David Salazar

Biography

Having tried construction cases from Escambia County to Monroe County, Florida, David is a trial lawyer, who also provides consultation on transactional matters. David has over seventeen years of experience, and is a Board Certified Specialist in Construction Law. As such, he devotes his practice to a broad array of construction-related matters, representing developers, contractors, and subcontractors in construction defect, delay, contract, and lien enforcement claims. David represents design professionals in professional liability claims and businesses in large-scale civil and commercial litigation. He writes and speaks about construction law as well as banking and finance, among other topics.

David earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctorate from Stetson University, where he enjoyed a great deal of academic success.

He was re-inducted as Co-Chair for the 2008 to 2009, 2009 to 2010, and 2010 to 2011 administrations. David was named one of Florida Trend’s Legal Elite, Up-and-Comers, each year from 2008 to 2010. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation named him one of Miami-Dade County’s 40 under 40 Outstanding Lawyers in 2009.  David was awarded the James A. Dixon Young Lawyer of the Year Award by the FDLA in 2010.  In 2013, David served as Vice-Chair of the Construction Law Committee of the Dade County Bar Association.  In 2014, he served as Co-Chair and, in 2015, as Board Chairperson. Each year from 2012 to 2016, he was named a rising star in construction litigation by Florida SuperLawyers Magazine.  After aging out of the rising star category, he was recognized as a Super Lawyer by Florida SuperLawyers Magazine every year from 2019 to 2023. In 2022, David was named one of the Best Lawyers in America, a recognition awarded to the top 5.3% of elite lawyers in the nation across 150 practice areas.

Education

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Admissions/Licenses

• Bar Admissions: FL