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To all clients, I offer a FREE "introductory" phone consultation of up to 30 minutes and an initial face to face consult for a flat fee. For more fee information, please see my website. I offer copies of many of my publications FREE or for a small copy/handling charge.. For groups, I am often available to give FREE presentations on the basic estate planning or business entity formations (currently limited to DC residents) or on the basics of the patent system (currently limited to the DC area, unless the group pays my travel related expenses). I provide handouts for these presentations - there may be a small copy charge required.. In addition to the DC and New York bars, I am also a member of the USPTO's patent bar. As a patent attorney, I may represent clients before the USPTO (aka the Patent Office). I have worked as an examiner at the USPTO which may provide me with useful insight.

The Law Offices of Richard S. Sternberg is dedicated to the principle that bigger is not always better. Instead, it rests on a tradition that actually antedates the rise of the “mega-firm”-the solo practice. Emulating a country lawyer in a big-city environment allows Mr. Sternberg to provide more individualized service to his clients, and, at the same time, pursue more collegial relations with other members of the Bar.. Since 1984, Mr. Sternberg has dedicated his practice to representing individuals and smaller businesses. For those corporate clients who have larger needs, he is affiliated with the Metropolitan Washington Law Consortium, PLLC. The larger affiliation allows you to benefit from a close relationship with your lawyer, but it allows easy connection to specific expertise and more economic approaches to handling easier day-to-day matters requiring competence with a lighter hand on the billing rates. If your matter requires multiple areas of practice and a limited practice, such as tax or immigration law, Mr. Sternberg can get you to the lawyers he knows to be the best through MWLC.

Robert S. Bullock, Esq., CELA, CAP is the principal of the Elder & Disability Law Center and is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. His practice focuses in the areas of Medicaid planning and eligibility, public benefits, Life Care Planning and Management, guardianships, conservatorships, disability planning, supplemental needs trusts, estate planning and general legal issue of competency, insurance coverage, Medicare and Elder Law issues.  He is recognized as a Certified Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation (CELA) is a member of the Counsel of Advanced Planners (CAP), Chairperson of the District of Columbia Senior Resource Group (DCSRG) and a former Director of Shared Horizons, the Vimer Pooled Trust in the District of Columbia. He recently completed his term as a Commissioner on the Virginia Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Commission. Previously he served as Chairperson of the Special Education Advisory Committee to the Alexandria, Virginia School Board for two terms and as a member of the Governor's Advisory Committee on Special Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia. In 2004, 2006, 2009 and 2011 he was recognized as one of the top Elder Law attorneys in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area by the Washingtonian. He received the Education and Leadership Award from the Association of Retarded Citizens - Riggs Bank.  Mr. Bullock is qualified to serve as a guardian ad litem in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. In 2007, he served on the Estates, Trusts and Probate Committee of the District of Columbia Bar and was recognized by that Committee for, “his extraordinary contribution and dedicated leadership in the field of Elder Law.”  He also was recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture for his expertise in the field of Elder Law.  Mr. Bullock is an honors graduate of Lafayette College, and received his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.  He is the only Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA) practicing fulltime in the District of Columbia.

Providing quality legal services to clients utilizing online tools and platforms. Veteran of the US Navy catering to members of the armed service, employees of the federal and state government and veterans of all services.

