Awards and recognitions bestowed upon
​business lawyer David Steinfeld

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. 

David Steinfeld was initially certified in 2010 and re-certified in 2015 and 2020. He served on the 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.

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 many years.

In 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, 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.  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.

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

​Mr. Steinfeld has also been honored and recognized with  Martindale-Hubbell's coveted Platinum Client Champion Award for 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.  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.

​David Steinfeld has been named as Florida Super Lawyer in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. 

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. 

In 2021, Mr. Steinfeld was recognized as one of South Florida's Top Lawyers based on outstanding peer reviews in the preceding years.

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, and  2021.

​Each year AV-Preeminent rated attorneys are selected in certain areas of practice for recognition in The American Lawyer, the National Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel Magazines.  David Steinfeld was selected as a Top Rated Lawyer™ in Litigation for 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.

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.

In 2017, 2019 and again in 2020, Mr. Steinfeld, Esq. was selected by his peers for inclusion in the List of The Best Lawyers in South Florida.  The list is published annually in the Wall Street Journal and is based on peer review and past performance in the practice of law.  

Mr. Steinfeld has been recognized as a Top Lawyer in Florida by The Legal Network in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016. 2017, and 2018. The Legal Network bestows this limited recognition on only those attorneys who demonstrate significant excellence and ethics in the practice of law.  ​

The Law Office of David Steinfeld is very proud to have been selected as one of the top business litigation practices in Florida for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 by Acquisition International. Acquisition International rigorously evaluates nominees for their reputation in the legal community and their results in cases before selecting a very limited number of winners in each State.  Acquisition International also named Mr. Steinfeld one of the Most Influential Business Litigators in Florida in 2018 and its Leading Business Litigation Attorney of the Year in Florida for 2019. He was also honored as the Business Lawyer of the Year for South East Florida in 2020.

In 2017, David Steinfeld was recognized with the prestigious Top 100 Florida Verdicts for a $1,000,000 jury verdict he obtained for Bargain Bob’s Carpets in 2016 on a defamation and tortious interference case against West Palm Beach resident Jack Stein.  The jury found that Mr. Stein posted defamatory remarks about Bargain Bob’s on a website and in a community circular that damaged the business.  This was the second largest verdict for online defamation obtained in the State of Florida and was the largest such verdict obtained in Florida on this issue in 2016.

The jury verdict that Mr. Steinfeld obtained for his clients in the Palm Beach County Circuit Court case of Michael and Beth Miskiewicz vs. Kurt and Sheri Predmore where the Predmores failed to disclose known material defects in the sale of their home to Mr. and Mrs. Miskiewicz was evaluated and determined by TopVerdict.com to be the second highest verdict issued in such a case in the entire State of Florida in 2018.

The Law Office of David Steinfeld was recognized as the 2017 Real Estate Litigation Law Firm of the Year by Corporate Insider Magazine.

In 2019, Lawyers.com bestowed its highest award for legal abilities and ethical standards on David Steinfeld.

Mr. Steinfeld was selected by Corporate Livewire magazine as the Best in Business Litigation & Dispute Resolution for 2017 and 2018. This award program selects winners based on their achievements and strengths over the past calendar year. Winners of the Award were subject to rigorous assessment criteria and the recognition is published to over 500,000 businesses and professionals and appears in all of the Aspire airport lounges around the world.

The Law Office of David Steinfeld received the Legal Elite Award for Excellence in Business Litigation in Florida by Corporate America Magazine for 2015, 2016, and 2017.  The Legal Elite are selected from independent recommendations.  The Firm’s founder, David Steinfeld is a former US Army JAG officer and one of the few Board Certified experts in business litigation in Florida. ​

Mr. Steinfeld was named a Top Lawyer in Florida by the Daily Business Review for 2018, 2019 and 2020. 

He was also recognized as a Top Attorney in Florida for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

First in 2020 and again in 2021, Mr. Steinfeld was recognized as one of America's Most Honored Lawyers.

