David B. Pleat

Destin, Florida
Senior Partner

Mr. Pleat, founding partner of the firm, graduated from Duquesne University in 1981 (B.A.).

He attended law school at the University Of Baltimore (J.D. 1985) and was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1985.  He served as a law clerk for the Honorable J. James McKenna, Circuit Court Judge, Montgomery County, Maryland, following admission to the Bar. I n 1993, he was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar, and in September 1995, he was admitted to the Florida Bar.

Mr. Pleat practiced for ten years as a litigator in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore areas.  He relocated to Florida and has practiced in Florida since 1995.  He has extensive litigation experience in a variety of state and federal courts.  He has litigated cases in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, real estate, association law, complex medical malpractice, commercial law, bankruptcy, business / commercial litigation and criminal defense.  In addition to being a member of two state and the District of Columbia bars, he is also admitted to practice in two federal district courts.  He is a member of the Florida Justice Association, the Destin Area Chamber of Commerce (Chairman; 2007), the Walton County Chamber of Commerce, Destin Kiwanis Club, the Condominium Association Institute, and various individual state and county bar associations.  Mr. Pleat currently serves as Vice Chariman on the Attorney Grievance Committee of The Florida Bar for the First District of Florida (2008-2010).

He is married to Amy A. Perry, Esq. and lives in Sandestin.  Mr. Pleat has five children: Candace, Nicholas, Austin, Cassandra and Nola.