Attorney Profile

David S. Dunkle

David Dunkle

Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal, LLP
2001 Park Place North, Suite 700, PO Box 830612
Birmingham, AL 35283-0612
Contact Contact David S. Dunkle
T: 205-716-5395
F: 205-716-5389

Visit: www.cabaniss.com
Practice areas: Employee Benefits/ERISA (60%), Estate Planning & Probate (20%), Tax (20%)
Industry Groups: Construction, Steel Fabrication, Transportation

Profile

Mr. Dunkle has practiced in the tax and related areas of employee benefits, ERISA, executive compensation and estate planning since 1972. He advises private and public employers, fiduciaries, and third-party administrators regarding all legal and tax aspects of employee benefits. This includes their pension, 401(k)/profit sharing, tax-sheltered annuity, Section 457, nonqualified deferred compensation, ESOP, cafeteria, and welfare benefit plans. He assists fiduciaries in correcting plan defects and resolving issues with the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor.  He provides technical advice to employers on employee pension and welfare benefit issues in connection with mergers and acquisitions. He has also testified in court as an expert on ERISA related matters. Mr. Dunkle also provides estate planning services for executives and individuals. This includes integrating their various employee benefits into their Wills and Living Trusts.

Selected to:

Alabama Super Lawyers 2009
Alabama Super Lawyers 2008

About David Dunkle

Admitted: 1980, Alabama

Professional Webpage: www.cabaniss.com/ddunkle.html

Honors and Awards: David Dunkle is listed in The Best Lawyers In America and has the highest reating assigned by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.  He served two years as a legal officer in the United States Army and held the rank of Captain.
Special Licenses/Certifications: David Dunkle received an LLM in Taxation from Georgetown University Law School in 1970.
Bar/Professional Activity: Mr. Dunkle is a member of the Section of Taxation and the Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law of the American Bar Association.
Scholarly Lectures and Writings: As a Special Tax Advisor to Tax Management, Inc., Mr. Dunkle authored VEBAs and Other Self-Insured Arrangements, 395-2nd.  He is also the author of the Shepard's/McGraw-Hill treatise titled Guide to Pension and Profit Sharing Plans. He has written articles for such tax publications as The Journal of Taxation and Taxes. He also attended the course given at the Center for Fiduciary Studies (associated with the University of Pittsburgh's Katz Graduate School of Business) regarding fiduciary/investment reviews and audits of ERISA plans and private and public trusts.
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