Asset Protection Attorneys in District of Columbia

24 asset protection firms in District of Columbia, by county and firm type.

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24 firms

FirmWashington, DC

Antonoplos & Associates

Since 2012 · Serves the whole state

Downtown DC firm on DeSales Street NW, founded in 2012 by Peter Antonoplos, handling probate administration in the District of Columbia probate court as well as Maryland and Virginia. Guides personal representatives through estate administration, advises trustees on trust administration, and handles probate and trust litigation alongside wills, living trusts, and powers of attorney. Consultations by Zoom, phone, or in person.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more

Office: 1725 DeSales Street NW, Suite 600Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 803-5676

Free consultationVirtual consultations

FirmWashington, DC

Chisholm Law Group, LLC

Since 1994 · Serves the whole state

Bethesda-based tax and estate boutique with a Washington office on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, serving clients throughout Maryland, Virginia, D.C., and New York since 1994. Guides trustees, executors, and beneficiaries through probate administration, living trust administration, and estate tax return preparation, and handles IRS and state tax examinations and appeals. Also plans cross-border estates and expatriation for clients with assets or family overseas.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 5 more

Office: 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 400Washington, DC 20004
Phone: (844) 991-1392

FirmWashington, DC

del Cuadro-Zimmerman, PLLC (dCZ Legal)

Serves the whole state

Washington, D.C. estate planning and probate firm on Massachusetts Avenue NW handling multi-jurisdictional probate, including DC Superior Court Probate Division matters. Founder Judith del Cuadro-Zimmerman counsels personal representatives, trustees, conservators, and guardians and has argued probate and guardianship appeals before the DC Court of Appeals; senior attorney Ann Marie Holder brings a fiduciary litigation focus to estate administration. Offers a complimentary 30-minute consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 200 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 700Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (771) 888-1005

Free consultation

FirmWashington, DC

Curtin Law Roberson Dunigan & Salans, P.C.

Serves the whole state

Washington firm on Massachusetts Avenue NW serving DC and surrounding-area business owners, professionals, and individuals for 40 years. Counsels personal representatives and trustees administering estates and trusts, from probating the estate to accountings, tax returns, and audits, and litigates will and trust contests and breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims. Also practices business, tax, real estate, and employee-benefits law.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more

Office: 1800 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 300Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 530-3333

FirmWashington, DC

The Elder & Disability Law Center

Since 1999 · Serves the whole state

Elder-law and estate firm with its main office on 19th Street NW in Washington and offices in Tysons Corner, VA and Bethesda, MD, serving clients throughout D.C., Maryland, and Virginia since 1999. Guides executors and trustees through probate, estate, and trust administration, handles will, trust, and probate disputes, and establishes guardianships and conservatorships. Robert S. Bullock, a Certified Elder Law Attorney, focuses on Medicaid planning and eligibility, and the firm drafts special needs trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more

Office: 1020 19th Street NW, Suite 510Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 452-0000

FirmWashington, DC

Farr Law Firm

Serves the whole state

Elder law and estate planning firm with a Washington office on H Street NW and offices in Fairfax, Fredericksburg, Rockville and Annapolis, serving Virginia, Maryland and DC. Its attorneys handle the planning and administration of trusts and estates in Washington, DC, guiding families through probate and estate administration and offering trust administration and executor and trustee assistance. Also handles Medicaid asset protection, special needs trusts and guardianship and conservatorship.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 1750 H Street NW, Suite 360Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 587-2797

FirmWashington, DC

Frost Law

Serves the whole state

Multi-state tax, business, and estate firm with a Washington office on Connecticut Avenue NW, serving clients in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and beyond. Represents personal representatives through probate filings, releases, and distribution to beneficiaries, counsels trustees on their fiduciary duties, and prepares fiduciary income tax returns (Form 1041) and federal and state estate tax returns (Form 706). Founding partner Glen Frost is an attorney, CPA, and Certified Financial Planner.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 4 more

Office: 1050 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 500Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 618-1873

Free consultation

FirmWashington, DC

The Iwashko Law Firm PLLC

Since 2015 · Serves the whole state

Intellectual-property firm on Connecticut Avenue NW, founded in 2015 by Lev Iwashko, that also practices estate planning in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Drafts living trusts, wills, powers of attorney, irrevocable trusts and advance medical directives, with planning to reduce estate taxes and avoid probate and asset-protection planning for small businesses. Mr. Iwashko speaks Ukrainian, Spanish and Russian, and the office keeps evening and Saturday hours.

