David Martin regularly lectures on topics pertaining to ERISA and employee benefit litigation and has written extensively on ERISA. David’s practice focuses on employee benefit claims, disability, and life insurance policy claims, most of which fall under ERISA. He has litigated these claims since 1992, and he has focused his practice on these claims since 1999.

He attended the University of Alabama School of Law, graduating in the class of 1992 as a member of the Order of the Coif. During law school, he was named a Hugo Black Scholar and served on the Board of Editors, Journal of Legal Profession. He is admitted in all federal courts in the state of Alabama, as well as the 11th Circuit, 5th Circuit and 2d Circuit Courts of Appeals. He is consistently rated as a Best Lawyer and Super Lawyer in the area of ERISA – litigation and maintains an AV rating by Martindale Hubbell. In 2022, he was named lawyer of the year by Best Lawyers in the area of ERISA – litigation.