David Mark Bastiaans

David Mark Bastiaans

4.0
Rating: 9.2

Licensed for 28 years

Business Lawyer at Virginia Beach, VA
Practice Areas: Business, Estate Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions ... +2 more

200 Bendix Road, Suite #300, Virginia Beach, VA

About David

Biography

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Business 30%

Assist entrepreneurs with entity selection and formation, exit planning and transition planning, incentive agreements to retain talented workforce and business advice.

29 years

30%
Estate Planning 25%

Develop estate planning documents to address the clients' needs and accomplish their goals and objectives.

29 years

25%
Mergers and Acquisitions 20%

Assist business owners with selling or buying their business through stock sales or asset sales.

29 years

20%
Contracts and Agreements 15%

Review and draft agreements to accomplish the client's goals and objectives.

29 years

15%
Probate 10%

Assist family members with the transition and passing of a deceased loved one's assets and administering their estate including filings with the court and commissioner of accounts.

29 years

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes

Hourly Rates

$ 325-375 per hour


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Massachusetts for 28 years

State: Massachusetts

Acquired: 1997

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Virginia for 28 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 1997

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Law Offices of David Mark Bastiaans

200 Bendix Road, Suite #300, Virginia Beach, VA, 23452

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Showing 1 - 1 of 1 review | Estate Planning

Posted by anonymous | April 09, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Completely untrustworthy

Mr. Bastiaans is skilled at complicating, prolonging and bloating tasks to benefit the billable hours charged. Communication was consistently inconsistent and often statements made were not executed. An example, billing for services rendered would be issued monthly, but at the end of month one, it wa...s changed to quarterly, which was again changed to end of the month following the previous quarter. Four months of billing charges accrued before a client is made aware of cost seems unreasonable. Not someone I would recommend or trust to manage my family’s estate.

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Experience

Rating:  9.2 (Superb)

Honors

2017

Virginia’s “Legal Elite” (Business Law),, Virginia Business Magazine

2016

Top Lawyers, Coastal Virginia Magazine’s

2015

ODU - Strome College of Business, Outstanding Adjunct Faculty of the Year Award

2015

BV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

2005

Legal Elite - Taxes, Estates and Trusts, Virginia Business Magazine

1997

Ethics Award, Snyder Family St. Joseph of Cupertino

1996

Excelence in Future Award - Federal Tax Practice and Procedure, Computer Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI)

Work Experience

1998 - Present

Attorney, Wolcott Rivers, P.C.

2008 - 2017

Adjunct Professor Graduate Program, Old Dominion University

1992 - 1994

Accountant, Raffa & Associates, P.C

1990 - 1992

Accountant, Alexander, Aronson, Finning, P.C.

Associations

2018 - Present

Attorneys for Family Held Enterprises

Member

2018 - Present

Exit Planning Institute

Member

1997 - Present

Virginia Bar Association

Member

1997 - Present

Virginia Board of Accountancy

Member

Education

2015

University of Alabama School of Law

LL.M - Master of Laws

1997

Western New England University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1990

Western New England University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2015

Handling the Sale of a Business

Traditional and Alternative Financing Options

2015

Handling the Sale of a Business

Structuring and Drafting Acquisition Agreements

2013

Trust 101

Revocable Living Trusts

2013

LLCs From Formation to Special Uses

Estate Planning Uses of LLCs

2013

LLCs From Formation to Special Uses

LLC Special Uses

2012

Tax Exempt Entities from Start to Finish

Liabilities of Directors and Officers of Charitable Entities

2012

Tax Exempt Entities from Start to Finish

Ethical Issues of Charitable Entities

2012

Tax Exempt Entities from Start to Finish

Charitable Gifting

2009

Top Estate Planning Techniques

Business Entities in Estate Planning

2009

Top Estate Planning Techniques

Qualified Personal Residence Trust (QPRT)

2007

Advanced LLC Issues

Mastering Estate Planning Issues of LLCs

2007

Advanced LLC Issues

Minority Member Rights & Fiduciary Obligations

2006

Incorporating Uniform Trust Code Changes into Your Practice

Spendthrift Provisions Under the Uniform Trust Code

2005

Drafting LLC and LLP Agreements

Ethical Issues of Representing LLCs

2005

Drafting LLC and LLP Agreements

Management of LLCs

2005

Drafting LLC and LLP Agreements

Economic Rights & Obligations of LLC Members

Publications

2015

National Business Institute Seminar Structuring and Drafting Acquisition Agreements

2013

National Business Institute Seminar Revocable Living Trusts

2013

National Business Institute Seminar Estate Planning Uses of LLCs

2013

National Business Institute Seminar LLC Special Uses

2012

National Business Institute Seminar Liabilities of Directors and Officers of Charitable Entities

2012

National Business Institute Seminar Ethical Issues of Charitable Entities

2012

National Business Institute Seminar Charitable Gifting

2009

National Business Institute Seminar Business Entities in Estate Planning

2009

National Business Institute Seminar Qualified Personal Residence Trust (QPRT)

2007

National Business Institute Seminar Mastering Estate Planning Issues of LLCs

2007

National Business Institute Seminar Minority Member Rights & Fiduciary Obligations

2006

National Business Institute Seminar Spendthrift Provisions Under the Uniform Trust Code

2005

National Business Institute Seminar Ethical Issues of Representing LLCs

2005

National Business Institute Seminar Management of LLCs

2005

National Business Institute Seminar Economic Rights & Obligations of LLC Members

Languages

English

Activity

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