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David R. Croft

Co-Chair, Federal Taxation Practice Group | Co-Chair, Wills, Estates & Trusts Practice Group | Member in Charge of the Wheeling Office

Wheeling, WV

office 304.230.6952

mobile 304.280.5076

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Mr. Croft's primary areas of practice are tax law, health care compliance, commercial transactions, estate planning and administration.

Education

West Liberty State College, B.S., Accounting, 1989
West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1999

Experience

Federal and state tax compliance and litigation
Commercial transactions that include the creation, dissolution and merging of business entities
Corporate reorganizations for profit and nonprofit entities
Health care compliance focusing on Federal Stark, Anti-Fraud and Anti-Markup rules
Estate planning and administration
Business succession planning
Estate and trust litigation
Nonprofit entity creation and compliance
Real estate transactions and title examinations
West Virginia University College of Law, Adjunct Lecturer:
- Partnership Taxation, Spring 2002 and 2003
- Fundamentals of Federal Income Taxation, Summer 2004
- Property III, Wills, Intestate Succession, Estate Administration, Trust and Future Interests, 2002 - 2006
- Estate Planning, 2007
West Virginia licensed Certified Public Accountant, May 1994 (currently inactive)

Banking & Finance Law Closely Held Business Services Corporate & Business Law Education Law Federal Taxation Health Care Law Mergers & Acquisitions Private Client Services State & Local Taxation Tax Credits Technology Wills, Estates & Trusts

Distinctions

Named the Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" for Corporate Law in Morgantown, West Virginia for 2023
Named the Best Lawyers^® 2019 "Lawyer of the Year" in the area of Corporate Law in Wheeling, West Virginia and 2014 "Lawyer of the Year" for Tax Law in Morgantown, West Virginia
Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers for Estate Planning & Probate, Corporate/ Business and Tax law
Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law and Tax Law
West Liberty University's Alumni Wall of Honor

Admissions

West Virginia State Bar
Ohio State Bar
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
United States Tax Court

Professional Affiliations

American Health Lawyers Association
Ohio County Bar Association
West Virginia State Bar Association
American Bar Association

Publications & Presentations

"Estate and Income Tax Planning with Mineral Interests," 47th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Orlando, Florida, January 2013
"Estate and Tax Planning Aspects of Oil & Gas Transactions," West Virginia Bankers Association Annual Spring Seminar, May 2012
"Anatomy of a Business Transaction," Due Diligence, The West Virginia Bar Association, June 2011
"Tax Aspects of Employment Litigation," Multi-State Labor and Employment Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, May 2009
"Update on Estate and Trust Case Law and Legislation," West Virginia Continuing Legal Education, June 2012

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Experience

Federal and state tax compliance and litigation

Commercial transactions that include the creation, dissolution and merging of business entities

Corporate reorganizations for profit and nonprofit entities

Health care compliance focusing on Federal Stark, Anti-Fraud and Anti-Markup rules

Estate planning and administration

Business succession planning

Estate and trust litigation

Nonprofit entity creation and compliance

Real estate transactions and title examinations

West Virginia University College of Law, Adjunct Lecturer:

Partnership Taxation, Spring 2002 and 2003
Fundamentals of Federal Income Taxation, Summer 2004
Property III, Wills, Intestate Succession, Estate Administration, Trust and Future Interests, 2002 - 2006
Estate Planning, 2007

West Virginia licensed Certified Public Accountant, May 1994 (currently inactive)

Distinctions

Named the Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" for Corporate Law in Morgantown, West Virginia for 2023

Named the Best Lawyers^® 2019 "Lawyer of the Year" in the area of Corporate Law in Wheeling, West Virginia and 2014 "Lawyer of the Year" for Tax Law in Morgantown, West Virginia

Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers for Estate Planning & Probate, Corporate/ Business and Tax law

Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law and Tax Law

West Liberty University's Alumni Wall of Honor

Publications & Presentations

"Estate and Income Tax Planning with Mineral Interests," 47th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Orlando, Florida, January 2013

"Estate and Tax Planning Aspects of Oil & Gas Transactions," West Virginia Bankers Association Annual Spring Seminar, May 2012

"Anatomy of a Business Transaction," Due Diligence, The West Virginia Bar Association, June 2011

"Tax Aspects of Employment Litigation," Multi-State Labor and Employment Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, May 2009

"Update on Estate and Trust Case Law and Legislation," West Virginia Continuing Legal Education, June 2012

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