Atty. David M. Hempstead
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.
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David M. Hempstead is a trusts attorney based in Detroit, Michigan, practicing at Bodman PLC. Admitted to practice in Michigan, State Bar of Michigan. Educated at Wayne State University (J.D., 1975). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Estates (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — "Most Powerful People" of southeast Michigan, Crain's Detroit Business (2026). Serands clients in Detroit, MI and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- 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
- He is a member of the Probate and Estate Planning and Taxation sections of the State Bar of Michigan
- He is also a member of the Financial and Estate Planning Council of Detroit
- Mr. Hempstead was admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court in 1979
- Crain’s Detroit Business named him one of southeast Michigan’s “Most Powerful People” of 2010
- Mr. Hempstead serves as a board member for the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House, Detroit Institute of Arts, Henry Ford Health System, College for Creative Studies, Community Foundation for Southeastern Michigan, Matilda Dodge Wilson Fund, Clarence Livingood Fund, and the Wayne Law School Board of Visitors
- Mr. Hempstead served for many years as Vice Chairman of Bodman's Executive Committee
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Practicing law in Michigan. Legal matters in Michigan are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Detroit are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Michigan state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Michigan brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Michigan courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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