Asset Protection Attorneys in Maryland

21 asset protection firms in Maryland, by county and firm type.

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21 firms

FirmRockville, MD

Altman & Associates

Since 1996 · Serves 2 counties

Serves Montgomery and Howard counties from Rockville, with meeting locations in Columbia, Washington, D.C., Tysons Corner and Vienna. Handles estate and trust administration and probate and trust litigation, including will contests and breach of fiduciary duty. Practice is limited to estate law; a one-hour initial consultation is $500, applied to the engagement if retained.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 708Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 468-3220

Virtual consultations

FirmColumbia, MD

Ally Legal Planning

Serves 1 county

Serves Howard County from Columbia. Handles estate and trust administration, from a one-time consultation at the outset to handling the whole administration, along with guardianship and elder law matters. Initial consultations for estate planning and probate are free, and attorneys meet clients at home or in the hospital.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 5840 Banneker Road, Suite 100Columbia, MD 21044
Phone: (410) 746-0113

Free consultation

FirmMillersville, MD

Chesapeake Wills & Trusts

Serves the whole state

Serves Anne Arundel County from Millersville and takes trust administration matters statewide. Helps families administer a loved one's estate through probate and assists trustees with trust administration, alongside adult guardianship and Medicaid crisis planning. Limits its practice to estate planning and elder law; partner Greg Jimeno wrote "How To Protect Your Home And Life Savings In Maryland."

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 231 Najoles Road, Suite 400Millersville, MD 21108
Phone: (443) 232-9835

FirmRockville, MD

Law Office of Daniel S. Willard, P.C.

Serves 4 counties

Serves Montgomery, Prince George's, Frederick and Howard counties from Rockville. Dan Willard assists personal representatives, beneficiaries and others with probate administration and related probate litigation, including filing the will with the Register of Wills and obtaining letters. A husband-and-wife practice with over 25 years in Montgomery County that also handles construction and business litigation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationAsset Protectionand 2 more

Office: 7100 Copperwood CourtRockville, MD 20855
Phone: (240) 483-0725

Free consultation

FirmLaurel, MD

Downs Law Firm, P.C.

Serves 4 counties

Serves Prince George's, Howard, Montgomery and Anne Arundel counties from Main Street in Laurel. Handles Maryland probate and estate administration and helps successor trustees administer trusts, whether or not the firm drafted the trust, and assists trustees and beneficiaries in the probate court process. Tom Downs has limited his practice to estate planning, probate, trust administration and guardianship since 1995.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 4 more

Office: 322 Main Street, Suite 102Laurel, MD 20707
Phone: (301) 776-7900

Virtual consultations

Solo PracticeSilver Spring, MD

The Eleff Law Group

Serves 2 counties

Serves Montgomery and Frederick counties from offices in Silver Spring, Bethesda and Frederick. Attorney Susan Eleff handles estate administration and probate for executors and families, along with wills, trusts and estate tax planning. A free initial consultation of up to 15 minutes is available.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningAsset ProtectionWills Trusts

Office: 12305 Kemp Mill RoadSilver Spring, MD 20902
Phone: (301) 857-1990

Free consultation

FirmAnnapolis, MD

Franke Beckett LLC

Serves 1 county

Serves Anne Arundel County from downtown Annapolis with a practice limited exclusively to estates and trusts, and meets clients elsewhere in Maryland by telephone or video. Handles estate and trust administration with in-house accounting and tax returns, will and trust disputes before the Orphans' Court and Circuit Court, and estate and asset protection planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more

Office: 151 West Street, Suite 301Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 263-4876

Virtual consultations

FirmCumberland, MD

Geppert, McMullen, Paye & Getty, P.C.

