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

Solo PracticeWashington, DC

Prime Estate Planning

Serves the whole state

Estate planning practice on Thomas Circle NW serving Washington, DC, Northern Virginia and Montgomery County. After a death, attorney Scott Sweitzer helps executors through probate and helps trustees inventory trust assets, pay debts and distribute to beneficiaries outside probate court. Also plans for parents of minor children and for real estate investors. The firm offers a free 15-minute phone consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateAsset Protectionand 2 more

Office: 1 Thomas Circle NW, Suite 700Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 559-1651

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Solo PracticeWashington, DC

RISM LLC

Since 2007 · Serves the whole state

Real estate, probate and business firm on 11th Street NW serving individuals, families and businesses in Washington, D.C., founded in 2007 by managing attorney Jamison B. Taylor. Helps families administer an estate after a death, from reviewing the will and collecting life insurance and retirement benefits to the final tax return and probate, and litigates disputed wills and trusts, heirship challenges and guardianship and conservatorship petitions. Taylor is also a licensed real estate broker.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 5 more

Office: 1218 11th Street NW, Suite 100Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 792-5850

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FirmWashington, DC

Washington Law Partners, LLC

Serves the whole state

Minority-owned estate and probate firm on K Street NW providing estate planning and probate services throughout Washington, DC. Attorneys Harold G. Ognelodh and Conan N. Louis guide personal representatives from the petition in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Probate Division, through creditor notices, inventories, debts, taxes and distribution, and handle adult and minor guardianship matters. The firm also brings business, securities and philanthropy experience to wealth-transfer and charitable planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipAsset Protectionand 3 more

Office: 1629 K Street NW, Suite 300Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 670-3958

FirmWashington, DC

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP

Since 1933

Pennsylvania Avenue NW office of a multi-state firm founded in 1933. Its Trusts and Estates group guides personal representatives and trustees through probate and trust administration, including estate and fiduciary income tax returns, and litigates will and trust challenges and fiduciary disputes. Also handles guardianship and conservatorship proceedings.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more

Office: 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 1300Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 659-6800

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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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