David M. Watts Jr.

Member
Chair, Asset Planning and Federal Taxation
Harrisburg, PA
100 Pine Street, PO Box 1166 | Harrisburg, PA 17108-1166
T 717.237.5344
F 717.260.1754

David is Chair of the Asset Planning and Federal Taxation Practice Group. 

He primarily focuses on federal income tax law, including corporate, individual and partnership; estate planning; and in the areas of Pennsylvania charitable, nonprofit and cooperative organization law. David counsels all types of charitable and nonprofit organizations and trade associations with respect to such tax-related issues as maintenance of tax-exempt status, unrelated business income and structuring to avoid tax problems.

In addition, he has experience in the start-up and maintenance of private and community foundations and is knowledgeable in the areas of trust, probate and endowment law. David counsels individuals and closely-held businesses with respect to tax planning, wills, trusts, buy-sell agreements and partnership agreements. He also assists executors and administrators in the estate administration process.

David resides in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania with his wife and son.

Other Areas of Practice

Memberships and Affiliations

  • American Bar Association, Tax and Corporate Sections
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Charitable Organizations Committee
  • Dauphin County Bar Association, Law Library Committee
  • Susquehanna Valley Planned Giving Council
  • Estate Planning Council of Central Pennsylvania
  • Estate Planning Council of Cumberland County
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Education

  • Middlebury College, A.B., 1974
  • Villanova University School of Law, J.D., 1984
  • Villanova University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 1985

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania, 1984