Mr. Goldman was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1987, and has been practicing exclusively in the area of personal injury and wrongful death. He is a graduate of Hamilton College (1983), and the Tulane University School of Law in 1987. Upon direct appointment of the Governor of Florida, he has served on the Judicial Nominating Commission for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit for Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto Counties.

Mr. Goldman was the managing partner of a busy and successful personal injury law practice with several offices throughout the West Coast of Florida before joining the firm. He has been the managing attorney for various law offices since 1989. He is a member of The American Association of Justice, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the Southern Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Goldman is an Eagle Member of The Florida Justice Association and The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, and was given the prestigious Legislative Leadership Award by that organization in 1997.

A board member of many civic organizations, David Goldman has a long-standing commitment to the community. Mr. Goldman has worked extensively with the Gulf Coast Latin Chamber of Commerce, the Sarasota African-American Chamber of Commerce, Second Chance Last Opportunity, and the Westcoast Center for Human Development. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Community Center, and has been a Director and Member of the Endowment Fund of his local synagogue.

Mr. Goldman had also served as spokesperson of Floridians For Fair Elections, which helped enact a state constitutional amendment to reform election laws in Florida. He was formerly active in independent politics, was State Chairman of the Reform Party of Florida and was General Counsel for the Reform Party of the United States of America.

Mr. Goldman has been a regular guest columnist for the Bradenton Herald, and was co-publisher of the Sarasota County Watchdog, a consumer newsletter that promoted accountability in government. Mr. Goldman has also written numerous guest columns for newspapers and magazines across Florida, including the Miami Herald, Tampa Tribune, St. Petersburg Times, Orlando Sentinel and Sarasota Herald Tribune.