Estate Planning lawyers in District of Columbia

Firm: Royal Law Firm PLLC

1629 K St NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20006

Practice Areas: Tax, Business, Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills

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.

Firm: Richard S Sternberg

Use Maryland Mailing Address , Washington , District of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Wills, Trusts, & Probates, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Real Estate, Corporate & Incorporation, Estate Planning, Probate, International Law, Litigation

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.

Firm: The Elder & Disability Law Center

1020 19th Street NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship, Elder Law, Medicaid & Medicare, Power Of Attorney, Trusts, Wills, Elder Law, Guardianship, Power Of Attorney, Probate, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills, Medicaid & Medicare

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.

Firm: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

1700 K Street Northwest Suite 300 , Washington , District of Columbia 20006

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Tax, Probate, Trusts

Firm: Birchstone Moore LLC

5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20015

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Firm: The Royal Law Office

5335 Wisconsin Ave NW , Washington, DC , District of Columbia 20015

Practice Areas: Legal Services, Estate Planning, Business

1101 Connecticut Ave NW Ste 410 , Washington , District of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Business, Land Use & Zoning, Estate Planning, Trusts, General Practice, Real Estate

Firm: Rubin, Winston, Diercks, Harris & Cooke, L.L.P.

1201 Connecticut Avenue NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

1711 P St NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Tax, Estate Planning, Estate Planning

Firm: Wright & Batchelor

1601 18th St NW , Washington, DC , District of Columbia 20009

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Tax