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David J. Duncan

PROFESSIONAL BIO

David Duncan, an associate in the firm, concentrates his practice in land use planning and zoning, business transactions, and tax planning.  Mr. Duncan has represented clients in various types of business matters, including matters of residential and commercial real estate, commercial lending, land use planning and zoning, residential and commercial property tax appeals, real estate funding, 1031 like-kind exchanges, and more.  Mr. Duncan also has a background in tax law, as he served as a research assistant to Professor Lawrence A. Jegen, III, Tax Law Professor, and an extern with the Indiana Tax Court.  Mr. Duncan serves as a member of the executive committee of the Indianapolis Bar Association Land Use Planning Section, a graduate of the United Way Leadership Training and Development for Diversity Series, a graduate of the Indianapolis Bar Association’s Bar Leader Series – Class IV, a member of the Rotary Club of Indianapolis and was recently honored in the Indiana Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, Real Estate, 2009 & 2010.

EDUCATION

B.S., Business Process Management, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, 2001

LAW SCHOOL

Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis, 2004

BAR ADMISSION

Indiana Supreme Court, 2004
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana

PRACTICE AREAS

Real Estate Transactions Litigation Land Use and Zoning
Lending and Secured Transactions
Tax Planning
Business Organizations and Commercial Transactions
Debtor/Creditor Rights and Bankruptcy
Employment Law and Litigation
Estate Planning and Probate
Gaming Law and Litigation

LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Bar Association
Indiana Bar Association
Indianapolis Bar Association

BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

Indianapolis Bar Foundation Board of Directors - 2010
Indianapolis Bar Association
    - Real Estate and Land Use Section Executive Committee and Chair
    - Bar Leader Series Steering Committee

CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

Member, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
United Way of Central Indiana
Rotary Club of Indianapolis

PUBLICATIONS

Survey:  Taxation: Recent Developments in Indiana Taxation, 37 Ind. L. Review, 1343, 2004; Lawrence A. Jegen, III and David J. Duncan, co-authors.

FORMER EMPLOYMENT

Research Assistant to Lawrence A. Jegen, III
Clerk externship with the Honorable Thomas G. Fisher, Indiana Tax Court

AWARDS

Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman, PSC State and Local Tax Award, 2004, for demonstrating exceptional ability in the area of state and local taxation law
Indiana Super Lawyers, Rising Star - Real Estate, 2009 & 2010

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David J. Duncan

One Indiana Square, Suite 1900
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204-2007

Phone: (317) 639-5444
Fax: (317) 639-5232
dduncan@tabberthahn.com

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