Blake R. David

Blake R. David, a founding partner at Broussard, David & Moroux in Lafayette, Louisiana, has cultivated a distinguished career in personal injury and wrongful death litigation. Raised in Lafayette, he brings a deep understanding and commitment to his community. His legal practice emphasizes offshore/maritime incidents, trucking accidents, aviation mishaps, product liability, industrial accidents and automobile claims.

Mr. David is board certified in civil trial law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Trial Advocacy and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Mr. David has been included in Louisiana Super Lawyers list of TOP 10 lawyers in the state of Louisiana (this exclusive list of 10 named individuals is selected by peers out of over 22,000 lawyers in Louisiana, and Mr. David is the only TOP10 lawyer outside of New Orleans and the only TOP10 lawyer categorized as personal injury). For years, Mr. David has been listed by Louisiana Super Lawyers TOP50 and in the field of personal injury law.  Mr. David is an "AV" rated attorney by Martindale-Hubble (highest rating possible).

Mr. David’s professional associations include the Louisiana Association for Justice (Past President, Executive Committee Member, Maritime Section Chair), Louisiana State Bar Association (past Board of Governors), Louisiana State Law Institute (Board Member, Code of Civil Procedure Committee), Lafayette Bar Association (Past President, Foundation Board Member), American Inn of Court of Acadiana (Past President), International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and International Society of Barristers. He also is a founding board member of the Lafayette-Acadiana Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (Past President), and American Association for Justice (past Council of Presidents, Board of Governors). Annually, Mr. David teaches Trial Advocacy to law students at the LSU Law Center. He also lectures on maritime law at the LSBA Admiralty Symposium and LAJ High Stakes on the High Seas.

In 2017 and again in 2023, Mr. David was appointed to the Louisiana Board of Regents by Governor John Bel Edwards and confirmed by the Louisiana Senate (the secondary education board that coordinates the efforts of all 33 degree granting institutions in the State of Louisiana). He currently serves as Finance Chair, Executive Committee, and is a Past Chair. Mr. David currently serves on several community organizations as well, including Lafayette Economic Development Authority (Chair, Executive Committee), First Horizon Bank (Advisory Board), Community Foundation of Acadiana (Board Member), The Committee of 100 for Economic Development, Downtown Development Authority (past Board Member and past Chair of DDA and DLU), Opus Christi Magnum Catholic Charities (Former Co-Chair, Captain); St. Thomas More High School (Board Member, Distinguished Alumni), Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church (Eucharistic Minister, Foundation Board, Finance Board), ABC Art Fund (Vice-Chair), The Acadiana Tigers (Board Member, Past President).