INDIVIDUAL PROFILE
David A Baker

David A Baker

High Net Worth 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Private Wealth Disputes

USA - Nationwide

4 years ranked

About

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High Net Worth

Practice Areas

David A. Baker serves as head of the Firm’s Estate, Trust and Guardianship Controversy Practice Group. He advises clients in the areas of estate, trust and guardianship litigation; probate, estate, trust and guardianship administration; and charitable foundation and exempt organization administration and litigation. He also practices estate planning.

David founded the Firm’s Estate, Trust and Guardianship Controversy practice more than 30 years ago. He leads a group of private client and litigation attorneys who, together, have 80 years of experience in this unique field, one that combines substantive property law and tax background with litigation skills. David and this group have achieved attention-getting results in high-profile matters involving defense of fiduciaries in investment and general liability cases, defense of fiduciaries in will and trust contests, and other diverse matters, including the highest-exposure transfer tax litigation cases in the United States.

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Chambers Review

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Chambers High Net Worth

Private Wealth Disputes - Illinois

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
David Baker is highly regarded for his work in trust and estate disputes, as well as his experience in fiduciary litigation. Baker leads sizeable controversy matters involving significantly wealthy families.

Private Wealth Disputes - USA - Nationwide

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

David Baker is head of the firm's estate, trust and guardianship controversy practice group and advises on a range of litigation including estate and trust disputes.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • David Baker is brilliant.

    Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth
  • David is the best fiduciary litigator in the country, for me. His expertise is unique, and he also brings perspective that can only be gained by deep technical knowledge and significant experience.

    Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth
  • David Baker is a top trust and estate litigator, as well as overall tax, charitable and family disputes lawyer.

    Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth
  • I am extremely impressed by David's knowledge and experience with private trust companies. He is extremely responsive to our requests and always allocates the time to address complex trust issues.

    Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth
  • David Baker is an outstanding attorney.

    Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth
  • David Baker is very practical. He brings a wealth of experience and a lot of institutional knowledge about the operations of the court. In terms of the legal issues, he is very well versed in trusts and estates controversy.

    Private Wealth DisputesChambers High Net Worth

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