David Kaufman joined the Brunini firm in 1978. He has extensive experience in handling complex commercial, products liability, and mass tort cases in state and federal trial and appellate courts in Mississippi and elsewhere. In recent years he has tried to jury verdict antitrust, breach of contract, business torts, product liability, construction, personal injury, wrongful death, and premises liability lawsuits. He has been lead counsel in a number of the largest lawsuits ever filed in Mississippi, and has been a member of trial teams on multi-state litigation concerning issues of national importance. David currently serves as Mississippi trial counsel for several Fortune 500 companies. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a member and national director of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel. David also is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America in Bet-the-Company, Business, and Personal Injury Litigation, and was recently named Lawyer of the Year for 2010 in the Bet-the-Company Litigation category and Chambers U.S.A. also lists him among America's Leading Lawyers in business litigation. He is recognized in Mid-South Super Lawyers as one of the top 50 lawyers in Mississippi, and one of the top business litigators in Mississippi. He is a past chairman of the firm's litigation department and now serves on the firm's Board of Directors. David has also been active in business and civic affairs. He has served as a member of the boards of directors of financial institutions and is a former president and member of the Board of Directors of the Country Club of Jackson. He also has been active in bar organizations and is Past President of the Hinds County Bar Association.

Representative Matters

• Successfully defended welding rod manufacturers The BOC Group, Inc., Lincoln Electric Co., Hobart, Inc. and ESAB in the first welding fume exposure lawsuits tried in Arkansas and West Virginia.
• Obtained a dismissal with prejudice before trial of the claims of an Alabama welder against The BOC Group, Inc, Lincoln Electric Co., Hobart, Inc. and ESAB in a case that was to be the second trial in the national welding fume litigation in the MDL court in Cleveland, Ohio.
• Obtained Summary Judgment for Honeywell in Rouse plant explosion, the largest industrial accident in the history of Mississippi.

Speeches & Publications

• David has spoken at a number of trial practice seminars and has been an invited lecturer at a number of trial practice classes at area law schools. He also has spoken at national mass tort seminars.

Community & Professional Activities

• Hinds County Bar Association
• Mississippi Bar Association
• Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit
• Mississippi Association of Defense Counsel
• Defense Research Institute
• International Association of Defense Counsel
• American Inns of Court