Your Partner in Making the Best Decisions for Your Future

David Bailey is a Fort Wayne lawyer practicing estate planning, probate, civil litigation and municipal law. He has 26 years of legal experience and is a partner at the firm.

When people come to Fletcher Van Gilder to discuss estate planning or a loved one’s probate estate, David says they’re usually dealing with an unfamiliar process.

People don’t face these questions and decisions often. It can be an emotional time.

As your attorney, David considers it his first job to listen to you and understand your needs and goals. Then he helps you develop a plan to get there.

“I have discovered that one of the things that is most satisfying to me as a lawyer is to help a client go from being worried and stressed about a situation to feeling like things are under control and on the right track,” David said.

Everyone’s case is different, he says, and like all the attorneys at Fletcher Van Gilder, he believes in providing individual, personal attention to every client.

From common to complicated cases, David said, “We provide practical, common-sense guidance that meets clients’ needs in a caring and cost-effective way.”

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions & Professional Associations

  • Indiana
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
  • Indiana State Bar Association
  • Allen County Bar Association

Education

Indiana University Bloomington
  • Juris Doctor, 1999 magna cum laude
Miami University
  • Bachelor of Arts, secondary education, 1996 magna cum laude

Achievements & Activities

  • President of the Allen County Plan Commission
  • Vice-president and former president of the Allen County Board of Zoning Appeals
  • Former member of the Indiana State Bar Association Board of Governors

Meet Our Fort Wayne Attorneys

Together, the Fort Wayne attorneys at Fletcher Van Gilder have over 205 years of experience helping Hoosiers solve problems, plan for the future and stabilize their lives after setbacks. FVG lawyers proudly provide personal attention when you’re dealing with injury, disability, guardianships, estate planning, workers’ compensation, business formation and more.

Hear from a Fletcher Van Gilder Client

“These guys are amazing. From the secretary being a super helpful sweetheart to the attorneys genuinely caring about their clients, unlike many in Fort Wayne who are focused on nothing but the bottom line. If you want someone who is not only knowledgeable and ethical, but will also listen to you, pay attention to the details of your case, and show you sympathy and/or empathy… you can’t go wrong with They are truly a model of what the other attorneys in town should try to aspire to be!”

Emery Merriman

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