David C. Knapp

Areas of Practice

• Insurance Defense
• Appellate
• Personal Injury Defense

Litigation Percentage

• 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1990
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2004
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 2005
• Florida, 1990

Education

1. University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
   • J.D. - 1990
   • Trial Team
2. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
   
   • B.S.B.A. in Business Computer Science - 1987
   • Honors: With High Honors

Published Works

• “Preserving Error – Remember to Move for Mistrial” – OCBA The Briefs, April 2008, Vol. 76 No. 4
• “Changes to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure Effective January 1, 2015,” The Record (Journal of the Appellate Practice Section), Vol. XX, No. 5, Spring 2015
• “A Friendly Reminder: It’s Function Over Form, Not Form Over Function,” The Briefs August 2013 Vol. 81, No. 8
• “What Do You Mean I Can’t Say That?  Avoiding Improper Opening Statements and Closing Arguments – Part 1,” The Briefs, March 2013 Vol. 81 No. 3
• “What Do You Mean I Can’t Say That?  Avoiding Improper Opening Statements and Closing Arguments – Part 2,” The Briefs, April 2013 Vol. 81, No. 4

Representative Clients

• GEICO
• USAA
• Co-operators Ins.
• Church Mutual Ins.
• Ford Motor Co.

Classes/Seminars

• Adjunct Professor of Civil Litigation - Valencia Community College, 1996 - 1998

Honors and Awards

• Legal Aid Society of Orange County Bar Association, Inc., Award of Excellence - GAL, 2003
• Martindale-Hubbell’s “AV” Rating
• Legal Aid Society of the Orange County., Special Recognition Award, GAL, 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Florida Bar Appellate Section, 2002 - Present
• American Bar Association
• Orange Country Bar Association

Past Employment Positions

• Rogers and Dowling, P.A., 1990 - 2004
• Cabaniss, Smith, Toole & Wiggins/McDonald, Toole, Wiggins, P.A., 2004 - 2015
• James A. Coleman, P.A., 2015 - 2023

Fraternities/Sororities

• Delta Upsilon
• Florida Blue Key