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David P. Boyce

David P. Boyce

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Biography

Mr. Boyce’s practice involves, primarily, the representation of clients in civil and commercial litigation including personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, employer liability, products liability, insurance defense, commercial disputes, and breach of contract disputes. He also works with and represents owners, general contractors, and sub contractors across Texas in construction defect litigation involving commercial and residential construction projects.

Mr. Boyce has been recognized in Texas Super Lawyers® magazine, an Internet Brands publication, every year from 2003 through 2025. He was also named among the magazine's list of the Top 50 Lawyers in Central and West Texas (Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso) in 2007 and from 2015 to 2018. Austin Monthly Magazine also named him a Top Lawyer in 2020 to 2023. He is fluent in Spanish.

Representative Work

• Represents general contractors and subcontractors in multi-million dollar claims and lawsuits involving construction defects, design defects, contract claims, and delay damages.
• Successfully defends publicly traded and privately held corporations and small businesses against wrongful death, worksite accident, electrocution, premises liability, employer liability, DTPA and products defect lawsuits.
• Successfully defends individuals and commercial clients in wrongful death, trucking, personal injury, and DTPA lawsuits.
• Tried lawsuits in state and federal courts and obtained favorable jury verdicts for individual and commercial clients.
• Prepared appellate briefs and argued before the appellate court to successfully defend favorable verdicts and judgments obtained at the trial court.
• Coordinates and conducts time sensitive investigations of construction, automobile, trucking, and workplace accidents.
• Assists clients with resolving disputes and lawsuits through mediation and arbitration.

Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
    • J.D. - 1985
    • Honors: With High Honors
    • Law Review, Texas Law Review, Note Author
  • Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
    • B.A. - 1976
    • Honors: summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 1986
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas

Pro-Bono Activities

Representative Clients

Languages

  • Spanish

Ancillary Businesses

Fraternities or Sororities

Practice Areas

  • General Civil Litigation
  • Insurance Defense
  • Commercial and Residential Construction Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury and Premises Litigation
  • Workers' Compensation Judicial Review Actions

Published Works

Representative Cases

Honors

  • Super Lawyer, Texas Super Lawyers® magazine, 2003 - 2025
  • Top Lawyer, Austin Monthly Magazine - 2020-2023

Professional Associations

  • State Bar of Texas Construction and Litigation Section
  • Austin Bar Construction Section
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute
  • American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
  • Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers

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Past Positions

Certified Legal Specialties