Grand Rapids

1700 East Beltline, N.E.

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Suite 200

Grand Rapids, MI 49525-7044

T: 616.726.2243

F: 616.726.2299

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Jonathan J. David

Jay David is a highly-regarded business lawyer, who, in addition to his business and corporate practice, represents clients in trusts and estates, and real estate matters. The following offers a closer look at his practice:

• Estate Planning - Jay is an estate planning attorney in Grand Rapids.  He has prepared a wide variety of trust funding and estate planning related documents. These include Wills, Durable Powers of Attorney for Financial Matters, Designations of Patient Advocates and Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care, Authorizations for Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information under HIPAA, and Trusts (Single, Joint, Tax Planning Revocable Trusts; Irrevocable Trusts).
• Probate and Trust Administration - Jay has often represented the personal representative during the administration of a decedent's probate estate and the trustee during the administration of a decedent's trust.
• Business Entity Selection, Organization and Planning - Jay helps clients determine and document the right structure or model for their business, whether as a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company or corporation.
• General Business - Jay provides general counsel to businesses. He negotiates and drafts contracts, agreements and applications for a variety of corporate needs, including buy and sell agreements; beer, wine and liquor licenses; and, mergers and acquisition transactions. 
• Non-Profit Entities - Jay helps in the formation, governance and management of non-profit organizations. 
• Commercial and Residential Real Estate - Jay prepares purchase agreements, conveyancing documents, mortgage and security documents, leases and other real estate related documents.

Jay's focus is to provide efficient and quality legal representation with the end goal of helping clients achieve their objectives in a timely manner.

In addition to his practice, Jay is a published author on estate planning issues. He regularly contributes a question-and-answer column through a regional newspaper syndicate and has written and published Estate Planning: The Basics.

Highlights & Recognitions

Publications

• Estate Planning: The Basics, 1992

Memberships & Affiliations

Legal Affiliations:

• Grand Rapids Bar Association
• State Bar of Michigan 
     - Business Law Section
     - Elder Law and Disability Rights Section
     - Probate and Estate Planning Section
     - Real Property Law Section

Industry & Professional Associations:

• West Michigan Estate Planning Council, Past Board Member
• RunGR.com, Board of Directors
• ALS of West Michigan., Past Board Member