Since 1950 · Serves 2 counties

Serves Allegany and Garrett counties from offices in Cumberland and Oakland; the firm was founded in 1950. Several attorneys handle estate administration and wills, and Nicholas Monteleone represents executors, trustees and beneficiaries in the administration of estates and trusts, along with estate tax planning, special needs trusts and asset protection.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 21 Prospect SquareCumberland, MD 21502
Phone: (301) 777-1515

FirmPasadena, MD

Frame & Frame Attorneys at Law

Serves 3 counties

Serves Anne Arundel, Queen Anne's and Carroll counties from a main office in Pasadena and appointment-only offices in Annapolis, Stevensville and Mt. Airy. Handles probate and estate administration, trust administration and counsel to trustees, and guardianships, along with estate, elder law and Medicaid planning, and has served the community for over 70 years.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 8562 Fort Smallwood RoadPasadena, MD 21122
Phone: (410) 255-0373

FirmLutherville, MD

HWK Law Group, LLC

Serves 3 counties

Serves Baltimore, Harford and Washington counties from offices in Lutherville, Bel Air and Hagerstown. Handles trust and estate administration and the probate of wills from opening the estate through the final accounting, fiduciary oversight for personal representatives and trustees, and disputes over the financial management of estate or trust assets. Also handles guardianship petitions, Medicaid applications and special needs trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 1447 York Road, Suite 204Lutherville, MD 21093
Phone: (410) 567-5500

FirmFrederick, MD

Law Office of Lena A. Clark, LLC

Since 2015 · Serves 2 counties

Serves the Frederick County area from downtown Frederick, across the street from the Frederick County Courthouse. Handles probate, estate and trust administration, court inventories and accountings, and estate, gift and inheritance tax matters. Consultations carry a fee ($400 for probate), applied to the service if the firm is retained within 48 hours; meetings can be held in person or by phone or Zoom.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 129 W Patrick Street, Suite 11Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: (301) 696-0567

Virtual consultations

Solo PracticeFrederick, MD

Martin W. Snyder, LLC

Serves 2 counties

Serves Frederick and Montgomery counties from offices in Frederick and Rockville. Represents personal representatives in Maryland probate proceedings, including out-of-state representatives probating a Maryland estate, represents heirs and beneficiaries over mismanagement of an estate, and counsels trustees administering and terminating trusts. The practice is limited to estate planning, probate and trust administration.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more

Office: 129 W. Patrick Street, Suite 3Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: (301) 662-0007

FirmColumbia, MD

McDonald Law Firm

Serves 2 counties

Serves Howard and Montgomery counties from offices in Columbia and Bethesda, with a Washington, DC office by appointment. Guides personal representatives through Maryland estate administration and probate, from petitioning for appointment and notifying heirs to creditor claims, inventories, accountings and distributions, and advises trustees and beneficiaries on trust administration. Also handles adult guardianship, Medicaid and long-term care planning, and special-needs planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 10500 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 650Columbia, MD 21044
Phone: (443) 741-1088

Virtual consultations

FirmBaltimore, MD

Mobley and Brown, LLP

Serves 2 counties

Serves Baltimore City and Baltimore County, including Towson, Owings Mills and Dundalk, from 1 North Charles Street downtown. The trusts-and-estates practice handles probate, estate and trust administration, probate, estate and trust litigation, and guardianship, along with wills, powers of attorney, and special-needs and Medicaid asset-protection trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more

Office: 1 North Charles Street, Suite 1101Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 385-0398

Free consultation

Solo PracticeFinksburg, MD

Proy Law Firm

Serves 1 county

Solo practice in Finksburg serving communities around Carroll County. Handles probate of small and large estates, inventories and accountings, notice to heirs and creditors, trust administration, will contests and estate litigation. Meets clients at an agreed location, makes house calls when needed, and offers after-hours and weekend appointments.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more

Office: PO Box 499Finksburg, MD 21048
Phone: (443) 352-8517

FirmUpper Marlboro, MD

Powers & Worshtil, P.C.

