Special Needs Planning Attorneys in Maryland

21 special needs planning firms in Maryland, by county and firm type.

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21 firms

FirmRockville, MD

Altman & Associates

Since 1996 · Serves 2 counties

Serves Montgomery and Howard counties from Rockville, with meeting locations in Columbia, Washington, D.C., Tysons Corner and Vienna. Handles estate and trust administration and probate and trust litigation, including will contests and breach of fiduciary duty. Practice is limited to estate law; a one-hour initial consultation is $500, applied to the engagement if retained.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 708Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 468-3220

Virtual consultations

FirmColumbia, MD

Ally Legal Planning

Serves 1 county

Serves Howard County from Columbia. Handles estate and trust administration, from a one-time consultation at the outset to handling the whole administration, along with guardianship and elder law matters. Initial consultations for estate planning and probate are free, and attorneys meet clients at home or in the hospital.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 5840 Banneker Road, Suite 100Columbia, MD 21044
Phone: (410) 746-0113

Free consultation

Solo PracticeUpper Marlboro, MD

Alston Gray & Associates, LLC

Since 2004 · Serves 1 county

Serves Prince George's County from Upper Marlboro. Attorney Tiffany Alston guides personal representatives through probate and estate administration and handles estate litigation, including will contests, trust disputes and inheritance conflicts. She has served as a court-appointed probate mediator and also practices family law.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 3 more

Office: 1401 Mercantile Lane, Suite 383Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
Phone: (240) 829-1721

FirmMillersville, MD

Chesapeake Wills & Trusts

Serves the whole state

Serves Anne Arundel County from Millersville and takes trust administration matters statewide. Helps families administer a loved one's estate through probate and assists trustees with trust administration, alongside adult guardianship and Medicaid crisis planning. Limits its practice to estate planning and elder law; partner Greg Jimeno wrote "How To Protect Your Home And Life Savings In Maryland."

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 231 Najoles Road, Suite 400Millersville, MD 21108
Phone: (443) 232-9835

FirmLaurel, MD

Downs Law Firm, P.C.

Serves 4 counties

Serves Prince George's, Howard, Montgomery and Anne Arundel counties from Main Street in Laurel. Handles Maryland probate and estate administration and helps successor trustees administer trusts, whether or not the firm drafted the trust, and assists trustees and beneficiaries in the probate court process. Tom Downs has limited his practice to estate planning, probate, trust administration and guardianship since 1995.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 4 more

Office: 322 Main Street, Suite 102Laurel, MD 20707
Phone: (301) 776-7900

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FirmCumberland, MD

Geppert, McMullen, Paye & Getty, P.C.

Since 1950 · Serves 2 counties

Serves Allegany and Garrett counties from offices in Cumberland and Oakland; the firm was founded in 1950. Several attorneys handle estate administration and wills, and Nicholas Monteleone represents executors, trustees and beneficiaries in the administration of estates and trusts, along with estate tax planning, special needs trusts and asset protection.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 21 Prospect SquareCumberland, MD 21502
Phone: (301) 777-1515

FirmPasadena, MD

Frame & Frame Attorneys at Law

Serves 3 counties

Serves Anne Arundel, Queen Anne's and Carroll counties from a main office in Pasadena and appointment-only offices in Annapolis, Stevensville and Mt. Airy. Handles probate and estate administration, trust administration and counsel to trustees, and guardianships, along with estate, elder law and Medicaid planning, and has served the community for over 70 years.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 5 more

Office: 8562 Fort Smallwood RoadPasadena, MD 21122
Phone: (410) 255-0373

FirmWestminster, MD

Hoffman, Comfort, Offutt, Scott & Halstad, LLP

Since 1936 · Serves 1 county

Serves Carroll County from Westminster, where the practice was established in 1936. Handles probate and estate and trust administration, including the inventory, the accounting and Maryland and federal estate and fiduciary income tax returns, along with estate disputes and Medicaid planning. One of the few Carroll County firms that handles Pennsylvania wills and estate and trust administration.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more

Office: 24 North Court StreetWestminster, MD 21157
Phone: (410) 848-4444

FirmLutherville, MD

HWK Law Group, LLC

Serves 3 counties

Serves Baltimore, Harford and Washington counties from offices in Lutherville, Bel Air and Hagerstown. Handles trust and estate administration and the probate of wills from opening the estate through the final accounting, fiduciary oversight for personal representatives and trustees, and disputes over the financial management of estate or trust assets. Also handles guardianship petitions, Medicaid applications and special needs trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 6 more

Office: 1447 York Road, Suite 204Lutherville, MD 21093
Phone: (410) 567-5500

FirmBel Air, MD

Henninger & Henninger, LLC

Since 1999 · Serves 3 counties

Serves Harford, Cecil and Baltimore counties from Bel Air. Guides personal representatives and trustees through probate and trust administration, from opening the estate with the Register of Wills through asset sales, tax filings, distributions and required accountings, and represents clients in probate court when needed. Laura Henninger is both an attorney and a certified public accountant.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 3 more

Office: 224 East BroadwayBel Air, MD 21014
Phone: (410) 836-5300

FirmFrederick, MD

Law Office of Lena A. Clark, LLC

Since 2015 · Serves 2 counties

Serves the Frederick County area from downtown Frederick, across the street from the Frederick County Courthouse. Handles probate, estate and trust administration, court inventories and accountings, and estate, gift and inheritance tax matters. Consultations carry a fee ($400 for probate), applied to the service if the firm is retained within 48 hours; meetings can be held in person or by phone or Zoom.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 129 W Patrick Street, Suite 11Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: (301) 696-0567

