David L. Hartley

David counsels individuals and closely held business owners by solving problems, identifying opportunities and helping his clients attain their goals. He concentrates his practice in the areas of (i) legal matters for closely held businesses; (ii) taxation;  (iii) estate planning & administration; and (iv) residential & commercial real estate transfers. He has experience facilitating all stages of million dollar sales and acquisitions of closely held businesses from negotiation, contracting, implementation, and all the way through closing. David also regularly makes appearances in Cook and Lake County Probate Court on behalf of our clients.

David joined the firm in early 2014 after graduating cum laude from the Temple University Beasley School of Law in Philadelphia. David was an editor of the Temple International & Comparative Law Journal, and he also participated in Temple’s highly ranked trial advocacy program where he won the Barrister’s Award for outstanding advocacy. He was also chosen to participate in a select program allowing him to serve as an intern judicial clerk with the Honorable Judge Robert B. Kugler in the District of New Jersey. While in law school David also served as the President of the Environmental Law Society and a member of Students for Students, a group helping public school students facing expulsion.

Prior to law school David worked in New York City for a boutique plaintiff’s firm on large pharmaceutical litigation and he also spent a year in South Korea teaching English. David graduated magna cum laude from Seton Hall University in New Jersey with a B.S. in International Relations where he was a member of the ice hockey team and honors program.

David is an active member of the Chicago Bar Association where he formally served as the Vice-Chair of the Young Lawyers Environmental Law Section. David is also an active member of the Constitutional Law Society and a regular volunteer for Wills for Heroes where he helps prepare estate planning documents for Chicago area police officers, fire fighters, emergency responders, and active duty military.  David is also a member of Rotary International, Skokie Valley Chapter.