David Barksdale

Practice Areas

Criminal defense in the state and federal courts

Government investigations

False Claims Act and qui tam cases

Career

ATTORNEY AT LAW, MANAGING DIRECTOR

FLORIDA BAR BOARD CERTIFIED: CRIMINAL TRIAL LAW

Professional Memberships

Board of Directors, Sanctuary on 8th Street, Former Chair

Board of Trustees, Episcopal School of Jacksonville

Varsity Football PA Announcer, Episcopal School of Jacksonville

Youth flag football coach, I-9

Executive Council, Criminal Law Section, The Florida Bar, Former Chair

Chester Bedell Inn of Court, Emeritus Member

Rotary (Downtown), 2005-2017

The Florida Bar Special Committee to Study the Decline in Jury Trials, 2010-2012

Board of Directors and Executive Committee, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, 2006-2012

State Attorney’s Office Jailed Juvenile Mentor Program, 2006-2008

Fourth Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee, 2003-2006

Board of Directors, Jacksonville Historical Society, 2001-2005

Publications

- “Defending the Prescription Case,” Florida Defender (Winter 2014)

- “Trying to Put the Genie Back in the Bottle: Sealing and Expungement for Criminal Cases,” Continuing Legal Education presentation (Oct. 26, 2016)

- “United States v. Booker: The First 10 Years in the Middle District of Florida,” Panelist, Annual Honorable Ralph W. “Buddy” Nimmons, Jr. Federal Practice Seminar (April 20, 2017)

- Gideon v. Wainwright 60th Anniversary, Jacksonville Federal Court Bar Association, Panelist (November 6, 2023)

Education

Awards