David M. Hempstead, Partner
DETROIT OFFICE
313-393-7571
313-393-7579 FAX
DHEMPSTEAD@BODMANLLP.COM
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Expertise
- Taxation
- Estate Planning
- Probate Law
- Charitable Trusts and Foundations Law
Bar Admissions
Education
- B.A., Western Michigan University, 1972
- J.D., Wayne State University Law School, magna cum laude, 1975
Professional Affiliations
- State Bar of Michigan (Taxation and Probate and Estate Planning Sections)
- American Bar Association (Probate and Trust Law, Real Property Law and Taxation Sections)
- Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Detroit
- Admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court
Civic and Community Involvement
- Board Member, College for Creative Studies
- Board Member, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
- Board Member, Detroit Institute of Arts
- Board Member, Edsel & Eleanor Ford House
- Board Member, Henry Ford Health System
- Board Member, Livingood Fund
- Board Member, Matilda Wilson Fund
- Co-chair, Wayne State University Law School Board of Visitors
Honors
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2008, Trusts and Estates
- Listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2007, Tax
- AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Biography
Mr. Hempstead concentrates his practice primarily in the areas of income, estate and gift tax planning for high net worth individuals, estate and trust administration, trust litigation, and charitable trusts and foundations.
Mr. Hempstead is vice chairman of the Firm’s Executive Committee.
