David Silvian advises clients on all aspects of estate planning and estate and trust administration. His clients include business owners, executives and wealthy families, both in the U.S. and abroad.

David works with his clients to simplify and explain the sometimes complicated choices they face. The result is clear steps that they can take to reduce estate and gift taxes and provide for management of their property for future generations. He has considerable experience with advanced estate planning techniques designed to reduce or eliminate gift or estate tax costs in the transfer of assets. David also acts as a trustee for family trusts, working with multiple generations to administer their trusts in a manner that suits their needs and goals.

David has extensive experience using complex estate planning techniques, such as:

Use of GRATs (Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts) to transfer assets, including diversified investment portfolios, interests in family businesses, concentrated stock positions and speculative investments to children or trusts for children at no gift tax cost
Use of installment sales to grantor trusts to accomplish transfers of a variety of assets
Use of LLCs (Limited Liability Companies) and family limited partnerships to reduce estate and gift tax values of investment real estate, closely held businesses and diversified investment portfolios
Providing for ongoing management and enjoyment of family vacation homes
Use of qualified personal residence trusts to transfer primary and vacation homes to children and to trusts for children
Use of trusts, LLCs and other entities to facilitate investment management and participation in decision making by second and third generation family members
Review and improvement of existing irrevocable trusts