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Evan Harris Farr
Fredericksburg (Independent City) County, VA Probate Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Elder, Estate Planning and Nursing Home
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
In practice since 1987, Attorney Evan Farr is widely recognized as one of the leading Elder Law, Estate Planning, and Specials Needs attorneys in Virginia, DC, and Maryland, and one of foremost experts in the Country in the field of Medicaid Asset Protection and related Trusts. Evan Farr has been quoted or cited as an expert by numerous sources, including the Washington Post, Newsweek Magazine, Northern Virginia Magazine, Trusts & Estates Magazine, The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the American Bar Association, and has been featured as a guest speaker on television and numerous radio shows, including Fairfax...
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James Douglas McCarthy
Fauquier County, VA Probate Attorney with 21 years of experience
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of Dayton School of Law
J. Douglas McCarthy is a founding partner of McCarthy & Akers, PLC. His practice focuses on transactional law dealing with Estate Planning, Real Estate and Corporate matters. Prior to founding McCarthy & Akers, PLC, Mr. McCarthy was a partner in the Winchester, Virginia law firm of Groves and McCarthy.
Mr. McCarthy received his J.D. from the Keller School of Law at The University of Dayton, in Dayton, Ohio, where he earned honors in the fields of Taxation, Wills and Trusts. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, where he majored in Political Science.
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Maria T Patente
Manassas (Independent City) County, VA Probate Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfProbate, Elder, Estate Planning and Landlord Tenant
American University Washington College of Law
The laws touch everyone's life, but not everyone feels like they can access the law when they have problems. Almost everyone has an encounter with housing issues, aging and elder law, special needs, estate planning or probate, but not everyone feels like they can find the right attorney. I focus on making the law accessible to people who need help vindicating their rights and benefiting from the legal system.
As a Virginia licensed attorney with more than a decade of experience, I have represented and successfully counseled and advocated for a diverse group of clients,...
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Jean Galloway Ball
Fairfax (Independent City) County, VA Probate Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Probate, Elder and Estate Planning
The George Washington University Law School
Jean Galloway Ball is certified in Elder Law by the National Elder Law Foundation. She does life care and estate planning: preparing powers of attorney, Wills and Trusts for seniors and their families. She assists families with planning for disabled adult children. She advises on families on planning for long term care expenses. She is a recognized litigator in the area of fiduciary litigation including guardianship, Will contests, trust administration, claims against estates, accounts from fiduciaries, undue influence and financial exploitation.
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James H. Wilson Jr.
Henrico County, VA Probate Attorney
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfProbate, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Family
University of Richmond School of Law
I assist clients with legal problems in the areas of bankruptcy, divorce, wills and trusts, and probate or estate administration. I am an experienced trial lawyer and have been a member of the Virginia State Bar since 1987. While I am glad to help clients settle their legal matters expeditiously and at the lowest costs to their satisfaction, I welcome the opportunity to litigate contested matters when settlement is not an acceptable option. I particularly enjoy the interplay between different practice areas, and have helped clients with both marital or divorce problems and financial problems such as...
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Charles E McWilliams Jr.
Prince William County, VA Probate Lawyer with 17 years of experience
4310 Prince William Pkwy.
Suite 300
Prince William, VA 22192
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
Georgetown University Law Center and George Mason University School of Law
Chuck has practiced in Winchester and throughout northern Virginia since 2007. He is both a lawyer and a Certified Public Accountant (with an LL.M in Tax and Estate Planning) and worked in public accounting before attending law school. Chuck’s practice focuses on complex estate planning and administration matters, resolving tax disputes, business planning, choice of entity, conservation easements and other business matters. Chuck has extensive training in complex estate and business matters and his practice focuses primarily on business owners and families with more than $1 million in liquid assets. Chuck regularly works to resolve family disputes, establish business...
