Biography
David Bernstein has been an attorney since 1983, personally representing over 1000 clients who have been injured or killed, or who have been treated unfairly by an insurance company. Mr. Bernstein’s law practice is limited to truck collisions, injury claims, death claims, on-the-job injuries, product defects, product recalls and insurance-related matters.
Very few attorneys actually try and win personal injury and insurance cases. Mr. Bernstein has successfully tried many personal injury cases and insurance cases for over 30 years, and he loves the challenge of trying cases against insurance companies and major corporations.
For over 20 years, Mr. Bernstein has taught lawyers and insurance adjusters at numerous legal seminars regarding many of his trial techniques and knowledge of insurance law, truck collisions and personal injury law.
Verdicts & Settlements
Mr. Bernstein has obtained many 6 figure and 7 figure settlements and verdicts on behalf of his clients, including a jury verdict in excess of $9 million.
Honors & Awards
- Oklahoma Super Lawyers* (from 2006 to present)
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum**
*Limited to top 5% of attorneys in State of Oklahoma
**Limited to attorneys with judgments and settlements in excess of $1 million.
Admitted to Practice
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
- Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma Tribal Court
- Chickasaw Nation Tribal Court
- All State, County and City Courts in Oklahoma
Professional Memberships & Affiliations
- Oklahoma Bar Association
- Cleveland County Bar Association
- The American Association of Justice
- Oklahoma Association of Justice
- Litigation Counsel of America
- The Injury Board
Seminars & Publications
Mr. Bernstein is dedicated to sharing his professional knowledge and experience. For more than 2 decades, Mr. Bernstein has presented seminars to both attorneys and insurance adjusters on behalf of the Oklahoma Bar Association, the Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association, the University of Oklahoma College of Law, the National Business Institute (NBI) and the Cleveland County Bar Association on topics related to his practice, including:
- Truck Collisions
- Insurance Law
- Bad Faith Insurance
- Wrongful Death Cases
- Evidence
- Uninsured Motorists
- Trying Automobile Accident Cases
- Trying Soft Tissue Cases
- Demonstrative Evidence
Community Involvement
Mr. Bernstein was born and raised in Norman and received his law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. He is active in the community, having served at the Mayor’s request on the inaugural board of the Norman Historic District Commission. In 2011, David Bernstein was one of three Oklahoma lawyers which founded Lawyers Against Hunger (now known as Lawyers Fighting Hunger), a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity that provides food for the less fortunate. Every year since 2011, David Bernstein annually donates $5,000 and gets tax-deductible donations from lawyers and others to provide hundreds and hundreds of free turkeys from the Bernstein Law Firm parking lot before Thanksgiving. Free hamburgers, hot dogs, bottled water and soft drinks are also given away at the annual event, and it is a festive occasion.