David Ackerman
David Ackerman

Primary Practice Areas:

♦  Complex Business Litigation
♦  Securities Litigation & Arbitration
♦  Legal Ethics & Professional
    Malpractice

David Ackerman
Founding Partner

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Education

♦  George Washington Law School, JD, 1982

♦  Bucknell University, BA, with honors, 1979

 

Admissions

♦  U.S. Supreme Court

♦  U. S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh and
    Seventh Circuits

♦  U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle &
    Northern Districts of Florida

♦  The Florida Bar

 

Recognition

♦  Board Certified in Business Litigation

♦  Best Lawyers in America, the 2012 Lawyer
   of the Year for Commericial Litigation in
   South Florida

♦  Best Lawyers in America, the 2010 Bet-the-
    Company Litigator of the Year for West
    Palm Beach

♦  South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyers in
    South Florida for business litigation

♦  Florida Legal Elite in Florida Trend magazine

♦  Florida Super Lawyer

♦  AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law
    Directory

♦  2006 recipient of the Professionalism Award
    given by the Palm Beach County Bar
    Association.  The award recognizes an
    individual who exemplifies the highest ideals
    of ethics within the legal system.

♦  Pro Bono Service Award from the Legal Aid
    Society of Palm Beach County

 

Memberships

♦  American College of Trial Lawyers, Federal
    Civil Procedure Committee and Chair of
    the Florida State Committee

♦  Federal Bar Association, Emeritus member
    and Past President of the Palm Beach
    Chapter

♦  Ad hoc Advisory Committee on Mediation
    for the U.S. District Court for the
    Southern District of Florida

♦  Executive Council of the Business Law
    Section of The Florida Bar

♦  Past Chair of the Law School Liaison and
    Business Litigation Committees of the
    Business Law Section of The Florida Bar

♦  Past Chair of the Professionalism and
    Commercial Litigation Committees of the
    Palm Beach County Bar Association

♦  Emeritus member, American Inns of Court

♦  Past Judicial Nominating Commission for the
    Fourth District Court of Appeals

♦  Past Chair of The Judicial Nominating
    Commission for the 15th Judicial Circuit

♦  Florida Bar Foundation fellow

 

Before ALS

♦  Equity partner with Gunster, Yoakley &
   Stewart (now Gunster)

♦  Co-chair of Gunster’s Securities Litigation
    practice group and Ethics Committee