David Tilbury was raised in Armidale where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New England in 1968. After a move to Sydney, David obtained his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney in 1972 and was admitted to practice in the same year. In 2003, David obtained his Trust and Estate practitioner qualification from the Society of Trust Estate Practitioners (STEP) and was elevated to partner in August of 2007.
Over nearly 35 years of practice, David has developed extensive expertise in a broad variety of work. He is highly approachable and meticulous in his work, and always seeks to develop a rapport with clients. This is evidenced by the close relationships he has maintained with many long-term clients over these years.
On a day to day basis, David handles a broad range of property transactions for families, businesses and developers in residential and commercial conveyancing, development work and associated finance issues. He also has expertise in the minefield of retirement village buying and selling.
Small businesses are also ably represented by David who has wide experience in the purchase and sale of businesses, and in dealing with commercial lessors and lessees (particularly in the pharmacy and licensed post office industries).
In the areas of personal estate planning, David is a trusted advisor to a number of families, assisting them in the strategic oversight of their wealth planning. He also regularly assists clients with estate documentation, trust administration, deceased estate (probate) administration, and with claims in disputed estates.
David is a regular contributor the Pharmacy Guild Bulletin and to the firm’s newsletters High Flier, Estate Alert and PharmaLaw. He is also a regular presenter of seminars for the firm’s clients, and for channel partners such as accountants and advisors, on property, pharmacy and estate planning related issues.
In his spare time, David enjoys all types of sport and when he is not on the tennis court or the golf course he enjoys reading and attending music events.