Peter D. Antonoplos, a native of Washington, D.C. received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Denison University in 1998. In 2001 Mr. Antonoplos received his Juris Doctor from Catholic University, Columbus School of Law where he was a member of the Catholic University Law Review.  In 2010 Mr. Antonoplos received his Masters in Law in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center, where he focused on business planning and partnership tax matters. Mr. Antonoplos also holds an MBA for Yale University School of Management.As a corporate and tax attorney, Mr. Antonoplos began his career with the law firm of Baise & Miller, P.C. (now part of Kilpatrick and Stockton, LLP) where Mr. Antonoplos was an associate in the firm’s corporate law practices. Early in his career, Mr. Antonoplos represented clients negotiating credit facilities, commercial loans and purchase and sale of businesses. In addition, Mr. Antonoplos represented technology companies in corporate matters relating to merger and acquisitions and employment issues. Following his tenure with Baise & Miller, Mr. Antonoplos was a founding member of Shaffer, Bock & Antonoplos, PLLC where his legal talents focused on issues related to the development of residential and commercial real estate and corporate law. In 2007 Mr. Antonoplos joined the Wall Street firm of Carter, Ledyard & Milburn, LLP as an Of Counsel, where he was a member of the firm’s Real Estate and Environmental practice groups. Mr. Antonoplos represented commercial landlords and tenants in negotiating and drafting of commercial lease agreements and international clients investing in foreign development dollars in domestic real estate projects. Mr. Antonoplos also routinely represented high net worth families in sale of business transactions and partnership disputes. Mr. Antonoplos’ practice focuses on corporate, tax and real estate matters. Mr. Antonoplos has assisted business owners in corporate organization, reorganization and restructuring, contract negotiations, real estate acquisitions, intellectual property matters, employee relations, and with a host of other business issues. Mr. Antonoplos routinely assist business owners to navigate sensitive business issues involving commercial lending, bankruptcy filings and sale and purchase of distressed businesses. In addition, Mr. Antonoplos represents both lenders and developers in connection with the negotiation and closing of residential, commercial, construction, acquisition and development loans involving office buildings, condominiums, and hotels. Mr. Antonoplos is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia in 2004 and New York State in 2002 and Maryland in 2010.  Mr. Antonoplos routinely lectures on real estate and corporate law issues in Washington, DC and New York.  Mr. Antonoplos lives in North West Washington, D.C.  He is an avid chess player and motorcycle enthusiast.

Patrick M. Klemz is an avid reader and researcher who puts his skills to work solving problems and maximizing outcomes for his Maryland and D.C. legal clients. He has more than five years of experience representing estate planning and elder law clients in the DMV and ten years of experience practicing business and nonprofit law.. With a background in political journalism, Mr. Klemz carefully follows legislative developments to keep abreast of the latest changes in the law. He is an active member of the D.C. Bar, Maryland State Bar Association, and several local and national trade organizations. In 2022, he was selected for the Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers.. Mr. Klemz lives in Northeast D.C. with his wife, Alison, and his two dogs.

Pamela B. Stuart, a former federal prosecutor, provides sophisticated defense in white collar criminal cases.  She also represents members of the intelligence community, the military and contractors with security clearance problems.  She represents clients who have disability claims and need assistance in presenting their claims to the government and/or insurance companies.   Pam enjoys helping families and individuals with estate planning, preparing special needs trusts, and crafting solutions to many of life's problems.   She has international expertise as well and can advise clients with diplomatic and consular immunity issues.. Pam is licensed currently in New York and Virginia only.

Ms. Priya Prakash Royal, Esq., LL.M., MBA is an established tax and estate planning attorney focusing her practice in in tax law, trusts and estates, and business law.  She is the founder and Managing Attorney of the Royal Law Firm PLLC which has practices in the District of Columbia, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and California. She was one of the first pioneers of operating a multi jurisdictional virtual law firm and has developed a robust practice representing clients effectively, efficiently, and securely globally.. In addition to being retained as legal counsel, she has served as an expert witness, has been published in trade journals and is a recognized speaker. She also brings an audit-proof perspective to tax planning and strategy as a former IRS Estate Tax Attorney.. She has structured estate and gift plans with Wills, living wills, powers of attorney and revocable trusts. She also has a sophistated estate planning practice with charitable planning, endowment agreements, irrevocable trusts such as life insurance trusts, charitable and grantor retained interest trusts and counseled clients on various tools including business succession  planning to minimize estate and gift tax. She has successfully disputed additional assessments by federal and state taxing authorities involving complex income and estate tax issues.. Ms. Royal is a recognized speaker and author, has held and holds leadership positions in multiple bar associations, and has been named Rising Star in 2021 by Super Lawyers.. She devotes significant time to pro bono service and on legal education. She also mentors law students, serves on the advisory board of a film and animation non-profit, Project Twenty1, and was instrumental in developing a nonprofit focused on narrowing the wealth gap, Powerful Progress.. She has provided pro bono services through various charitable organizations, including, Pro Bono Partnership, Partners for Women and Justice (helping victims of domestic abuse) and the Animal Legal Defense Fund (preventing cruelty to animals).. She resides in Northern Virginia, and actively practices in all five jurisdictions where she is admitted, including DC and MD. Originally from New Jersey and having resided in Pennsylvania through law school at Villanova, she continues to maintain and develop a strong client base in NY, NJ, and PA also. The Royal Law Firm has offices in DC, NYC, and CA. Client meetings are by appointment only and meetings can be scheduled at any of our office locations (DC, Brooklyn, San Francisco) and at the Bar Association conference centers. Conference room access also in New Jersey (New Brunswick), Philadelphia, and Manhattan.