PracticesEstate PlanningTax PlanningAsset ProtectionPowers Of Attorneyand 2 more

Office: 1250 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 700Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 441-5043

FirmWashington, DC

JDKatz, P.C.

Since 2000 · Serves the whole state

Bethesda-based firm with a Washington office on K Street NW, offering estate planning and administration to clients in the District and across Maryland since 2000. Handles probate, estate administration, trust and estate litigation, fiduciary claims, guardianship and conservatorship, alongside wills, trusts, powers of attorney and Medicaid planning. The firm also practices business and tax law.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 9 more

Office: 1825 K Street NW, Suite 950Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 600-2700

Solo PracticeWashington, DC

Joel W. Anders, P.C.

Serves the whole state

Litigation practice on K Street NW, one block from Farragut North and Farragut West, serving Washington, D.C. and the surrounding Maryland communities. Handles probate administration and distribution of estate assets, and litigates disputes over the administration of an estate, the probate of a will or trust and the validity of a will, along with guardianships and conservatorships. Also drafts wills, living and irrevocable trusts, powers of attorney and special needs plans; office hours run weekdays, with evening and weekend hours available upon request.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 7 more

Office: 1717 K Street NW, Suite 900Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 466-4334

Free consultation

Solo PracticeWashington, DC

Kith + Kin Law Firm, PLLC

Estate planning practice on New Jersey Avenue SE in Southeast Washington, founded by attorney Kelly I. Spencer. Works with executors, trustees and beneficiaries managing probate and trust administration, and offers three flat-fee levels of planning, from foundational wills and trusts to Medicaid asset protection, including plans for families with special-needs members. Every plan includes a three-year review and an optional recorded Legacy Interview, and appointments are booked online.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateSpecial Needs Planningand 4 more

Office: 853 New Jersey Avenue SEWashington, DC 20003
Phone: (202) 978-2247

FirmWashington, DC

Kass Legal Group, PLLC

Serves the whole state

Real estate, business and probate firm on Connecticut Avenue NW serving clients in Washington, DC and surrounding areas, with a probate department on staff. Handles probate filings and representation, coordinates with executors, trustees and beneficiaries during estate administration, and litigates estate and trust disputes, including will and trust contests. Also handles conservatorships and guardianships and drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney and Medicaid and asset-protection plans.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 4 more

Office: 4301 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 434Washington, DC 20008
Phone: (202) 659-6500

FirmWashington, DC

Kevin C. Martin, Attorney at Law, PLLC

Serves the whole state

Estate planning firm on Massachusetts Avenue NW serving the Washington, D.C. community, with a second office in Fort Lauderdale. Helps personal representatives open estates, obtain letters and complete filings with the D.C. Probate Division, and advises successor trustees and beneficiaries on trust administration. Drafts trusts, wills, powers of attorney and special needs plans, with particular experience serving LGBTQ+ individuals and Foreign Service Officers, and backs its work with a written service-satisfaction guarantee.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 7 more

Office: 650 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 600Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (771) 888-5187

Free consultation

Solo PracticeWashington, DC

Larkin Law PLLC

Serves the whole state

Estate and fiduciary practice overlooking Farragut Square in downtown Washington, steps from Farragut North. Guides personal representatives and trustees through estate and trust administration: marshaling assets, evaluating creditor claims, and preparing accounts for the probate court and beneficiaries, with limited-scope advice for the do-it-yourself fiduciary. Also drafts wills, revocable trusts, and powers of attorney.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 7 more

Office: 1717 K Street NW, Suite 900Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 240-2362

Solo PracticeWashington, DC

Law Office of Deborah D. Boddie, PLLC

Serves the whole state

Solo practice in the Mount Vernon Square historic district on 9th Street NW, with over 30 years of experience in District of Columbia estate matters. Assists resident and non-resident personal representatives with DC probate, transfers of real property and bank accounts out of a decedent's name, and contests over a loved one's wishes, and handles guardianship and conservatorship for incapacitated adults. Consultations are held by phone or video, and probate documents can be signed electronically.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 6 more

Office: 1308 9th Street NWWashington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 387-5800

