About David D. Black PLLC
David D. Black
For more than 30 years, David has represented Employers and Businesses throughout Kentucky and Ohio.
His clients hail from a variety of industries, including manufacturing, service, leasing, insurance and construction, requiring a thorough understanding of each client’s operations.
Employment Law
David handles all varieties of employment challenges for clients, ranging from general employment disputes, workers’ compensation claims, trade secrets /non-compete matters to contract disputes between businesses.
He takes a proactive approach as a counselor of law helping employers stay out of court where possible. His singular focus is to mitigate risk for his clients.
Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation
He works diligently to assess and evaluate each case, working with the clients to prevent litigation and explore settlement options when they exist.
However, when litigation becomes inevitable, David’s experience in state and federal courts enables him to tailor an efficient strategy that accomplishes the client's objective.
Business Litigation
Workers' Compensation
In addition to being a seasoned litigator who never shies away from taking a case to trial when the circumstances merit, David is experienced with third-party mediations and arbitrations, allowing his clients to reach alternative resolutions short of the courtroom.
Big Firm Experience with Small Firm Benefits
Experience
David worked at Dinsmore for 30 years before deciding to open his own practice.
When he left the firm in 2026, it had more that 750 attorneys in 27 cities.
Prior to joining the firm, David worked as a Federal Law Clerk in Northern Kentucky.
Favorable Trial Verdicts
Tried several cases in civil court to a successful verdict where the other party claimed substantial damages.
- Defense verdict in a claim for Breach of Fiduciary Duty against CEO and Board Members of a previous Fortune 500 company where shareholders sought damages in excess of $25 million.
- Defense verdict in wrongful termination case.
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Tried several cases in civil court to a successful verdict where the other party claimed substantial damages.
- Defense verdict in a claim for Breach of Fiduciary Duty against CEO and Board Members of a previous Fortune 500 company where shareholders sought damages in excess of $25 million.
- Defense verdict in wrongful termination case.
- Defense verdict against subcontractor who claimed damages for destruction of equipment.
- Obtained specific performance requiring a property owner to transfer land.
Administrative Proceedings
Administrative Proceedings
Administrative Proceedings
Represented Employers in various administrative proceedings including claims for workplace injury in Kentucky.
Successful Representations
Administrative Proceedings
Administrative Proceedings
Represented clients in large claims and obtained favorable results.
- Dismissal of earn-out dispute where seller alleged $97 million in damages.
- Secured nuisance value settlement of $60 million claim in buyer's remorse action.
- Obtain summary judgment for Defendant in trade secrets claim valued at over $50 million.
- Defended and resolved through
Represented clients in large claims and obtained favorable results.
- Dismissal of earn-out dispute where seller alleged $97 million in damages.
- Secured nuisance value settlement of $60 million claim in buyer's remorse action.
- Obtain summary judgment for Defendant in trade secrets claim valued at over $50 million.
- Defended and resolved through settlement various product liability and personal injury claims that involved death and serious injury.