Estate lawyers prepare wills, trusts, and health-care powers of attorney. While the following all have law degrees, we’ve noted those who also have other financial-industry credentials, such as CPAs. Also included are particular specialties, although most of these attorneys offer broad estate planning for any type of client.
Nancy Fax, managing partner of the firm, concentrates on estate planning and estate and trust administration. She is a recognized expert in the field of estates and trusts law and was the founding author of Maryland Estate Planning and Probate Laws Annotated. Ms. Fax is an active member of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), a highly selective national organization that brings together top trusts and estates lawyers nationwide.Pasternak & Fidis, P.C.
7735 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 1100
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-656-8850
nfax@pasternakfidis.com www.pasternakfidis.com
Frank Baldino helps people protect their assets for their families and future generations. Frank’s calm and friendly demeanor and eagerness to demystify complex tax issues encourages clients to think about the difficult aspects of planning– from providing for a spouse to deciding how children should receive their inheritances. He is experienced in charitable giving, trusts, minimizing estate taxes, tax planning regarding retirement plans and stock options, and probate.Lerch, Early & Brewer
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 460
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-657-0175
www.lerchearly.com/team/frank-s-baldino fsbaldino@lerchearly.com
Anne Coventry’s practice is devoted to tax and estate planning, premarital agreements, and the administration of estates and trusts, with a particular emphasis on working with blended and non-traditional families. She is the author of Maryland Estate Planning and Probate Laws Annotated, serves on the Section Council for the Estates and Trust Law Section of the Maryland State Bar, and is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). She was instrumental in the effort to get new state law enacted relating to the digital assets of deceased or incapacitated persons and has lectured and written extensively that subject.Pasternak & Fidis, P.C.
7735 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 1100
Bethesda, MD 20814
301-656-8850
www.pasternakfidis.com acoventry@pasternakfidis.com
After being a partner at two national law firms for 12 years, Fred founded Frederick J. Tansill & Associates in 1997 in McLean. Fred graduated from Brown University (1970) and from Georgetown (Law 1974, Masters in Tax 1982). He is a Fellow of ACTEC and has chaired the D.C. and Virginia Bars’ Wills, Trusts and Estates Sections. He has practiced law in taxation, trusts and estates and closely-held business matters in the Washington, D.C. area for more than 35 years.Frederick J. Tansill & Associates
6723 Whittier Avenue, Suite 104
McLean, Virginia 22101-4533
703-847-1359
www.fredtansill.com fred@fredtansill.com
Ronald Aucutt. McGuireWoods, McLean; 703-712-5497
Frank Baldino. Lerch, Early & Brewer, Bethesda; 301-657-0175
Leigh-Alexandra Basha. McDermott Will & Emery, Capitol Hill; 202-756-8338
Holly Bastian. Arent Fox, downtown DC; 202-857-8993
Edward Beckwith. Baker Hostetler, downtown DC; 202-861-1646
David Brewer. Odin Feldman & Pittleman; Reston; 703-218-2104
Rachel Burke. Furey, Doolan & Abell, Chevy Chase (moving to Bethesda in June); 301-652-6880
Thomas Campbell. Yates Campbell & Hoeg, Fairfax; 703-273-4230
Calvin Cobb III. Craighill, Mayfield, Fenwick, Cromelin & Cobb, Northwest DC; 202-364-4242
Deborah Cochran. CPA, Cochran Allan, Vienna and Friendship Heights; 703-847-4488
Deborah Cohn. Paley Rothman, Bethesda; 301-951-9341
Anne Coventry. Pasternak & Fidis, Bethesda; 301-656-8850
Paul Cromelin III. Craighill, Mayfield, Fenwick, Cromelin & Cobb, Northwest DC; 202-364-4242
John Dedon. Odin Feldman & Pittleman; Reston; 703-218-2131
Jay Eisenberg. Shulman Rogers, Potomac; 301-230-5223
Nancy Fax. Pasternak & Fidis, Bethesda; 301-656-8850
Marc Feinberg. West & Feinberg, Bethesda; 301-951-1500
Mark Ferguson. Ferguson Walton & Shansab, Reston; 703-860-8520
Donna Esposito Fincher. Vaughan, Fincher & Sotelo, Leesburg; 703-506-1810
Jonathan Forster. Greenberg Traurig, McLean; 703-749-1300
Richard Franklin. McArthur Franklin, downtown DC; 202-857-3434
Robert Freda. McLean; 703-847-8799
Ellen Harrison. McDermott Will & Emery, Capitol Hill; 202-756-8635
Steven Jacobson. West & Feinberg, Bethesda; 301-951-1583
Lauren Jenkins. Offit Kurman, Vienna; 703-745-1821
Sarah Moore Johnson. Birchstone Moore, Northwest DC; 202-686-4842
Beth Shapiro Kaufman. Caplin & Drysdale, downtown DC; 202-862-5062
Gal Kaufman. Holland & Knight, downtown DC; 202-469-5159
Donald Kozusko. Kozusko Harris Duncan, downtown DC; 202-457-7211
Mary Ann Mancini. Loeb & Loeb, downtown DC; 202-618-5006
Donald Manning. Manning & Murray; Arlington; 703-532-5400
Lesley Moss. Oram & Moss, Chevy Chase; 301-652-8600
William Murray. Manning & Murray, Arlington; 703-532-5400
Jeanne Newlon. Venable, downtown DC; 202-344-8553
Alison Noll. Offit Kurman, Vienna; 703-745-1802
Anne O’Brien. Caplin & Drysdale, downtown DC; 202-862-5033
Philip O’Donoghue. Furey, Doolan & Abell, Chevy Chase; 301-652-6880
Jessica Pannell. Conway & Pannell, McLean; 703-448-7575
Laura Stone Quam. Birchstone Moore, Friendship Heights; 202-686-4842
Thomas Richardson. Arnold & Porter, downtown DC; 202-942-5171
John Ritzert Jr.. Ritzert & Leyton, Fairfax; 703-934-2660
Alban Salaman. Holland & Knight, downtown DC; 202-457-5938
A. Christopher Sega. Venable, downtown DC and Rockville; 202-344-8565
Martha Sotelo. Vaughan, Fincher & Sotelo, Vienna; 703-506-1810
Frederick Tansill. Frederick J. Tansill & Associates, McLean; 703-847-1359
Kelly Thompson. Thompson Wildhack, Arlington; 703-237-0027
Stefan Tucker. Venable, downtown DC; 202-344-8570
C. Daniel Vaughan. Vaughan, Fincher & Sotelo, Vienna and Leesburg; 703-506-1810
Patrick Vaughan. Vaughan, Fincher & Sotelo, Vienna; 703-506-1810
Molly Walls. McArthur Franklin, downtown DC; 202-857-3434
Steven Widdes. Stein, Sperling, Bennett, De Jong, Driscoll P.C., Rockville; 301-838-3227
Diane Yawn. Vaughan, Fincher & Sotelo, Vienna; 703-506-1810
Michele Zavos. Zavos Juncker Law Group, Silver Spring; 301-562-8220
Wayne Zell. Odin Feldman Pittleman, Reston; 703-218-2177
