FirmWashington, DC
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
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- 1825 K Street NW, Suite 950Washington, DC 20006
Solo PracticeWashington, DC
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
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- 1717 K Street NW, Suite 900Washington, DC 20006
FirmWashington, DC
Serves the whole state
Estate practice on 12th Street NW with a second office in Marlton, New Jersey, serving families in Washington, DC, Maryland and New Jersey. Splits its work between estate planning (wills, trusts, powers of attorney, medical directives) and trust and estate administration, guiding families through probate and trust administration after a death. Founded by James D. Saintvil; estate planning is billed at a flat fee and consultations can be held virtually.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbatePowers Of Attorneyand 2 more
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- 700 12th Street NW, Suite 700Washington, DC 20005
Solo PracticeWashington, DC
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
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- 853 New Jersey Avenue SEWashington, DC 20003
FirmWashington, DC
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
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- 4301 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 434Washington, DC 20008
International firm headquartered on 17th Street NW in Washington, with offices in New York, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, whose Trusts & Estates practice serves American and foreign business owners and families. Advises on the administration of estates and trusts and prepares wills, living wills, powers of attorney and trusts for spouses, children and charities. Its International Private Client Group handles cross-border estate planning, foreign-trust and tax structuring and family business succession.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 3 more
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- 888 17th Street NW, Suite 1200Washington, DC 20006
FirmWashington, DC
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
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- 650 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Suite 600Washington, DC 20001
FirmWashington, DC
Serves the whole state
Trusts and estates group of Price Benowitz LLP on 7th Street NW, chaired by partner Kerri Castellini, with further offices in Bethesda, Rockville, Fairfax, Leesburg and New York. Guides personal representatives through DC probate, from petitioning the Superior Court Probate Division for appointment to marshaling and valuing assets, the estate tax return and the distribution plan, and handles guardianships for incapacitated adults and minors. Also drafts wills, trusts, living wills and powers of attorney.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawGuardianshipand 3 more
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- 409 7th Street NW, Suite 215Washington, DC 20004
Solo PracticeWashington, DC
Serves the whole state
Downtown Washington, DC practice at 1200 18th Street NW where attorney Carlos Lopez handles estate planning and DC probate alongside a family-law practice. Drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney, guardian designations, and special-needs trusts, and assists personal representatives with estate administration: marshalling assets, filing the estate's tax returns, and filing accounting reports.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateSpecial Needs PlanningFamily Lawand 3 more
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- 1200 18th Street NW, Suite 700Washington, DC 20036
FirmWashington, DC
Serves the whole state
Capitol Hill firm on Pennsylvania Avenue SE serving clients in the District of Columbia and Maryland in wills, trusts, and probate. Handles DC administrative probate, successor-trustee administration of revocable trusts, and guardianship and conservatorship petitions and the periodic court reports that follow. Both Gina Lynn and Jessica Palumbo have served on the fiduciary panel of the DC Superior Court Probate Division, and Gina Lynn served on the working group behind the Strengthening Probate Administration Amendment Act of 2024.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 3 more
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- 1008 Pennsylvania Avenue SEWashington, DC 20003
Estate and legacy planning firm founded by Aimee D. Griffin, with a Washington, DC office on upper Wisconsin Avenue NW and offices in Upper Marlboro, MD and Arlington, VA. Assists families with probate after a loved one dies, petitions for guardianship and conservatorship of an adult who can no longer protect themselves or their assets, and litigation over breach of fiduciary duty or financial exploitation of an elder. Also prepares estate plans and business succession plans.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawConservatorshipand 2 more
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- 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 440Washington, DC 20015
Solo PracticeWashington, DC
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
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- 1717 K Street NW, Suite 900Washington, DC 20006
Solo PracticeWashington, DC
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
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- 1308 9th Street NWWashington, DC 20001
Solo PracticeWashington, DC
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
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- 1050 30th Street NWWashington, DC 20007
Solo PracticeWashington, DC
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
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- 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Suite 440Washington, DC 20015
Solo PracticeWashington, DC
Serves the whole state
Probate and estate practice next to the Farragut North Metro station in Washington, DC, with a second office in Wheaton, MD, practicing since 1983 and serving clients in every DC quadrant and suburban Maryland. Concentrates only on probate and estate administration, estate litigation, wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, and elder-law guardianships and conservatorships, and also assists out-of-state clients with DC and Maryland estate matters. The initial consultation is free.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationElder Lawand 5 more
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- 1025 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 1012Washington, DC 20036
FirmWashington, DC
Serves the whole state
Family-law and estate firm with a Washington office on L Street NW and a second office in Columbia, Maryland. Founder Thomas B. Stahl and attorney Erica Yeager help personal representatives through probate and estate administration before the D.C. Superior Court Probate Division, from appointment and required notices to creditor claims, taxes and final distribution, and prepare wills and related estate documents under D.C. law. Their divorce and custody practice informs estates shaped by a prior divorce, guardianship or blended family.
PracticesEstate PlanningProbateFamily LawWills
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- 2001 L Street NW, Suite 500Washington, DC 20036
Washington, DC office of Lowenstein Sandler in Foggy Bottom (2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW), home of Beth Shapiro Kaufman, National Chair of the firm's Private Client Services group and a former Associate Tax Legislative Counsel in the Treasury Office of Tax Policy. The trusts and estates group works with executors and trustees in estate administration and handles the fiduciary litigation that arises from it, and advises high-net-worth individuals and family offices on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning and IRS controversies.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
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- 2200 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, DC 20037
Solo PracticeWashington, DC
Serves the whole state
Wills, trusts, estates and fiduciary firm on 50th Street NW in upper Northwest Washington, serving clients in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland, with a second office in McLean, VA. Advises executors, trustees, guardians, and conservators on administration and represents beneficiaries, and litigates will and trust contests, undue influence, breach of fiduciary duty, and heir determination proceedings. Will also serve as the personal representative, trustee, or guardian ad litem, and meets clients virtually or by appointment.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
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- 4301 50th Street NW, Suite 300Washington, DC 20016
FirmRockville, MD
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
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- 39 West Montgomery AvenueRockville, MD 20850