Top Estate Planning Lawyers Near Me in Alexandria Area

This practice was started to help people prepare for the future, protect their family, or grow and protect their business.. I am a husband, father, and Christian. My family and I reside in Northern Virginia with my parents less than a mile away. I like to help solve problems and make our community a better place for everyone. I am a member of the Virginia, California, and District of Columbia Bar Associations.. If you have a legal issue; we can discuss your challenges and I can help you navigate the road ahead.

Tawnya went into private practice after public service as an Assistant Attorney General for the District of Columbia. She practices primarily in the areas of domestic relations, criminal defense and wills and estates, but also is a litigator in other civil areas, including landlord tenant disputes. During law school, Tawnya clerked for the Department of Justice in Wilmington, Delaware. Along with years of courtroom experience, Tawnya coordinated a successful mediation program for 8+ years and continues to offer mediation and other alternative dispute resolution solutions.. Tawnya is admitted to practice in Virginia, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.. Tawnya is a 2004 graduate of Widener Law School. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1995 with dual B.S. in Political Science and Sociology and received a M.S. in Criminology from West Chester University in 1998. Tawnya is an adjunct professor at Catholic University.

Nick travels regionally and focuses his law practice in estate planning, probate law, real estate law, land use law, business succession, real estate law, agricultural law and business/corporate law.  Nick represents a variety of clients, including individuals, title companies, banks, cities, counties, employers, businesses and farming families.  Nick is intricately involved in drafting complex estate plans and business succession plans, including the formation of family trusts and limited liability companies, corporationsand partnerships, in addition to drafting insurance trusts.. Minnesota Law and Politics Magazine named Nick a “Rising Star” three years in a row, an incredible honor named to attorneys.  Professionally, he currently serves as the Chair of the 7th District Fee Dispute Arbitration Committee.. Nick grew up in Alexandria, Minnesota and enjoys practicing law in the lakes area.  He graduated with honors from St. Cloud State University with an undergraduate degree in Political Science.  Nick earned his Juris Doctorate from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul and is licensed to practice in state and federal courts in Minnesota and North Dakota.. Nick is active in the community and currently participates in the Rotary Club, the Alexandria Housing Redevelopment Authority and his church.  Nick and his wife, Jennifer, and four children reside in the Alexandria area. Nick's interests include spending time with family, running, basketball, reading, and woodworking.. Nick serves both the Fergus Falls and Alexandria offices, as well as travels across the mid-State and North Dakota region, meeting with clients on their estate planning and business succession needs.

My philosophy is that everyone deserves effective and thoughtful legal advice and representation.. I offer free consultations.

Juliana "Juls" O'Neill has spent her entire career helping Virginia and DC families. She began her practice by litigating family law cases of all kinds, from divorce to custody. Her background as a family law attorney has led her to be particularly sensitive to her estate planning clients' concerns when it comes to personal, family issues. Her primary focus is to protect her clients from the consequences she saw in her family law cases.. Juliana brings compassion and understanding to the table when listening to clients explain their goals and concerns. She enjoys helping her clients experience the peace of mind that comes with providing for the security of their loved ones.. Juliana received her J.D. from Wake Forest University after receiving her B.A. from Hillsdale College. She is licensed to practice in Virginia and DC. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her nieces and nephew in Michigan.

I have lived in Alexandria, VA and practiced law for over 40 years. I  concentrate on estate planning, business and commercial law.  I have been fortunate to have a full life outside of my law practice:  I am married to Marcia Call and have four adult children.  For many years, I was active in politics and, during the 90's, served on the Alexandria City Council for three terms (9 years).  I have also served as Chair of the Board of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, The Campagna Center. Alexandria Democratic Party and Commonwealth Baptist Church, as well as President of the Del Ray Citizens Association. I enjoy studying history, vocabulary words and poetry.

I focus on assisting individuals to establish comprehensive estate and business plans. Often, the areas of estate planning, real estate, and business administration overlap and my expertise allows me to shepherd my clients through a complicated process of putting their affairs in order for their families and business relations. My goal is to explain matters in real-world language so that each client is comfortable with each step of the process - whether that be establishing a living trust, purchasing real estate, or administering a family business.

I am grateful for the opportunity to serve clients in my estate planning practice.  I am honored to be able to help clients express, and carry out, their most basic wishes for their family, and to assist them in preserving, protecting and transferring their personal and financial wealth to those they love, at the appropriate time.  It is a joy to bring peace of mind to those whom I serve.. I love living in rural Minnesota.  I have been blessed with having the opportunity to live on a farm, in small communities, in metropolitan areas, and now in a rural setting.  Most of all, it is the sense of community, feeling connected to that community, and being able to 'give back' to the community, that has been a gift to me.

I am an experienced lawyer providing legal services in the Ft. Hunt, Mt. Vernon, Alexandria, and Fairfax County jurisdictions.  As a 20 year resident of the Northern Virginia community, I enjoy working to help neighbors through difficule legal scanarios.  I provide general practice legal services for individuals and small businesses in the community.  My practice areas include criminal defense (traffic court, DUI/DWI, general misdemeanor defense), estate planning (wills, trusts, probate, power of attorney, etc.), general counsel services for small businesses (contract review, incorporation, non-profit law, employment law, and other business transactions), and property/neighbor disputes.

Guy Bowe is an associate at Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner. He specializes in the areas of estate and trust administration, estate planning, and elder law and is licensed to practice law in Virginia, Washington D.C., Maryland, and Pennsylvania. Mr. Bowe works closely with his clients to address their unique goals and circumstances, including incapacity planning, legacy planning, asset protection planning, tax planning, and Medicaid planning. Mr. Bowe takes pride in spending time to educate his clients on the legal process and infusing a sense of humor into the process of developing and reviewing legal documents with his clients.. Mr. Bowe developed his practical approach to solving client problems while working for PwC and Deloitte, where he advised multinational corporations on M&A structuring and tax planning in various international jurisdictions.. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Alexandria Bar Association and as the Continuing Legal Education Chair.. He received his law degree from Penn State Dickinson School of Law where he received the CALI “Excellence for the Future Awards” for highest grades in: Estate Planning, Corporations, and Strategic Legal Research, among others. In Law School, Mr. Bowe clerked for the Honorable John E. Jones III of the United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania.. In his spare time, Mr. Bowe enjoys aquascaping, golfing, rooting for (and being disappointed by) the Philadelphia Eagles, and volunteering with his wife, Katie, at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria.

Gretchyn Meinken is a partner at Wade Grimes Friedman Meinken & Leischner. She grew up in a U.S. Army family, living in Germany for the majority of her childhood. She moved to the Washington, D.C. Metro area after completing a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Alabama in 2000. Ms. Meinken now calls Alexandria, Virginia home after residing here since 2001 (her longest stint in any one place).. Ms. Meinken focuses her practice on estate planning and administration, as well as general corporate law and taxation. She represents individuals, estates, trusts, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations.. Ms. Meinken advises clients on the following types of matters:

Before beginning his private practice, Attorney Girum Tesfaye spent several years working with federal regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He is now a founding partner at Tesfaye Law, where he assists clients with immigration, family law, and a variety of other issues. He has been named in the Top 40 Under 40 for Virginia by the National Trial Lawyers, in the Top 100 by the National Black Lawyers, and in the 10 Best Immigration Attorneys for Virginia by the American Institute of Legal Counsel. He is currently a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the Alexandria Bar Association, and the American Bar Association.

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