Steinfeld to the Business Litigation Board Certification Committee. In 2023, the Bar President again named Mr. Steinfeld as the Vice-Chair of the Committee for 2023-2024.

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

In 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, David Steinfeld received the high honor and recognition of being included in US News and World Report's list of the Best Lawyers in America®.

The Law Office of David Steinfeld has also been ranked by Best Lawyers in commercial litigation for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

In 2021, 2022, 2023, and again in 2024, the Firm was additionally ranked in corporate compliance law.

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

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, and 2023. 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 in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

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 2023, Palm Beach Media Group selected David Steinfeld 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, and 2022,

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.