David Richard Bennett

David Richard Bennett

5.0
Rating: 6.8

Licensed for 46 years

Trusts Lawyer at West Palm Beach, FL
Practice Areas: Trusts, Wills & Living Wills, Elder Law ... +2 more

1800 S Australian Ave Ste 300, West Palm Beach, FL

About David

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Trusts 34%

Trust & Estate Planning and Litigation

34%
Wills and Living Wills 21%

Wills and will contest litigation

46 years

21%
Real Estate 17%

Real estate planning and transactions with emphasis on 1031 exchanges and other tax-deferred and exempt transactons

43 years

17%
Tax 10%

Income tax planning of estates & trusts

38 years

10%

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 1 year

State: New York

Acquired: 2024

Currently Registered

Licensed in Florida for 44 years

State: Florida

Acquired: 1981

Member in Good Standing

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 45 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1980

Active

Licensed in New Jersey for 46 years

State: New Jersey

Acquired: 1979

Active

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 1998

Location

David R. Bennett, Esq. & Associates, P.A

1800 S Australian Ave Ste 300, West Palm Beach, FL, 33409

Bennett & Associates

1650 Market Street, Suite 3600, Philadelphia, PA, 19103

Bennett & Associates

309 Fellowship Road, Suite 200, Mount Laurel, NJ, 08054

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David Richard Bennett's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

5 Client Reviews

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Posted by Phil | April 19, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

My 'Go-To' Attorney in the Trusts & Estates Field

I am a CPA in the suburban Philadelphia are, and have known David personally for over 50 years and professionally for more than 30 years. If I have a particularly complex estate or trust matter which may or has included fiduciary litigation, income, gift or estate taxation, and has litigation betwee...n beneficiaries, creditors or as against the Internal Revenue Service, I have David on my speed dial. Ultimately, these matters are referred to him, and our office has retained him on any number of related files. Not only a good friend by his deeds, I once had to explain to my father that the reason we were good friends was that he was and is fearless, no matter the adversary in and out of business. So it was no surprise to me when he took on the fifth largest law firm at the time in Philadelphia and beat them representing a contestant in a will contest over a several million dollar estate even though his adversaries had the advantage financially and with a far more extensive staff at their disposal. I would enthusiastically recommend him to any potential client.

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Experience

Rating:  6.8 (Good)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 1998.

Admonition issued in NJ, 1998

updated on 04/20/2021

An admonition means an attorney did something wrong but may still practice law. The Bar gives the lawyer an admonition in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

David’s comment:

“This circumstance occurred in 1996 when I was required at the last moment to assist a long-standing out-of-state corporate client when it faced a crisis moment involving multiple and significant legal issues. Two small matters in NJ that I had temporarily set aside were ultimately resolved on their own without prejudice to those clients. The admonition was reluctantly offered by the disciplinary board at the suggestion of our administrative judge. I accepted same to put the matter to rest.”

Associations

2005 - Present

Palm Beach County Bar Association

Attorney Member

2003 - Present

Palm Beach County Estate Planning Council

Member

Education

1979

New York Law School

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor

1975

University of Notre Dame

B.A. Economics & Accounting

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