Guardianship Attorneys in District of Columbia

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

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24 firms

FirmWashington, DC

Tobin O'Connor Concino P.C.

Serves the whole state

Business, real estate and estate firm in the Chevy Chase Pavilion on upper Wisconsin Avenue NW, serving Washington DC for over 30 years. Its attorneys handle regular, small and modified DC estate administration for personal representatives (marshalling assets, the inventory and information report, accountings, claims and distribution), trust administration, and probate litigation over will and trust challenges and executor or trustee conduct in Maryland and DC courts. Also represents parties in DC and Maryland guardianship proceedings.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 2 more

Office: 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 400Washington, DC 20015
Phone: (202) 362-5900

FirmWashington, DC

Venable LLP

Washington office on Massachusetts Avenue NW of a national firm whose Trust and Estate Litigation attorneys are trial lawyers in the probate courts. They represent executors, trustees, administrators and beneficiaries in claims against fiduciaries, will and trust contests, contested heirship, disputed creditor claims, contested accountings, and guardianship and conservatorship disputes. The firm's private wealth group also guides fiduciaries through probate and estate tax returns.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 2 more

Office: 600 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 344-4000

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 and Settling an Estate in District of Columbia

Free District of Columbia forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.

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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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Healthcare Power of Attorney

District of Columbia requires 2 witnesses for a healthcare power of attorney; notarization is not required.

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Financial Power of Attorney

District of Columbia treats a power of attorney as durable by default, and it is signed before a notary.

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An attorney-prepared revocable trust in District of Columbia runs $3,820 to $5,730 and a simple will $1,041 to $2,082, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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