David M. Goldenberg
David began practicing law in Parkersburg, West Virginia after graduating from West Virginia University College of Law in 1980.
Areas of Practice
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Education
- West Virginia University College of Law, Juris Doctorate
- West Virginia University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance
Honors and Awards
- Gerry Spence’s Trial Lawyers College, Dubois, Wyoming
- Student, 1995
- Member of Faculty
Offices Held
- West Virginia Law Institute, June 2002–June 2006; President, 2007
- West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, President, 2001–2002
- West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Committee, 1995–1998
- Mid-Ohio Valley Chamber of Commerce, Chairman, State Government Committee, 1998–2000
- Parkersburg Area Community Foundation, Board of Governors, 1992–1997
- West Virginia State Bar
- Board of Governors, 1992–1995
- Chairman of Young Lawyers Section, 1990–1991
- Wood County Bar Association, President, 1988–1989
- City of Parkersburg, Assistant City Attorney, 1986–1988
Speeches, Seminar Presentations, and Publications
Seminar Presentations to the West Virginia State Bar
- Strategies & Techniques in Civil Discovery, 1991
- Life in the Pressure Cooker: The Days Before Trial—the Trial of an Automobile Case, 1994
- Pre-Trial Preparation, Trial Practice: CLE Highlights,1995
- Can Lawyers Be Real?, 2001
Seminar Presentations to the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- Cross-Examination of the Rule 35 Doctor, 1992
- Client Intake, Retention & Management, 1995
- Discussion of Insurance During Trial—Not Always a Fatal Flaw, 1995
- Developing the Theme of Your Case, 1998
Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College Regional Seminars
- Mohican State Park Resort, Perrysville, Ohio, 1998—Voir Dire and Cross-examination
- Palomar State Park, San Diego, California
- Opening Statement and Cross-examination, 1999
- Voir Dire and Closing Argument, 2000
- The Mo-Ranch, San Antonio, Texas
- Voir Dire and Closing Argument, 2000
- Voir Dire and Direct Examination, 2002
- Georgia Baptist Conference Center, Toccoa, Georgia, 2003—Voir Dire and Opening Statement
American Association for Justice and West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (co-sponsors)
- West Virginia University College of Law, Closing the Circle: How to Give a Stunning Summation, 1999
Publications
- Automated Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy, The Advocate, published by the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Fall 1996
- West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, The Advocate—Various articles published Fall 2001, Winter 2001, Spring 2002, Summer 2002
- The Parkersburg News and The Charleston Gazette Various articles concerning medical malpractice insurance and the profiteering of the insurance industry, written as president of the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association—June 2001–June 2002
- The Ocean Blues and TLC, The Warrior, published by the Trial Lawyers College, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on how to prepare the case and the client for trial, Spring 2001, co-authored with Mike Strain of Sturgis, SD
Professional Memberships
- American Association for Justice
- West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
- West Virginia State Bar
- Wood County Bar Association

