About David Bogenschutz

David came to Florida in 1971 after graduating from The University of Cincinnati College of Law and Miami University in Oxford, Ohio where he was a member of the Division 1 NCAA intercollegiate golf team, as well as holding multiple offices in fraternity and campus organizations. He practiced for a short period of time in general practice in Xenia, Ohio before taking and passing the Florida Bar. David started his legal career in Florida at the Broward County State Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted the full spectrum of criminal cases from homicides to the most minor misdemeanors. As a felony prosecutor, he was tasked with creating the Special Investigation Division of the State Attorney’s Office, which has now grown in size to over 10 lawyers. David served as the Chief of the Trial Division and eventually Chief Assistant State Attorney.

After 7 years with the State Attorney, in 1977, he joined the prominent criminal defense firm of Varon and Stahl, and continued, now on the defense side, representing multiple public officials, judges, and other clients in state and federal court. His current practice, J. David Bogenschutz & Associates, P.A. was formed after a lengthy stint as senior partner of Bogenschutz, Dutko & Kroll, P.A., and he has long been considered the preeminent criminal defense attorney in Broward County and South Florida by The Miami Herald, The Sun Sentinel, various publications such as Gold Coast Magazine, South Florida Business and Wealth and Business Monthly. David has been recognized in the Naifeh and White publication “Best Lawyer in America” for over 25 years, and has also been an AV Rated attorney with Martindale & Hubbel for over 30 years, and has also been recognized by Martindale & Hubbel as a “Preeminent” Attorney for decades up to and including 2018.

David is admitted to practice in the United States District of Courts for the Southern District of Ohio, the Southern District of Florida, the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the Middle District of Florida, and the Eastern District of Michigan. He is admitted in all state and county courts in the State of Florida including all appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Florida. He is also admitted to the Circuit Courts of Appeals of the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eleventh Circuits, as well as being admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
David practices criminal defense, as well as provided representation for judges before the Judicial Qualifications Commission since 1985, and represents clients before state and local administrative agencies including the Commission on Ethics in Tallahassee and agencies providing oversight to various occupations governed by state law including but not limited to physicians, real estate brokers and salesmen, attorneys (The Florida Bar), and other professional groups.