OVER 100 TRIAL VERDICTS BY ATTORNEY DAVID MOROWITZ AS LEAD COUNSEL
Professional, experienced and compassionate legal representation.
David Morowitz is an ex-criminal prosecutor who has worked for prosecutor’s offices in Manhattan, Miami, and RI.
WORK HISTORY
David drove a yellow taxi cab at nights in Manhattan to put himself through college and law school. He then spent 12 years working with law enforcement. He worked in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office for District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, the Miami State Attorney’s Office for State Attorney Janet Reno, and the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office for Attorney Generals James E. O’Neil and Jeffrey Pine.
-NYC Taxi driver nights: 1978-1982
-Trial Assistant: District Attorney, New York County (Manhattan), N.Y., 1982-1984.
-State Prosecutor: Dade County State Attorney’s Office, Miami, Florida, 1984-1988; Rhode Island Attorney Generals Office, 1988-1994.
-Civil Trial Attorney: Decof and Grimm, 1994-1998; The Law Doctors: Lang and Morgera 1998-1999; The Law Office of David Morowitz, Ltd. 1999-2008; Morowitz and Barry, Ltd. 2008-2011; The Law Office of David Morowitz, Ltd. 2011 to the present.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Medical Malpractice
- Motor Vehicle Accidents — Plaintiff
- Products Liability Law
- Automobile Accidents
- Premises Liability
- Construction Accidents
- Boating Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Serious Personal Injury
- Birth Trauma
- Hospital Errors
- Surgical Injuries
- Prescription Errors
- Failure to Diagnose
- Failure to Treat
- Tort Litigation
- Nursing Home Negligence
- Head Injuries
- Brain Injuries
- Sexual Abuse
- Negligent Security
- Legal Malpractice
- Trucking Accidents
- Drugs & Medical Devices
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1984
- Rhode Island, 1988
- Massachusetts, 1994
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1987
- U.S. District Court District of Rhode Island, 1988
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1997
Education
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- New York Law School, New York, New York
- J.D. – 1984
- New York Law School, New York, New York
- City College of the City University of New York, New York
- B.A. – 1980
Classes/Seminars
- Solo lecturer of legal seminars at the Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Convention:
- 2012 – Trial Tactics
- 2014 – Law Office Efficiency
- 2015 – Legal Case Management”
- “Voir Dire Strategies”, 2011 Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Conference:
- 2015-Electronic Case Management
- 2016-Computer Trial Preparation
- 2017-Jury Focus Groups
- 2018-Advanced Deposition Tactics
- Rhode Island Association for Justice
- 2018-Jury Selection
- Rhode Island District Court Prosecutors’ Association
- 2019-Trial Tips
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Rhode Island Bar Association, committee member, Ethics & Professionalism, Superior Court Bench/Bar, Technology in the Practice
- Rhode Island Association of Justice, board member
- American Association of Justice Medical Malpractice Forum digest, member
- American Association of Justice National Medical Negligence listserve, member
- American Board of Trial Advocates, member
- Rhode Island Foundation, member
- Certified Civil Pretrial Practice Advocate is by the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification*
- National Board Certification in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy* https://www.nbtalawyers.org/
- Pawtucket Bar Association, member
*The Rhode Island Supreme Court licenses all lawyers in the general practice of law. The court does not license or certify any lawyer as an expert or specialist in any particular field of practice
