David was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1991 and is a shareholder in the firm’s Gulf Coast office. The focus of his practice is litigation with emphasis on Labor & Employment, Construction, General Liability, Professional Liability and Transportation.

As to his Labor & Employment experience, Mr. Goff has a nationwide practice representing employers in defense of OSHA citations, charges before the NLRB, EEOC and U.S. Department of Labor claims.

• Cumberland School of Law, J.D.
• Loyola University, B.S.
• University of Louisiana at Lafayette, A.S.

• All Mississippi Courts, 1991

• ABA Labor and Employment Section
• Mississippi Association of General Contractors
• Mississippi Bar Association
• Harrison County Bar Association

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021:
  - Litigation: Labor & Employment
  - Personal Injury Litigation: Defendants
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2018-2021:
  - Personal Injury Litigation: Defendants
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020-2021:
  - Litigation: Labor & Employment
• Mississippi Business Journal 2016 Leader in Law

• Chancellor and Chalice Bearer, Trinity Episcopal Church
• Volunteer Coach, Pass Christian High School

• What Every Contractor Needs to Know About OSHA, AGC National Convention
• OSHA and Enforcement, DRI
• The Fair Labor Standards Act, DRI
• Workers’ Compensation Defense, DRI

• Gray v. Framme Law Firm, 141 So.3d 430 (Miss. Ct. App. 2002)
• Edwards v. Worldwide Personnel Services, 843 So.2d 730 (Miss. Ct. App. 2002)
• Anderson v. BH Acquisition, 771 So.2d 914 (2000)
• Quinn v. President Broadwater Hotel, LLC, 963 So.2d 1204 (Miss. Ct. App. 2007)
• Hiller v. Minas, 757 So.2d 1034 (Miss. Ct. App. 2000)
• Williams v. City of Cleveland, Mississippi, 2012 WL 3614418 (N.D. MS 2012)
• Rayner v. Ratheon, 858 So.2d 132 (Miss. 2003)
• Sec. of Labor v. Deep South Crane and Rigging, 2010 WL 8932244 (O.S.H.R.C.)
• Sec. of Labor v. Landcoast Insulation, 2010 WL 3260086 (O.S.H.R.C.)