David B. King [1941 – 2020]
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- Biography
- Mr. King is the founding shareholder of King, Blackwell, Zehnder & Wermuth, P.A. Board certified by The Florida Bar as a Civil Trial Lawyer since 1983, Mr. King devotes a significant portion of his practice to complex commercial litigation, legal malpractice defense, and personal injury and wrongful death cases, in both state and federal courts. Originally, from Cookeville, Tennessee, Mr. King graduated with an LL.B. from Vanderbilt University in 1965. While at Vanderbilt, Mr. King was on the Board of Editors of the Vanderbilt Law Review. After serving in the United States Marine Corps and completing a tour of duty in Vietnam, Mr. King moved to Orlando in 1968, joined the Orange County Bar Association and served on its Executive Council from 1977-1982, and as its President from 1980-1981. In 1986, Mr. King was Chair of the Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, and he served on the Board of Governors for The Florida Bar from 1988-1992, where he co-chaired the Disciplinary Review Committee overseeing lawyer discipline statewide. In May of 1994, Mr. King was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Orange County Bar Association’s highest award: the William E. Trickel, Jr. Professionalism Award. In 1998, Mr. King was inducted as a Fellow into the America College of Trial Lawyers, the premier professional trial lawyer organization in America.
- Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1965
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Certifications
- Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, The Florida Bar.
- Education
- Vanderbilt University School of Law, LL.B., 1965
- Vanderbilt University Law Review, Member, Board of Editors, 1963-1965
- Tennessee Technological University, B.S., 1963
- Honors and Awards
- AV Rated – Martindale-Hubbell
- Recipient, Orange County Bar Association William E. Trickel, Jr. Professionalism Award, 1994
- Selected for inclusion in Chambers USA, Band 1, Leading Individuals in Commercial Litigation, 2010-2020
- Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America in Civil Litigation and Bet-the-Company Litigation since 1991
- Recognized by Florida Super Lawyers as one of Florida’s Top 100 lawyers, 2007-2015
- Recognized by Florida Super Lawyers as one of the Top 10 Attorneys in Florida, 2008
- Recognized by Florida Trend Magazine as a member of the Legal Elite Hall of Fame, 2012-2020
- Recognized by the American Board of Trial Advocates, Central Florida Chapter as Plaintiff's Trial Lawyer of the Year, 2017
- Professional Associations and Memberships
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- American Bar Association, Member
- Federal Bar Association, Orlando Chapter, Member
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Central Florida Chapter; President (1994-95)
- Orange County Bar Association: Executive Council (1977-1982); President (1980-1981)
- Representative Cases
- Vielma v. Gruler, No. 18-15162, 2020 WL 1672778 (11th Cir. Apr. 6, 2020)
- Estate of Faull v. McAfee, Case No. 6:13-cv-1746, 2019 WL 1253840 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 19, 2019)
- Easter v. City of Orlando, 249 So. 3d 723 (Fla. 5th DCA 2018)
- Aracena v. Gruler, 347 F. Supp. 3d 1107 (M.D. Fla. 2018)
- Vielma v. Gruler, 347 F. Supp. 3d 1122 (M.D. Fla. 2018)
- League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner, No. 2012-ca-2842 (Fla. 2d Cir. Dec. 30, 2015) (judgment adopting CPS-4a, Florida Senate remedial plan proposed by Plaintiffs)
- League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner, 179 So. 3d 258 (Fla. 2015) (adopting CP-1, Congressional remedial plan proposed by Coalition Plaintiffs)
- League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner, 172 So. 3d 363 (Fla. 2015) (invalidating Congressional districts)
- Bainter v. League of Women Voters of Florida, 150 So. 3d 1115 (Fla. 2014)
- League of Women Voters of Florida v. Data Targeting, Inc., 140 So. 3d 510 (Fla. 2014)
- League of Women Voters of Florida v. Detzner, No. 2012-ca-412 (Fla. 2d Cir. July 10, 2014) (judgment declaring Congressional redistricting plan unconstitutional)
- MCO Airport Concessions, LLC v. Greater Orlando Aviation Auth., 508 Fed. App’x 920 (11th 2013) (affirming order granting motion to dismiss)
- Pierson v. Orlando Health et al., No. 6:08-cv-466, 2010 WL 14083391 (M.D. Fla. Apr. 6, 2010) (granting motion to dismiss defamation and conspiracy claims)
- United States ex rel. Shurick v. Boeing, No. 6:07-cv-1765, 2008 WL 5054739 (M.D. Fla. Nov. 21, 2008) (granting motion to dismiss false claims act claim)
- Born
- Cookeville, TN
- Married
- Marilyn McDaniel King
- Children
- David B. King, Jr. (deceased), Michael Houston King, and T. Christopher King