Bio
David Siegfeld is a Partner and Trusts & Estates Practice Team Leader with Lippes Mathias. He was honored to serve almost six years with the NYS Attorney General's Office in the Charities Bureau as an intern and Assistant Attorney General concentrating in the areas of Trusts & Estates and Not-for-Profit Law. After moving to private practice in 1999, he expanded the scope of his legal concentration to assisting clients with their estate planning, probate and litigation needs, as well as counseling numerous businesses and individuals on a wide range of business transactional, succession and planning matters. David assists in the development of complex estate plans as well as partnership and shareholder agreements. He has also developed over two decades of experience in commercial and residential real estate transactions.
David sits on the Board of Directors and numerous committees of the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York and served as its Chair from 2019-2021, Annual Campaign Chair 2017-2019 and Endowment Board Chair 2013-2017.
David sits on the Board of Directors and numerous committees of the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York and served as its Chair from 2019-2021, Annual Campaign Chair 2017-2019 and Endowment Board Chair 2013-2017.
Articles & Publications
- Author, "Breaking the Cycle: Fostering Addiction Recovery and Avoiding Disinheritance Through Thoughtful Estate Planning," October 18, 2023
- Author, "Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Especially if You Want to Leave New York State," October 22, 2021
- Author, "Advanced Planning - for the sake of your family," SUNY Albany's Emeriti Voice, Fall/Winter 2019
- Author, "Addiction, Disinheritance and Enabling: An Avoidable Outcome," New York Law Journal, January 18, 2019
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