Located in the Friendship Heights area of Washington, D.C. and minutes from the Montgomery County, Maryland border, Mr. Cohen’s practice focuses on estate planning, business planning, elder law, and planning for those with special needs. He is dedicated to helping individuals, families and small business owners protect the people they love and their hard-earned assets, plan for the future and cope during times of crisis.. Mr. Cohen believes that the best plans are the result of personal attention and close collaboration with his clients. He takes the time to listen carefully to his clients’ most pressing concerns and important goals, explain their options in clear, easy to understand language, and then design and implement a customized plan to meet all of their objectives. He strives to nurture long-term relationships with his clients and become their “Counselor for Life.”. Mr. Cohen is a graduate of Boston University, where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration in 1975. Prior to attending law school, he worked in the real estate industry in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1981 he received his Juris Doctor from the University of Miami Law School. He has been admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Florida, Massachusetts and Illinois. He is also a member of the Trusts and Estates Section of the District of Columbia and Montgomery County Bar Associations.. Mr. Cohen has been a speaker before various professional groups on topics such as estate planning basics, advanced estate planning using life insurance, business succession planning, and matters related to seniors and their long-term care. He is actively involved in the local community and has supported several organizations.

Kimberly Taylor Logan is a native Washingtonian.  She received her BA degree in Economics from the University of the District of Columbia, graduating cum laude.  She continued her education at the University of Bridgeport School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctorate degree in 1991.  She founded her law practice in 1997.  Initially her practice mainly focused on Foreclosure Prevention and Debt Relief. Kimberly Taylor Logan has helped hundreds of individuals in the District of Columbia and Maryland save their homes and eliminate their debt.. Attorney Taylor Logan has expanded her practice to include Estate Planning which includes, Wills, Trusts, Power of Attorneys, Probate and Guardianships.. Kimberly Taylor Logan is a mother of six.  She is very active in her community, having served as president of the DC Speed Track and Field Club, assisted in several Girl Scout Troop events, and she is active in her children's schools. She is also an active member of Evangel Cathedral where she is an Early Childhood Education Teacher.. Attorney Kimberly Taylor Logan is experienced, informative, compassionate and committed to making a positive impact in her community.

Jennifer concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning and administration, with a special emphasis on minimizing estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Jennifer is skilled at the creation and implementation of various estate planning strategies to achieve her clients’ financial goals. Such strategies range from the drafting of basic wills and revocable trusts to the formation and funding of insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts and charitable trusts.. Jennifer’s sense of humor and genuine personality make the estate planning process enjoyable, and her careful and practical approach to the practice of law ensure that her clients receive the best plan for their circumstances. Additionally, Jennifer has years of experience drafting the necessary corporate documents to assist family-owned businesses with the creation and execution of succession planning strategies.

I worked with councilwomen Hilda Mason. I have exp. working with the dept. of children and families. I have exp. working with the juvenile law clinic.. Every client and referral are deeply appreciated and treated with respect.. I am understanding of different lifestyes and am respectful to the LGBT community.

I started Menold Law PLLC to provide personalized estate planning, small and mid-sized business services, and personal injury representation to people in my community and throughout DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Feel free to reach out to me to discuss your legal needs.

I provide strategiccounseling, protection, and litigation services for emerging companies andentrepreneurs.  My practice focuses on trademarks and unfair competition,copyrights, trade secrets, internet law, falseadvertising and very related business litigation. Learn more aboutme and my firm, Mod Law, by visiting our website.

I finished my undergraduate degree in 1984 from University of Missouri, Columbia and then went on to complete my JD from Washington University, St. Louis in 1991. While in law school I was a member of the Washington University regional winning Mock Trial team.. I  am licensed to practice law in the State of Missouri and over my career I have represented hundreds of individuals in the St. Louis City, St. Louis County and Franklin County areas.  My first job out of law school was working for a plaintiff’s railroad litigation firm where I was able to obtain trial and hearing experience in nine different venues in the United States. In 1995 I left that practice to become a partner in my own firm with two other partners.  Since the end of 2010 I have been a sole practitioner.. Outside of my law practice, since 1991,  I have been able to combine my undergraduate education experience with my trial knowledge as an adjunct professor with Washington University in St. Louis. I  began as an adjunct professor with the undergraduate mock trial program. After a few years, I was then hired to be an adjunct professor with the Law School teaching a Pretrial class then later returned to teaching Mock Trial, but this time at the Law School. I am honored to coach the Washington University Law School mock trial team which has qualified for the National Competition more times than any other school in the entire country.. I have been married to my lovely wife Mary for the past 28 years and we have three sons, Sam, 17, Will, 15 and Jack, 12.

