David M. Allen

David M. Allen is an associate in the firm’s Chicago office. As a member of the Trusts and Estates Practice, Mr. Allen focuses on estate, tax and business planning for clients of significant wealth, including the structuring of tax-advantageous solutions for transferring wealth and business interests to younger generations. Mr. Allen advises clients with regard to gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax planning, succession planning, charitable and probate administration, tax-efficient structuring of corporate entities and the integration of estate plans and corporate structures.

Mr. Allen is a frequent speaker on various estate planning topics. Recent speaking engagements include presentations to the Chicago Bar Association YLS Estate Planning Committee on estate planning for Florida domiciliaries, trust decanting and international trust and estate planning. Mr. Allen is a former co-chair of the Chicago Bar Association YLS Estate Planning Committee.

Mr. Allen earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 2000 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School in 2006, where he served as contributing editor of the Michigan Law Review. Mr. Allen is admitted to practice in Illinois and is a member of the Chicago Bar Association.