David C. Wigfield Esq.
Mr. Wigfield is a partner in the Firm and heads the Firm’s real estate and transactional department. For more than 40 years, he has represented financial institutions, corporations, joint ventures, partnerships, limited liability companies, developers and individuals in a full range of real estate matters including real estate finance, acquisitions, sales and exchanges, real estate zoning and development, commercial leasing and loan workouts. In real estate finance matters, Mr. Wigfield represents lenders, developers and investors in a wide range of financing transactions including those involving multi‑family housing, commercial and industrial real estate, and residential real estate. In acquisitions, sales and exchanges, he has represented a wide variety of clients with respect to residential housing, multi‑family housing, industrial facilities, shopping centers, office and commercial buildings, condominiums and residential subdivision.
In real estate zoning and development matters, Mr. Wigfield is the former attorney for the Kinnelon, New Jersey Planning Board and has represented applicants in connection with a variety of land use applications. In commercial leasing, Mr. Wigfield has represented Tenants and Landlords with respect to commercial and industrial facilities. In loan workouts, Mr. Wigfield has represented lenders as well as the owners of distressed real estate in connection with financial restructuring. In estate planning and estate administration matters, he has devised and implemented estate plans that fit the particular needs and objectives of our clients such as planning for children, reducing estate and gift taxes, and accomplishing orderly business succession. Such plans have included wills, trust agreements, powers of attorney, family limited partnership agreements and all other documents required for an effective estate plan. In addition to such planning, he has handled the administration of numerous estates and has prepared and filed Federal Estate Tax Returns, New Jersey Transfer Inheritance Tax Returns and New Jersey Estate Tax returns as well as State and Federal Fiduciary Income Tax Returns. Email: dwigfield@scura.com
Areas of Practice
- Residential Real Estate
- Estate Planning and Administration
- Real Estate Bank Loans
- Small Business Transactions
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1976
- S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1976
Education
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio
Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1976 - Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
BA. Bachelor of Arts - 1972
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Passaic County Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Member
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Section, Member
- Passaic County Board of Realtors, Member
- Mary's School, Pompton Lakes, Education Council Member
