Dave Addison concentrates his practice on estate planning, estate and trust administration and tax law. Much of Mr. Addison's practice focuses on family wealth transfers, including such devices as revocable and irrevocable trusts, family partnerships, generation-skipping arrangements and charitable trusts. He frequently advises business owners regarding management succession and the transfer of closely held business interests to family members.
Dave Addison concentrates his practice on estate planning, estate and trust administration and tax law. Much of Mr. Addison’s practice focuses on family wealth transfers, including such devices as revocable and irrevocable trusts, family partnerships, generation-skipping arrangements and charitable trusts. He frequently advises business owners regarding management succession and the transfer of closely held business interests to family members.
Mr. Addison is skilled in all aspects of estate and trust administration. His years of experience in this area and his knowledge of the income tax, gift tax, estate tax and generation-skipping transfer tax ramifications involved in the administration of estates and trusts enable him to provide quality advice and service in this highly technical area. He has also prepared “gun trusts” for clients who have significant collections of firearms.
He is a fellow and a former state chairman of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Mr. Addison has been named a "Super Lawyer" for Estate Planning & Probate by Virginia Super Lawyers magazine (2006-present) and listed in The Best Lawyers in America© (1993-present). He was listed in Virginia Business magazine’s “Legal Elite” (2008, 2010) and Who's Who in America. He is a member and past president of both the Estate Planning Council of Richmond and the Trust Administrators Council of Richmond. Martindale-Hubbell has rated Mr. Addison an AV attorney, its highest rating available.
Mr. Addison is a member of the American Bar Association and recently served as co-chairman of its Real Property Probate & Trust Law Section’s Insurance Committee. He serves on the Legislative Committee of the Virginia Bar Association’s Wills, Trusts and Estates Section and is a member of the Richmond Bar Association. Mr. Addison is a past president of the Richmond Kiwanis Club.
He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia in 1967 and his undergraduate degree from Hampden-Sydney College in 1964.
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08.20.2020
116 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©; Most Total Lawyers in Virginia
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04.20.2020
Signing Estate Planning Documents During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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08.15.2019
119 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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04.10.2019
47 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 17 Named 2019 Rising Stars
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08.15.2018
110 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in Latest Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©
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04.18.2018
53 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2018 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 20 Named 2018 Rising Stars
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08.14.2017
114 Williams Mullen Attorneys Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2018
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04.14.2017
54 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2017 Virginia Super Lawyers List; 21 Named 2017 Rising Stars
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08.15.2016
100 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2017 Best Lawyers in America
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02.17.2016
56 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2016 Virginia Super Lawyers; 22 Named 2016 Rising Stars
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08.17.2015
106 Williams Mullen Attorneys named 2016 Best Lawyers in America
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04.10.2015
Williams Mullen Virginia Attorneys Named 2015 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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08.18.2014
100 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2015 Best Lawyers in America
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06.20.2014
Williams Mullen Virginia Attorneys Named 2014 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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03.05.2014
Obama Administration Announces Gift Tax Annual Exclusion Proposal
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03.03.2014
Tax Court Rules on Built-In Gains Discount and Appraiser Qualification
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08.16.2013
100 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2014 Best Lawyers in America
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06.21.2013
Williams Mullen Virginia Attorneys Named 2013 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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09.13.2012
104 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2013 Best Lawyers in America
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06.19.2012
Ninety-Five Virginia Williams Mullen Attorneys Recognized by “Super Lawyers” for 2012
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09.29.2011
Williams Mullen Attorneys Named 2012 Best Lawyers in America
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08.11.2011
IRS Provides Guidance on Procedures for Election Out of Estate Taxation and Filing Form 8939
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07.29.2011
North Carolina Substantially Revises Procedural Rules for Estate Matters and Caveat Proceedings and Expands Reach of Non-Claim Statute
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06.27.2011
47 Williams Mullen Attorneys Named “Virginia Super Lawyers” and 35 Named “Virginia Rising Stars” for 2011
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12.02.2010
Seventy-two Williams Mullen Attorneys Named to 2010 "Legal Elite"
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08.06.2010
Ninety-Eight Williams Mullen Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers in America" 2011
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06.23.2010
2010 Virginia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Announced
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07.30.2009
Eighty-five Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers in America" 2010
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06.25.2009
2009 Virginia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Announced
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12.05.2008
Eighty-one Williams Mullen Attorneys Named “Legal Elite” in Virginia
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09.17.2008
Eighty-one Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers in America 2009"
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06.26.2008
Virginia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2008 Announced