Virtual consultations

Solo PracticeWashington, DC

Law Office of Lewis J. Saret

Serves the whole state

Georgetown trust-and-estate practice off the C&O Canal (1050 30th Street NW), concentrating on federal taxation with an emphasis on trust and estate planning and administration for clients in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Works with executors from the filing of the will and the petition to open probate through inventories, accounts, creditor negotiations, and estate and income tax returns to the closing of the estate. Founder Lewis J. Saret is both an attorney and a Certified Public Accountant.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 3 more

Office: 1050 30th Street NWWashington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 965-7748

FirmRockville, MD

The Margolius Law Firm, LLP

Since 2002 · Serves the whole state

General practice rooted in northwest Washington, DC for generations, now working from downtown Rockville, MD, whose attorneys work under both Maryland and DC probate law. Prepares and files probate and administration petitions, mandatory court reports, formal and informal accountings, and estate, fiduciary income, and personal income tax returns, resolves creditors' claims, and distributes estate and trust assets. After a trust creator dies, handles beneficiary notification, asset liquidation, required court approvals, and trust ambiguities and disputes.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more

Office: 39 West Montgomery AvenueRockville, MD 20850
Phone: (202) 332-6600

FirmWashington, DC

McDonald Law Firm, LLC

Serves the whole state

Georgetown, Washington office (by appointment) of Andre O. McDonald's estate planning and elder-law firm, headquartered in Columbia, MD with a second Maryland office in Bethesda. Assists DC executors and administrators with probate and trustees with trust administration, and helps families with Medicaid and long-term-care planning, special-needs planning that protects government benefits, and adult guardianship. Consultations are offered virtually or in person.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 7 more

Office: 1025 Thomas Jefferson Street NW, Suite 400Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 640-2133

Virtual consultations

Solo PracticeWashington, DC

Mitchell Law DC

Georgetown estate practice at 1050 30th Street NW in Washington, founded by principal attorney Rodney C. Mitchell. Guides families through probate and estate administration and represents clients in disputes over an estate, alongside wills, trusts, asset protection, and elder-law work. Estate-planning, probate, will, and trust consultations can be booked online.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 1050 30th Street NWWashington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 210-1223

Solo PracticeWashington, DC

Right Size Law PLLC

Serves the whole state

Elder-law and estate practice in a Capitol Hill office on G Street SE, serving clients throughout Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia. Attorney David Jonathan Taylor, a Certified Elder Law Attorney who clerked in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, guides personal representatives through DC Probate Division filings, creditor notice, taxes and distribution, and helps trustees administer trusts after a death. Also handles Medicaid and long-term-care planning, special needs trusts and guardianship petitions.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 621 G Street SEWashington, DC 20003
Phone: (202) 546-1536

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Estate planning attorneys in District of Columbia average $347 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,041 to $2,082 for a simple individual will and $3,820 to $5,730 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the District of Columbia will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In District of Columbia, estates with personal property of $40,000 or less skip probate with the Transfer by Affidavit, 60 days after death. 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 District of Columbia probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In District of Columbia, 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 District of Columbia estate tax threshold of $4,988,400; substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.

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 District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia

District of Columbia attorneys average $347 an hour for wills and estates work. A basic will from an attorney runs $1,041–$2,082; online services cost $30–$300.

District of Columbia imposes its own estate tax separate from the federal one, kicking in well below the federal exemption. Estates near the state threshold benefit from real planning — not because every family needs it, but because the line is lower than people expect.

Estates under $40,000 in District of Columbia 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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Data sourced from District of Columbia statutes and official state code. How we research.

Forms for Planning Your Estate in District of Columbia

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

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Revocable Living Trust

Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.

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Pour-Over Will

In District of Columbia, a pour-over will is signed before 2 witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.

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Transfer on Death Deed

In District of Columbia, 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 District of Columbia, a will is signed before 2 witnesses, and the witnesses sign an affidavit at probate instead of a self-proving affidavit.

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Tools for Planning Your Estate in District of Columbia

Free tools for planning your estate in District of Columbia: 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?

In District of Columbia, a will-based plan pays probate attorney fees of typically 2% to 3.1% of the estate; a funded revocable trust keeps those assets out of probate and off that fee.

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How Much Does a Revocable Living Trust Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable living trust in District of Columbia runs $3,820 to $5,730 for an individual, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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Do I Need a TOD Deed?

District of Columbia authorizes transfer on death deeds: a recorded, revocable deed that passes real property at death outside probate.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

District of Columbia does not revoke an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorce; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.

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