• Business and Commercial Litigation
• Products Liability
• Medical Negligence
• Appellate Practice
• Employment and Labor Law

Experience
David Banker is an experienced civil trial lawyer who has tried a broad range of cases in federal and state courts involving products liability, employment discrimination, medical negligence, personal injury, and commercial and consumer disputes.  Mr. Banker has also litigated mass tort and class action cases involving prescription drugs, medical devices, and consumer products.  Mr. Banker represented the National Football League in defending the League's pat-down search policy for stadiums including Raymond James Stadium.  Mr. Banker has tried cases of public interest including prosecution of harbor pilots for shipping accidents in Tampa Bay, medical negligence cases involving training and education of medical residents, and the first case extending Florida’s Lemon Law to motor homes.  Mr. Banker also represents corporate and individual clients at the appellate level.

Bar Admissions
Mr. Banker is admitted to practice in Florida, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Education
Vanderbilt University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1978

• Phi Beta Kappa honor society

University of Florida, J.D., with honors, 1981

• University of Florida Law Review

Recognitions, Associations and Professional Activities
Since 1991, Mr. Banker has been board certified as a civil trial lawyer by The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education.  Mr. Banker has served as Vice Chair of the Products, General Law and Consumer Liability Committee of the American Bar Association.  He is a member of the Defense Research Institute and International Association of Defense Counsel.  Mr. Banker has lectured on Florida tort reform, medical negligence reform, and evidence, and he has written on Florida products liability law.  He has appeared on ESPN's nationally-televised "Outside the Lines" program as counsel for the NFL to discuss the constitutionality of the League's pat-down search policy at NFL stadiums (click here to see streaming video of Mr. Banker's appearance on "Outside the Lines").  Mr. Banker also serves on the Board of Directors for the Florida Orchestra.  Mr. Banker has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America.  He has also been named to Florida's "Legal Elite" by Florida Trend Magazine and has been recognized as a "Super Lawyer" by Florida Super Lawyers Magazine.  Mr. Banker has been awarded an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

Personal
Mr. Banker was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and raised in Tampa, Florida.

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