David Benowitz

For several decades, David Benowitz has served his clients as a high-profile criminal defense attorney with a comprehensive practice founded on thorough and aggressive representation. As the founding partner of Price Benowitz Accident Injury Lawyers LLP, he has experience in both local and federal courts and vigorously defends his clients in white collar and high-profile cases around the country in local and federal courts.

David obtained his Juris Doctor from George Washington Law School, where he was involved in the D.C. Law Students in Court Program. He was also a member of the George Washington Law Review and Moot Court Board.  David went on to Temple University, where he received an LL.M. in Trial Advocacy in 2006. Upon graduation from school in 1995, he worked as a Staff Attorney for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia recognized as the top public defender’s office in the nation, until 2001.

The National Board of Trial Advocacy has certified David as a Board Certified Criminal Trial Advocate, which indicates that he meets their exceptionally high standards of professionalism and experience. He is currently the only attorney in the Washington, D.C., area to carry this distinction. David is a faculty member at Harvard Law School’s renowned Trial Advocacy Workshop and NITA’s Building Trial Skills Seminar at Georgetown Law School, and he has been interviewed on national television regarding high-profile cases.

Additionally, the National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers has honored David as one of the top trial lawyers in the area, and he has received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell of AV-Preeminent*, which is a peer review rating that recognizes his knowledge, integrity, and professionalism in the field.

• Temple University – James E. Beasley School of Law
  • LLM, Trial Advocacy, 2005 – 2006
• The George Washington University Law School
  • JD, Law, 1992-1995
• University of Pennsylvania
  • B.A, Honors American History, 1987-1991

• Super Lawyer – Super Lawyers (2013 – 2021 )
• Top Lawyer for Criminal Defense – Washingtonian (2020)
• Top 100 Trial Lawyers – National Trial Lawyers (2014 – 2019)
• Top Attorney – Washington Post Magazine (2013)
• Top 100 Lawyer – American Society of Legal Advocates (2013)
• Washington D.C.’s Best Lawyer in the Washington City Paper’s Reader’s Choice “Best of D.C.” series (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018)
• AV Rating-Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell (2009)

• American Society of Legal Advocates Member 2013 – Present
• National Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers Member 2012 – Present
• American Bar Association Member 2010 – Present
• Maryland Association for Justice Member 2010 – Present
• National Board of Trial Advocacy Member 2010 – Present
• National College for DUI Defense Member 2009 – Present
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Member 2009 – Present
• Maryland State Bar Association Member 2009 – Present
• D.C. Law Students In Court Alumni Board 2009 – Present
• D.C. Bar Member 1996 – Present

• Fox 5 DC – Baltimore Man Released After Spending 13 Years in Prison for Murder He Didn’t Commit
• WUSA 9 – Baltimore Man Set Free After Wrongful Conviction
• ABC News – Drone Operators Challenge Surveyors’ Turf in Mapping Dispute
• NBC Washington – Volume of Capitol Riot Cases Threatens to Slow Prosecution
• The Baltimore Sun – Feds Bring New Allegation Against Baltimore Police Officer in Gun Trace Task Force Fallout Case
• WTOP – Lawyer: SCOTUS Ruling on Drunk Driving Enforcement Reverberates Locally
• Washington City Paper – D.C. Housing Authority VP Pleads the Fifth In Deposition ‘As A Precaution’
• The Crime Report – NY Man Jailed For Threatening Flynn Case Judge