DAVID P. DUNNING

Shareholder
817.877.1088
ddunning@bwwlaw.com

Bourland, Wall & Wenzel, P.C.
301 Commerce Street, Suite 1500
Fort Worth, Texas 76102

Mr. Dunning is a shareholder of the firm. His practice emphasizes business planning, corporate and business law, and mergers and acquisitions involving family owned and closely-held businesses. Mr. Dunning assists business clients in many aspects of their business and operations. The scope of Mr. Dunning's services includes: working with clients to select the appropriate entity structure, advising clients on management control and ownership issues for businesses with multiple owners, negotiating loan agreements, real estate leases, employment contracts, and other business contracts on behalf of clients; developing employee incentive compensation plans to encourage employee participation in the growth of a client's business; and handling the sale of a client's business or the client's acquisition of another business.

Relevant Experience

• Co-Author of Probate & Property Journal article, "Avoiding Conflicts in Estate Planning, An Estate Planning Lawyer's Perspective"
• Co-Author of the seminar article, "Acquisition and Dispositions of Closely-Held Companies"
• Co-Author of the seminar article, "Ethics: Estate Planning For The Family Business Owner"

Practice Areas

Tax & Business Planning
Tax Planning
Business Entity Planning
Mergers & Acquisitions
Partnership Law
Franchise Tax Planning
Corporate Transactions
Contract Law

Employment Law
Compensation Planning
Employment Agreement
Covenants Not To Compete
Stock Options

Real Estate Law
Leasing & Management
Financing

Background & Education

Born in Albany, New York - 1969

B.S. Rochester Institute of Technology, Cum Laude

J.D. Baylor University

Admissions & Certifications

Admitted: 1995, Texas

Membership

State Bar of Texas

Texas Young Lawyers Association

Tarrant County Bar Association

Fort Worth Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association