David G. Henry - a Pittsburgh, US Estates and Trusts Lawyer

Pittsburgh Estates and Trusts Lawyer

Updated: 03/02/2026

Areas of Practice

Estates and Trusts

Attorney Information

Overview

A Director in the Estates and Trusts Group, Dave concentrates his practice on estate planning, wealth management, and estate administration. As a former certified public accountant, Dave has the knowledge, experience and ability to counsel clients on tax minimization strategies with respect to their estate planning, and provides representation to taxpayers in disputes with the IRS with respect to estate and gift tax issues. He also works with family businesses in transferring ownership between generations, and structuring start-up businesses.

An avid animal lover, Dave is a frequent speaker and author on estate planning for pet owners.

Dave has experience with most estate planning techniques including:

Dynasty trusts
Intentionally defective grantor trusts and GRATs
Family limited partnerships
Revocable and irrevocable trusts

Awards and Honors

Honors

BR Rated, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating System.

Education

Legal Education
- Duquesne University School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  J.D.
  Honors: cum laude
  Law Review: Participated
Non Legal Education
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  B.S.
  Honors: summa cum laude

Current Employment Position(s)

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Representative Cases

Represented the owners of a large manufacturing company in the transfer of all stock into related dynasty trusts.
Assisted many clients form and operate intentionally defective grantor trusts and GRATs to transfer ownership between generations.
Assisted many trustees in the termination or reformation of irrevocable trusts following the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Assisted many clients create spendthrift trusts to be the beneficiaries of their retirement plan assets.
Represented a large insurance agency in the acquisition of multiple competitors.
Assisted in the amicable separation and distribution of the assets of a marital estate valued at over $50M.

Bar Admissions

Pennsylvania
U.S. Tax Court

Specialties and Certifications

Certified Public Accountant

Other Affiliations

Allegheny County Bar Association (Member)
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Member)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Member)

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Pittsburgh, PA

Three Gateway Center
401 Liberty Ave.
22nd Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 - 1005

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Phone: 412-288-1849

Fax: 412-281-4499

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https://www.hh-law.com/
http://www.pitiptechblog.com (Pittsburgh IP and Tech Blog)
https://hh-law.com/insights/ (Houston Harbaugh Law Blog)

Hours: M - F, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

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