David Haughten | VP of Estate Planning at Carson Group

David Haughten is the VP of Estate Planning at Carson Group. He helps advisors and high-net-worth families turn complex estate and tax planning challenges into clear, actionable strategies.

David is a former Senior Corporate Counsel at Wealth.com. Prior to joining Wealth, he worked for Commonwealth Financial Network - helping to provide thought leadership and financial planning support for advisors - including estate, trust, charitable, education, business, and social security planning strategies. 

David is also a frequent speaker and writer on financial planning topics, including being featured in such publications as Michael Kitces’ Nerd’s Eye View blog, the Journal of Financial Planning, and InvestmentNews.

To start his career, David was an attorney in private practice in Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire. He has experience representing individuals and companies in bankruptcy, as well as engaging with many other general practice areas. For the latter part of his career in private practice, he exclusively practiced in the areas of elder law and estate planning and administration.