David Steinfeld was also previously chosen as one of the Top 1% of America’s Most Honored Professionals for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

The Law Office of David Steinfeld received the Best Business of Palm Beach Gardens Award in Business Law for 2014, 2016,  2017, 2018 and 2019. The Best Businesses of Palm Beach Gardens Award is an annual program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses in Palm Beach Gardens. Winners are determined based on information gathered internally by the Program and provided by third parties.  The Award was established to recognize exceptional companies, like the Law Office of David Steinfeld, that help make Palm Beach Gardens a great place to live and work. ​

David Steinfeld is a former Master of the Justice Major B. Harding Inn of Court in Stuart, Florida and is a lifetime Emeritus member of the Craig S. Barnard Inn of Court in West Palm Beach, Florida. The American Inns of Court has its roots in England and English legal traditions. It is a national organization that promotes ethics and professionalism in the legal profession. Membership is by invitation only.

​​In 2019, David Steinfeld was selected to Lawyers of Distinction.  Once lawyers are nominated by their peers, Lawyers of Distinction ranks the nominee based on case and trial results, client reviews, experience, and ethics.  If an attorney receives a passing score, the attorney is selected for acceptance into Lawyers of Distinction.

In 2021, ​David Steinfeld was selected again as one of America's Top 100 Bet the Company Litigators in Southern Florida. Mr. Steinfeld was previously honored with this recognition in 2019 and 2020. To become a “Bet-the-Company Litigator”, an attorney must have litigated a matter with the fate of a business worth at least $2,000,000.  Less than one-half of a percent of all the attorneys in the United States will ever receive this award, making it the premier achievement for High-Stakes Business Litigators throughout the nation.

In 2020, Mr. Steinfeld was recognized by the National Registry with its A+ Premier Attorney Rating.

In 2019, the Law Office of David Steinfeld was named "Legal Elite" by U.S. Business News and David Steinfeld was recognized as U.S. Business News' 2019 Business Lawyer of the Year.  

The Law Office of David Steinfeld has been selected for the 2021 Best of Palm Beach Gardens Awards in the category of Local Business.  Each year only the best businesses in Palm Beach Gardens that lead through customer service and community involvement are chosen for this award. The Law Office of David Steinfeld also received this recognition in 2020.

The premier consumer ratings site of attorneys, Avvo.com, recognized David Steinfeld as one of its Top Rated Lawyers in2019, 2020, and 2021. 

Mr. Steinfeld has also received Avvo's Client Choice Award each year from 2014 through 2021 and holds a 10.0-Superb ranking on Avvo with almost 100 five-star reviews from clients.

In 2019 and again in 2021, Mr. Steinfeld was accepted into the prestigious Marquis Who's Who register.  Marquis Who's Who is the oldest and most recognized such register and vets biographees through a nomination and thorough interview process.

In 2021, The Law Office of David Steinfeld was recognized by New World Report as the Most Cost-Effective Legal Services Provider in Florida. New World Report's researchers gathered information from the public domain and determined that the Firm demonstrated an expertise in business law and business litigation, a dedication to client service and satisfaction, and a commitment to excellence and quality 

In 2021, David Steinfeld was recognized for his excellence and achievements with the Top Lawyers in Florida award, which honor was published in the Miami Herald.

Yelp awarded the Law Office of David Steinfeld with its "People Love Us" recognition in 2021 for earning 5 Star ratings from clients. Yelp reserves this recognition for only those businesses that are the most highly rated and best reviewed on Yelp.

The Florida Bar has asked Board Certified expert business litigator David Steinfeld to author and edit the chapter on the Sale and Purchase of Business for its Florida Small Business Practice handbook in the 9th, 10th, and 11th editions.

For 2019 and 2020 David Steinfeld was selected by Palm Beach Illustrated Magazine as one of the top business lawyers in the Palm Beaches. In 2021, Mr. Steinfeld was honored by Palm Beach Media Group and named a top business lawyer in both its Palm Beach Illustrated and Jupiter Magazines.

University of Miami School of Law: David Steinfeld attended and graduated from UM Law in Coral Gables, Florida with a juris doctorate in 1996.

University of Wisconsin: David Steinfeld attended and graduated from UW-Madison in 1993 with a Bachelor’s Degree in East Asian Studies.  He was also commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army having graduated from the ROTC Program there.  He went on to become a Captain in the US Army serving first as an Intelligence Officer and then in the Army's Judge Advocate General's Corp as a practicing attorney.