David P. Larsen

David P. Larsen


Bodman PLC

Recognized since 2003

Detroit, Michigan

Practice Areas

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Trusts and Estates

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Trusts and Estates
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Mr. Larsen is vice chair of Bodman's Executive Committee and a member of the firm's High Net Worth Practice Group. He represents individual clients and financial institutions in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, trust litigation, estate and gift tax, real estate transactions, the purchase, sale and lease of aircraft and watercraft, and closely-held business transactions and succession.

Mr. Larsen has been named 2016 "Lawyer of the Year" for Litigation- Trusts and Estates by The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Larsen is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2017 (for over ten years) under Trusts and Estates and Litigation-Trusts & Estates and listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2006-2016 under Estate Planning & Probate. He is listed as a 2017 "Top Lawyer" by DBusiness magazine. He is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

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Location
  • Ford Field, Sixth Floor
    1901 Saint Antoine Street
    Detroit, MI 48226
Education
  • Wake Forest University, J.D., graduated 1987
  • Alma College, B.A.
Bar Admissions
  • Michigan, State Bar of Michigan
Affiliations
  • Alma College - Member, Board of Trustees
  • Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan - Member, Legal and Financial Network
  • Detroit Crime Commission - Member, Board of Directors
  • Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Detroit - Member
  • Matilda Dodge Wilson Fund - Member, Board of Trustees
  • State Bar of Michigan - Member
  • Detroit Bar Association - Member

Bodman PLC
Headquarters: Detroit, Michigan

72 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

21 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Trusts and Estates, Detroit (2025)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Detroit (2024)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Detroit (2022)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Detroit (2020)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Detroit (2018)
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Detroit (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Trusts and Estates
Special Focus:
  • Estate Planning
  • Probate
  • Tax
  • Trust Administration
Awards:
  • DBusiness Magazine "Top Lawyer" 2009-2016 (Trusts and Estates)
  • Michigan Super Lawyers 2006-2016 (Estate & Probate)
  • Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent® Peer Rated

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