Since 1976 · Serves 7 counties

Serves Prince George's County and six neighboring counties from Upper Marlboro, beside the county courthouse, with a Kensington office by appointment. Handles probate and trust administration, and litigates will contests, trust disputes, breach of fiduciary duty and guardianship disputes. Has practiced in Prince George's County since 1976.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more

Office: 5415 Water StreetUpper Marlboro, MD 20772
Phone: (301) 627-1000

FirmTowson, MD

Royston, Mueller, McLean & Reid, LLP

Since 1956 · Serves 1 county

Serves Baltimore County from Towson, where the firm was formed in 1956. Its trusts and estates group handles estate and revocable trust administration, from the petition for probate through the inventory, administration accounts and estate tax returns, as well as will contests and guardianship; its attorneys also serve as trustees and personal representatives.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more

Office: 102 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600Towson, MD 21204
Phone: (410) 823-1800

FirmAnnapolis, MD

Sims & Campbell

Serves the whole state

Serves Maryland from offices in Annapolis and Towson. The firm administers estates and trusts, handles probate, and takes on estate and trust litigation, including will contests, caveat proceedings and fiduciary malfeasance claims.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more

Office: 181 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Suite 150Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 263-1667

FirmRockville, MD

Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC

Serves 2 counties

Serves Montgomery and Frederick counties from Rockville, with additional Maryland offices in Langley Park and Frederick. Its estates and trusts attorneys guide executors and trustees through estate, trust and probate administration and represent trustees, executors and beneficiaries in will contests, executor disputes and breach of fiduciary duty claims.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more

Office: 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 700Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 340-2020

Solo PracticeTowson, MD

Law Office of Stephen E. Bailey

Serves 1 county

Serves Baltimore County from Towson. Guides personal representatives through Maryland probate, from opening the estate and obtaining letters to the inventory, inheritance tax on non-probate assets and the final account, billed hourly rather than as a commission on the estate. Also handles estate planning and Medicaid and VA benefits planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawAsset Protectionand 2 more

Office: 222 Bosley Avenue, Suite C7Towson, MD 21204
Phone: (410) 828-8871

Free consultation

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Estate planning attorneys in Maryland average $370 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,110 to $2,220 for a simple individual will and $4,250 to $6,375 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Maryland will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Maryland, estates valued at $50,000 or less qualify for the Petition for Administration of Small Estate, a court procedure short of full probate. That route is a form rather than a court case, and most families handle it without an attorney. Above the line, formal probate generally benefits from counsel for the procedural work, even when nothing is contested. The Maryland probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Maryland, the situations where counsel is typically worth the cost are: a blended family with children from a prior relationship; a business, rental property or significant investment assets; a dependent with special needs, who needs a special-needs trust to keep benefits; an estate near or above the Maryland estate tax threshold of $5,000,000; substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.

Maryland splits the two: probate attorney fees of typically 2.1% to 3.3% of the estate, but the executor's compensation follows a statutory schedule, about $19,080 on a $500,000 estate. That makes the executor's share predictable, which helps when a family member serves and is unsure what to charge.

Filter the directory by county and by the practice area you need, and look for experience with your situation; a board certification in estate planning, trust or probate law is a strong signal. Most Maryland estate planning attorneys offer an initial consultation, some free and some for a flat fee. Ask up front whether the firm bills by the hour or by package, and what your situation is expected to cost.

Asset Protection Attorneys in Maryland

Maryland attorneys average $370 an hour for wills and estates work. A basic will from an attorney runs $1,110–$2,220; online services cost $30–$300.

Maryland imposes both a state estate tax and an inheritance tax on top of the federal exemption. Families with estates near the state thresholds usually want planning help — the math gets non-trivial fast.

Estates under $50,000 in Maryland can use a simplified affidavit instead of formal probate. Most families in that range can handle it without retaining counsel.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated October 15, 2026

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Forms for Planning Your Estate in Maryland

Free forms for planning your estate in Maryland: a will, living trust, pour-over will, both powers of attorney, living will, and TOD deed.

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Revocable Living Trust

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Pour-Over Will

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Transfer on Death Deed

In Maryland, a transfer-on-death deed is signed before a notary, then recorded with the county before the owner's death.

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Last Will and Testament

In Maryland, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and it is self-proved when properly executed.

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Tools for Planning Your Estate in Maryland

Free tools for planning your estate in Maryland: what a will or trust costs, whether you need a trust or TOD deed, and how documents are signed.

Trust or Will: Which Costs Less?

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How Much Does a Revocable Living Trust Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable living trust in Maryland runs $4,250 to $6,375 for an individual, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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