I believe that being active in community affairs is an important part of an attorney’s responsibility to give back to the community. I have captained an American Diabetes Association team the last7 years raising over $130,000 and I am a committee member on the Washington D.C. chapter of the American Diabetes Association’s Step Out Fundraising Committee. I am a member of the McLean Estate Planning Council and the American Bar Association. I am also Vice-President of the Prengaman Family Foundation.  I am a registered patent attorney and eligible to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.. I currently reside in Arlington, Virginia with my wife, daughter and two dogs. One of my true passions in life is brewing my own beer at home.

I am an attorney based in Washington, D.C. who opened up my own practice in early 2012. I focus on helping regular people work through challenges as their attorney.

Have provided legal services in the public and private sectors for over 30 years. Started current boutique practice in 2006 providing personalized services in wills, trusts and probate administration.

For more than a decade, Nichole Patterson has provided knowledgeable counsel to families and individuals throughout Washington, D.C. and Maryland faced with legal questions. She offers straightforward answers for questions concerning estate planning, family law, divorce and probate administration.

Christopher M. Klug is a Partner and Co-Founder of Basswood Counsel (formerly Klug Counsel PLLC). He is an international tax lawyer who represents businesses and clients with domestic and international taxation, tax controversy, corporate/business planning, cross-border transactions, international and domestic estate planning, and trust administration.. Basswood Counsel provides sophisticated tax planning and structuring for federal, state, and international taxation to corporations, partnerships, private equity funds, nonprofits, individuals, and family offices. The team at Basswood Counsel are diverse attorneys fluent in other languages such as Korean, Spanish and Malay.. Areas of Practice. Publications. Academic Appointments. Education. Bar Admissions

Chelsea McGrath is an associate at Venable's Tax and Wealth Planning Practice in the Washington, DC office. Chelsea is experienced in the areas of tax, estate planning, trust administration, and probate in which she prepares tax-efficient planning documents and collaborates with clients throughout all stages of trust and probate administrations. She advises clients on multi-generational wealth transfers, business succession planning, wealth preservation, as well as charitable giving strategies.

Cecilia is the owner and founder of Cecilia R. Jones & Associates, where she practices business (including employment and intellectual property matters) and estate planning law, with an emphasis on exit strategies for entrepreneurs and business owners. She handles corporate formations and structuring, breach of contract disputes, Wills and Trusts, probate, and commercial litigation.. Cecilia has made frequent appearances on MCTV to speak about estate planning, and has been a sought-after guest speaker on the subject of exit strategies, and succession planning for business owners, including the annual Women Business Owners IAAM Conference, and the WSSC Game Changer's Women's Business Conference.

Brian R. Della Rocca is an experienced estate and trust planning attorney in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.  Mr. Della Rocca strives to find solutions to complex client needs in the most cost-effective manner.. A frequent speaker on estate planning topics, Mr. Della Rocca frequently lectures other attorneys, certified public accountants, and financial advisors on estate and tax planning issues. Mr. Della Rocca has published articles in various estate and financial planning publications.. Mr. Della Rocca has been quoted in the Journal of Financial Planning and Money Magazine discussing potential problems that can arise after a person's death.. He is a member of the Bar Associations of the State of Maryland, District of Columbia, and Montgomery County, Maryland.  Mr. Della Rocca served on the Estates and Trusts Section Council for the Maryland State Bar Association, served as the Co-Chair of the Maryland Estate and Gift Tax Study Group, and served as the Co-Chair of the Montgomery/Prince George's County, Maryland Tax Study Group. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine since 2009.. Brian currently serves on the St. Elizabeth Catholic School Advisory Board where he chairs the Marketing and Development Committee.. Mr. Della Rocca received a B.A. degree from the State University of New York College at Oneonta, a J.D. degree from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, and an LL.M. degree in Taxation with a Certificate in Employee Benefits from the Georgetown University Law Center.