David W. Payne

Partner

Phone: 941.487.2800
Email: info@lawnav.com

David Payne is a Sarasota native and lives with his wife, Laurie. They have three sons and one daughter. David is Board Certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in Wills, Trusts and Estates.

David has been listed in Best Lawyers and Super Lawyers since 2006. He was awarded Best Lawyer by Sarasota Magazine for 2011.

David Payne

Practice Areas:

  • Estate Planning
  • Estate Administration
  • Probate
  • Trust Law
  • Taxation
  • Business Law​
  • University of Florida, B.S. 1983 class
  • Mechanical Engineering with high honors, 1985 class
  • General Electric, Advanced Course in Engineering, Cincinnati, OH, 1987
  • University of Cincinnati, Graduate Classes in Aerospace Engineering, 1988
  • Cornell University, J.D., 1992
  • State of Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
  • Florida Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates (since 2000)
  • Current meeting coordinator
  • Southwest Florida Estate Planning Council
  • Served five-year term on planning committee
  • Estate Planning and Probate Sarasota section of the Sarasota County Bar Association
  • Chair, 2008-2009
  • Sarasota County Bar Association
  • Business Trusted Alliance Group (2012- Present)
  • Business Networking International (2002-2015)
  • Federalist Society
  • Christian Legal Society
  • Tau Beta Phi
  • Pi Tau Sigma
  • AV Rated Martindale-Hubbell
  • Best Lawyers/Super Lawyers
  • Designing Women Boutique
  • Seminars on wealth & estate planning for local organizations
  • Homeowner’s Association