David Berg has had a remarkable career. David has been recognized for two decades or more in eight trial practice categories by Best Lawyers in America, including Bet-the-Company, Plaintiff’s Personal Injury litigation. In 2019, Lawdragon, a leading legal publication, inducted him into its Hall of Fame, writing “This author’s personality is as large as his estimable record of success, starting with a Supreme Court victory at twenty-eight to countless wins at the outstanding firm he built.”
Berg is also an author and essayist. In 2006, the American Bar Association published his book on trial skills, The Trial Lawyer: What It Takes to Win, and republished in its second edition in 2018. In addition, he has published dozens of articles and essays on legal, political, and personal topics in such publications as The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, The Atlanta Constitution, Litigation Magazine, and the Houston Chronicle.
David is a member of the Texas and New York State Bar Associations, a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and an Advocate of the American Board of Trial Advocates. David is a frequent CLE lecturer on trial skills for organizations such as the ABA Litigation Section, the Texas Bar Association, and the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has also taught trial skills and participated in discussions and seminars on the subject at various law schools, including The University of Texas, Georgetown, Colombia, Fordham, and the University of Houston.
David’s papers, which document his colorful and diverse career, were donated to the University of Texas Briscoe Center for American history in March of 2023. His papers are an important addition to the center’s legal history and social justice collections.
David handles the broad spectrum of commercial litigation and in addition, the large volume of qui tam cases he took over when Joel Androphy, his partner of forty years, passed away in 2023. David also has a history of representing white collar defendants in federal court.
When appropriate, David joint ventures cases with lawyers and law firms he respects as leaders in their respective fields.
David Berg represents whistleblowers, or the relator, nationwide in many large Medicaid/Medicare health care fraud cases as well as other types of cases involving fraud against the United States government.
Healthcare Qui Tam
Defense Contractor Fraud
IRS Tax Fraud Cases
Questions about the False Claims Act, Tax Fraud or the Financial Fraud Programs and whether or not you have a case? Submit our confidential form and the Law Offices of David Berg will evaluate your potential case immediately.