Virtual consultations

Solo PracticeElkton, MD

Law Office of Chelsea M. Sadler, LLC

Since 2014 · Serves 2 counties

Serves Cecil and Harford counties from downtown Elkton. Handles probate administration (locating and valuing assets, paying estate debts and taxes, distribution to beneficiaries), beneficiary disputes and estate litigation, and guardianship of the person and of the property. Chelsea M. Sadler holds a Certificate in Estate Planning from the University of Baltimore School of Law.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationGuardianshipand 2 more

Office: 103 East Main StreetElkton, MD 21921
Phone: (443) 406-6263

FirmColumbia, MD

McDonald Law Firm

Serves 2 counties

Serves Howard and Montgomery counties from offices in Columbia and Bethesda, with a Washington, DC office by appointment. Guides personal representatives through Maryland estate administration and probate, from petitioning for appointment and notifying heirs to creditor claims, inventories, accountings and distributions, and advises trustees and beneficiaries on trust administration. Also handles adult guardianship, Medicaid and long-term care planning, and special-needs planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more

Office: 10500 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 650Columbia, MD 21044
Phone: (443) 741-1088

Virtual consultations

FirmBaltimore, MD

Mobley and Brown, LLP

Serves 2 counties

Serves Baltimore City and Baltimore County, including Towson, Owings Mills and Dundalk, from 1 North Charles Street downtown. The trusts-and-estates practice handles probate, estate and trust administration, probate, estate and trust litigation, and guardianship, along with wills, powers of attorney, and special-needs and Medicaid asset-protection trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more

Office: 1 North Charles Street, Suite 1101Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 385-0398

Free consultation

FirmUpper Marlboro, MD

Powers & Worshtil, P.C.

Since 1976 · Serves 7 counties

Serves Prince George's County and six neighboring counties from Upper Marlboro, beside the county courthouse, with a Kensington office by appointment. Handles probate and trust administration, and litigates will contests, trust disputes, breach of fiduciary duty and guardianship disputes. Has practiced in Prince George's County since 1976.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 7 more

Office: 5415 Water StreetUpper Marlboro, MD 20772
Phone: (301) 627-1000

Solo PracticeTowson, MD

Rogyom Law

Serves 2 counties

Serves Baltimore and Washington counties from offices in Towson and Hagerstown. Jeff Rogyom handles probate administration alongside wills, trusts, special needs planning, life estate deeds and business succession planning, and bills most matters at a flat fee. Holds an LLM in Tax from Boston University School of Law.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningSpecial Needs PlanningWills Trusts

Office: 215 Washington Avenue, Suite LLZTowson, MD 21204
Phone: (410) 929-4578

Virtual consultations

FirmTowson, MD

Royston, Mueller, McLean & Reid, LLP

Since 1956 · Serves 1 county

Serves Baltimore County from Towson, where the firm was formed in 1956. Its trusts and estates group handles estate and revocable trust administration, from the petition for probate through the inventory, administration accounts and estate tax returns, as well as will contests and guardianship; its attorneys also serve as trustees and personal representatives.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more

Office: 102 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600Towson, MD 21204
Phone: (410) 823-1800

FirmPotomac, MD

Shulman Rogers

Serves the whole state

Serves clients throughout Maryland from Potomac, with a second Maryland office in Baltimore. Its wills, trusts, estates and probate team handles probate court filings, estate administration and state and federal estate tax returns, and its attorneys serve as trustees and executors; a separate trusts and estates litigation group handles will and trust contests and breach of fiduciary duty claims.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more

Office: 12505 Park Potomac Avenue, Sixth FloorPotomac, MD 20854
Phone: (301) 230-5200

FirmAnnapolis, MD

Sims & Campbell

Serves the whole state

Serves Maryland from offices in Annapolis and Towson. The firm administers estates and trusts, handles probate, and takes on estate and trust litigation, including will contests, caveat proceedings and fiduciary malfeasance claims.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more

Office: 181 Harry S. Truman Parkway, Suite 150Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 263-1667

FirmColumbia, MD

The Spencer Law Group

Serves 7 counties

Serves Howard, Baltimore, Carroll, Anne Arundel, Harford, Frederick and Montgomery counties from Columbia. Assists executors and beneficiaries with petitions for probate, the estate inventory, creditor claims and distribution, and litigates will contests and claims against trustees for breach of fiduciary duty.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 3 more

Office: 5850 Waterloo Road, Suite 140Columbia, MD 21045
Phone: (410) 203-2223

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Estate planning attorneys in Maryland average $370 an hour for wills and estates work. A flat-fee package runs $1,110 to $2,220 for a simple individual will and $4,250 to $6,375 for a basic revocable trust. An online service prices the same documents in the tens to low hundreds of dollars; the Maryland will cost calculator sets the two side by side.

In Maryland, estates valued at $50,000 or less qualify for the Petition for Administration of Small Estate, a court procedure short of full probate. 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 Maryland probate calculator estimates the cost by estate value.

In Maryland, 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 Maryland estate tax threshold of $5,000,000; substantial property in more than one state. Where none of these apply, an online or self-help document is often enough.

Maryland splits the two: probate attorney fees of typically 2.1% to 3.3% of the estate, but the executor's compensation follows a statutory schedule, about $19,080 on a $500,000 estate. That makes the executor's share predictable, which helps when a family member serves and is unsure what to charge.

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 Maryland 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.

Special Needs Planning Attorneys in Maryland

Maryland attorneys average $370 an hour for wills and estates work. A basic will from an attorney runs $1,110–$2,220; online services cost $30–$300.

Maryland imposes both a state estate tax and an inheritance tax on top of the federal exemption. Families with estates near the state thresholds usually want planning help — the math gets non-trivial fast.

Estates under $50,000 in Maryland 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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