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Everyone has a story. Each person’s story often includes an accumulation of finances (at least to some extent), knowledge, values and traditions, which always requires planning and sometimes requires protection. Sometimes attorneys and advisers call this an “estate.” I have built my practice around protecting client’s stories by all appropriate legal means that often overlap with real estate, business interests, finances, etc.. As a young father, and as a son, I know first-hand the importance of developing the right plan for your family because each one is different.. When I’m not working with clients, you’ll find me on an adventure with family, playing soccer, or just enjoying a good book.

Jessica A. Hayes focuses her practice on estate planning and administration. She enjoys assisting individuals planning for retirement, small business owners, parents of young children, and seniors in creating a plan carefully tailored to meet their unique needs and the needs of their families.. With a background in elder law and special needs planning, Jessica proactively aids clients in identifying and minimizing potential future threats to their estate plan, including long-term care costs and estate taxes. She also guides executors and trustees through the process of estate and trust administration.

With the constantly changing tax laws, business or personal circumstances and economic conditions that impact estate planning, you’ll want J. Lee E. Osborne on your team of advisers.. Lee focuses on estate planning and administration, taxation, business planning and transactions. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, which recognizes individual attorneys for distinguished contributions to the practice of estate planning, probate and trust law.. Lee is an adjunct professor at the Washington and Lee School of Law, where he teaches Wealth Transfer Planning. He has presented continuing legal education programs on numerous subjects, including ethics at the Annual Douglas W. Conner Advanced Estate Planning and Administration Seminar.. Prior to joining Woods Rogers, he was president of Carter & Osborne, P.C.. Lee is regularly cited for excellence in trusts and estate planning in leading lists such as Best Lawyers in America (since 1995), Super Lawyers and Virginia Living. He has been recognized as Lawyer of the Year in America’s Best Lawyers.. He also has been selected as a Fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation for 2013.. Lee has a bachelor’s degree from Yale University and received his law degree and master’s of law and taxation degree from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary.. He serves on numerous organizations, including the Roanoke Valley Estate Planning Council, Roanoke College Planned Giving Advisory Board, Ferrum College Estate Planning Council, Charitable Advisory Committee of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning of the Blue Ridge.

Zell Law in Reston provides unmatched legal counsel and representation to a diverse clientele throughout the D.C. area and nationwide. Regarded as one of the region’s leading law firms, Zell Law delivers highly personalized counsel and representation in the following matters:. Estate planningBusiness planningTax planningTrustee and fiduciary services

Providing my clientele with peace of mind is my greatest reward.. I provide each one of my clients with close personal attention, counsel and advice relative to their estate planning, and asset protection concerns.. We use trust law to keep our clients affairs private and to keep the assets in the family.. The use of trust in second marriages or blended families is particularly helpful as it can legally guarantee your children will NOT be disinherited.. Leaving assets "in trust" is very beneficial because it can protect the assets from lawsuits and divorce. We do this in almost every case.. Every case is unique and we address all tax related concerns of our clients such as income tax deferral on inherited IRA', estate tax avoidance.. As a Master of Laws in Estate Planning (J.D., LL.M.) and having had the wonderful privilege of helping more than 2,000 clients over more than 12 years use trust law to help plan for the transfer of more than 2,000,000,000 (2 billion), I have spent 1,000's of hours actively helping people.. None of our clients have ever had to pay a nickel in estate taxes relative to our planning advice since inception of the law practice in 2003.. Privacy and Peace if Mind is what we provide. It just happens to be in the form of legal advice and sound planning & counsel.