Medicaid Planning Attorneys in District of Columbia

12 medicaid planning firms in District of Columbia, by county and firm type.

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12 firms

FirmBowie, MD

Adams Law Office, LLC

Serves the whole state

Bowie, Maryland estate firm founded by Suren G. Adams, a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia bars, handling probate for clients in Maryland and Washington, D.C. Guides families through probate administration, trust administration, and adult guardianships, and drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and guardianship documents for minor children. Runs free estate planning workshops.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateGuardianshipand 4 more

Office: 4201 Mitchellville Road, Suite 500Bowie, MD 20716
Phone: (301) 760-2000

Solo PracticeWashington, DC

Browne Family Law

Serves the whole state

Washington practice on D Street NW led by Sabine Browne, serving Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Handles estate administration and probate litigation, and drafts wills, trusts, living wills, and powers of attorney for health care and property, alongside Medicaid eligibility planning. Also practices family law, including adoptions, guardianship, and custody, and offers a free confidential consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationGuardianshipand 6 more

Office: 503 D Street NW, Suite 210Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 670-5291

Free consultation

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

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

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

Solo PracticeWashington, DC

Law Offices of Clifford M. Cohen

Serves the whole state

Estate planning and probate practice on upper Wisconsin Avenue NW in Washington, DC, with a second office in Rockville, MD, serving families in the District and Maryland with over 30 years of legal experience. Supports executors through filing and validating the will, valuing assets, handling creditor claims, court filings and tax returns, and helps resolve will contests and beneficiary or executor disputes. Also handles Medicaid and long-term-care planning and guardianship for incapacitated loved ones, and offers a free phone consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 8 more

Office: 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 440Washington, DC 20015
Phone: (202) 895-2799

Free consultationVirtual consultations

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

FirmWashington, DC

Quinn, Racusin & Gazzola, Chartered

Since 1982 · Serves the whole state

Estate, elder-law and nonprofit firm on 17th Street NW near Farragut Square, founded in 1982 by John H. Quinn, Jr. and serving Washington, DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia. Represents trustees and beneficiaries of trusts and estates under DC, Maryland and Virginia law, including trust and estate disputes, and advises personal representatives and other fiduciaries on their duties. Also handles Medicaid long-term-care planning for nursing home costs.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationTrust LitigationElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 888 17th Street NW, Suite 640Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 842-9300

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

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

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.

Medicaid Planning 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 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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Revocable Living Trust

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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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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in District of Columbia

Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in District of Columbia: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.

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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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

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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How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?

In District of Columbia, four years at a public university cost about $24,608 and the cost of living is 10% above the U.S. average; the state levies an estate tax above $4,988,400.

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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in District of Columbia: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 days of appointment; creditors have 6 months to present claims; a simple estate closes in 6 months to 12 months.

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