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David A. Baker is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Firm’s Chicago office. He heads the Estate, Trust and Guardianship Controversy Practice Group. David has extensive experience in the areas of estate, trust and guardianship litigation; probate, estate, trust and guardianship administration; and charitable, foundation and exempt organization administration and litigation. David also practices estate planning.
David is a Fellow of the American College of Estate and Trust Counsel (ACTEC).
David is the editor of the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education (IICLE) handbook on Estate, Trust and Guardianship Litigation (formerly Contested Estates), and the author of much of the book. In recognition of his expertise and experience in this area he was invited by IICLE to rewrite and edit this handbook on Estate, Trust and Guardianship Litigation. He is also the winner of the American Bar Association's Probate and Property, 1999 Excellence in Writing Award. He has authored articles and outlines for the Probate and Property Journal of the American Bar Association, the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the Chicago Bar Association. He also speaks before these organizations on topics including contested estates, trusts and guardianships, estate planning and tax litigation.
David is a member of the bars of the Illinois Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, and the United States Tax Court. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and a member of the Litigation Subsection; the Chicago Bar Foundation where he is counsel; the Chicago Bar Association, Probate Practice Committee and Trust Law Committee; and the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, Attorney General’s Advisory Committee on Charitable Trust Act. David also was named an Illinois Super lawyer in the estate planning & probate area by Law & Politics.
In law school, David served as an associate editor and contributor of the Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal. David was the first recipient of the Hugh L. Dick Award for Excellence in Taxation. He also received the Distinguished Service Award for associate editor duties at Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal.
Education:
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1979.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.A. (with honors), 1976. | 