David Hardin concentrates his practice in the areas of wills, trusts and estates, corporate law and real estate law. His professional practice focuses on advising individual and corporate clients with respect to estate and gift tax planning and estate administration, acquisitions and sales of real estate, and the formation and operation of business enterprises. David is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He served a term as Chair of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association. Prior to holding that position, he served as a Section Vice Chair for two years. As a Past Chair, David is a member of the Section’s Board of Consultors.
- Rutgers School of Law-Newark
- J.D. (1980)
- Williams College
- B.A. (1977)
- Attorney
- Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C.
- Current
- Considerations and Cautions in the Appointment of the Attorney-Scrivener as Executor
- New Jersey Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Newsletter
- Treatment of Non-Probate Property in the Estate Planning Process
- New Jersey Lawyer Magazine
- Recent Cases Affecting Trusts and Estates Practitioners and the Representation of Fiduciaries, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- The Economic Growth and Tax Releif Reconciliation Act of 2001, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- The 2004 Revisions to the New Jersey Probate Code, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
- Handling Complex Issues in Estate Administration, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education
- Post-Mortem Planning and Estate Administration Issues, Tax Planning Strategies for High Net Worth Clients
- 2009
- Lawyer of the Year
- Best Lawyer
- The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts & Estates
- The Best Lawyers in America
- 2005-2019
- Super Lawyer, Estate Planning & Probate Law
- Super Lawyers
- 2006-2019
- AV Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- New York State Bar  # 2368850
- Current
- The Florida Bar
- Current
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Current
- Activities: Chair, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1999-2000
- American Bar Association
- Current
- Summit Bar Association
- Current
- Activities: President, 2014-2015
- Florida
- The Florida Bar
- ID Number: 84241
- New Jersey
- New Jersey Courts
- ID Number: 021531980
- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 2368850
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- English