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David G. Hardin

dhardin@lindabury.com
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908.273.1212

469 Morris Ave
Summit, New Jersey 07901

200 Liberty St 27th floor
New York, New York 10281

David G. Hardin serves as Co-Chair of Lindabury’s Wills, Trusts and Estates Group where he concentrates his practice in the areas of wills, trusts and estates. His professional practice focuses on advising individual and corporate clients with respect to estate and gift tax planning and estate administration.

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.

David served for several years as editor of the volumes of the New Jersey Practice Series on "Wills and Administration." He has published numerous professional articles, and has been a regular lecturer to professional groups.

David serves as a panel member in the Superior Court of New Jersey's Probate Early Settlement Program for Union County, and was involved on the State Bar Association Committee acting to review and modernize New Jersey laws involving probate and trust law, including the 2004 revisions to the New Jersey Probate Code. In 2010, David was appointed to serve as a member of the New Jersey Division of Taxation Tax Director's Advisory Council, where he served for three years. 

Upon graduation from law school, David served as law secretary to the Honorable Reginald Stanton, J.S.C., then a judge of the Superior Court, Chancery Division, General Equity Part, sitting in Morristown, New Jersey.

Education

J.D., Rutgers Law School - Newark, NJ , 1980

B.A., Williams College, 1977
cum laude

Admissions Florida, 2010
New Jersey, 1980
New York, 1990
Awards
  • The Best Lawyers in America©, Trusts & Estates (2005-2025);
Lawyer of the Year, Trusts & Estates - Newark (2014);
Lawyer of the Year, Trusts & Estates - Newark (2022);
Lawyer of the Year, Trusts & Estates - Newark (2024);
(These awards are conferred by Best Lawyers. A description of the selection methodology can be found at www.bestlawyers.com/methodology.  No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.)

  • Super Lawyers©, Estate Planning & Probate Law (2006-2024);
    (This award is conferred by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found at www.superlawyers.com/about/selection_process.html.  No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.)

  • Martindale-Hubbell (AV)
    (This award is conferred by Martindale-Hubbell. A description of the selection methodology can be found at www.martindale.com/ratings-and-reviews/.  No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.)
Professional & Bar Association Memberships

Summit Bar Association
President, 2014-2015

New Jersey State Bar Association
Chair, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1999-2000

The Florida Bar

American Bar Association