David Friedman

Attorney at Knapp & Roberts
Scottsdale, AZ13 years experienceAdmitted 2012

About David Friedman

David Friedman is an attorney at Knapp & Roberts in Arizona. His practice areas include personal injury, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, auto and trucking collisions, premises liability, and insurance bad faith.

Friedman earned his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law in 2012, with best-in-class performance, and his Bachelor of Science magna cum laude from the University of Arizona in 2007. He is admitted to the State Bar of Arizona.

Friedman is a member of the American Association for Justice and the Arizona Association for Justice. His honors include 2025 Outstanding Trial Lawyer of the Year from the Arizona Association for Justice, Super Lawyers (2025), Best Lawyers recognition, and Best Law Firms designation.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Knapp & Roberts

These results are credited to Knapp & Roberts. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A Maricopa County jury awarded $45.5 million to the family of a 26-year-old woman with severe developmental disabilities who drowned while unsupervised at a Phoenix group home operated by Developmental Systems Inc.

Maricopa County, Arizona · 2004Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

A Maricopa County jury awarded $11 million to the widow of a brain-injured man who died after ingesting plastic bags, condiment packets, and other foreign objects while left unsupervised at a Phoenix assisted living facility.

Superior Court, Maricopa County, Arizona · 2009Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Arizona
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Arizona, admitted 2012
American Association for Justice
Arizona Association for Justice

Awards & recognition

Outstanding Trial Lawyer of the Year - Arizona Association for Justice (2025)
Super Lawyers (2025)
Best Lawyers in America

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