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Charles W. Hazelwood III
Fairfax County, VA Probate Lawyer
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfProbate, Estate Planning, Personal Injury and Real Estate
University of Richmond School of Law
I am licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia. I am a native Virginian and I attended high school at Lake Braddock. I graduated cum laude from the University of South Carolina where I earned a bachelor’s degree majoring in criminal justice. I then graduated from the University of Richmond School of Law. During law school, I interned with the IRS and prosecuted cases at the New Kent County Commonwealth’s Attorney and County Attorney office. Since graduating and becoming licensed, I have focused on estate planning, real estate, estate administration/probate and personal injury. My passion for assisting clients...
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Jamie Leigh Allgood
Hanover County, VA Probate Attorney with 12 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfProbate, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Regent University School of Law
My practice consists primarily of family law matters. People entrenched in a family law case-maybe a divorce or custody battle- often find this to be one of the most challenging seasons of their life. They are best served by an attorney who is truly invested in them. I work closely with my clients in creating a strategy that achieves my client’s goals in the most efficient and practical way possible. I am a skilled negotiator and an effective litigator, utilizing both of these tactics as needed.
I graduated from Christopher Newport University with a B.A. in Political Science, and I graduated...
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Richard Sternberg
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Fairfax (Independent City) County, VA Probate Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Probate, Estate Planning, International and Real Estate
Center for International Legal Studies and Georgetown University
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,...
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Kerri Castellini
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Fairfax (Independent City) County, VA Probate Attorney with 18 years of experience
Probate and Estate Planning
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
Kerri Castellini is primarily a DC-based attorney with a focus on estate and trust administration, guardianship for incapacitated adults and minors, and estate planning. She brings her legal experience to the Trusts and Estates Practice Group and is currently admitted to practice law in Washington DC, Maryland, and before the supreme court. She is passionate about providing a high level of attention to her clients to come up with a plan that is best for their unique circumstances.
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Vincent J Mata
10.0 (1 Peer Review)
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfWarren County, VA Probate Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Probate, Elder, Estate Planning and Real Estate
George Mason University School of Law
Vincent J. Mata attended the University of Notre Dame and the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum for undergraduate studies in the classical humanities. He obtained a Master's degree at The Catholic University of America in philosophy, and earned his Juris Doctor at George Mason University School of Law, now Antonin Scalia Law School. Vincent is a founding partner and attorney at Mata & Hill PLC. He focuses his practice primarily on estate and elder law issues. Mata & Hill PLC additionally offers real estate, business, and civil litigation services, and serves clients throughout the Northern Shenandoah Valley.
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Mr. Kia Brian Kondori
Fairfax (Independent City) County, VA Probate Attorney with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
After passing the Virginia State Bar, Mr. Kondori became an associate attorney at Pikrallidas & Associates, involved with all types of cases, ranging from personal injury, divorce and family law, contract review & consulting, the ever changing immigration field, as well as civil and traffic matters. Kia aims to continue representing his clients to the best of his abilities as one of the founding attorney's at Kondori & Moorad, LLP. Currently, Mr. Kondori, handles various matters related to real estate, estate planning, business law, landlord & tenant law and medical and dental practice sale and acquisition.
Mr. Kondori is a...
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Loretta Morris Williams
Fairfax (Independent City) County, VA Probate Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Probate, Elder and Estate Planning
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
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Paul James Dean
Alexandria (Independent City) County, VA Probate Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfProbate, Business, Employment and Estate Planning
George Mason University School of Law
Paul J. Dean, Esq. is the founder and sole proprietor of the Law Offices of Paul J. Dean, PLLC. He is a graduate of Harvard University and the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason, and admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Paul has lived and worked in the Mt. Vernon/Alexandria area of Fairfax County for more than 20 years. After a successful government affairs career spanning more than two decades, he founded this firm to more directly meet the legal needs of individuals, small business owners and non-profit organizations in his community.
Paul resides in the...
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John Joseph Irving
Manassas (Independent City) County, VA Probate Lawyer
Free ConsultationProbate, Criminal, Estate Planning and Family
John Irving brings a working knowledge of all aspects of the legal process to any case or client with his extensive and eclectic legal background. In 1997, John received his undergraduate bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Shortly after graduation he began work as a fraud investigator for the City of New York. John handled thousands of cases involving welfare and housing fraud. Following this position, he was recruited to and employed the Prince William County Police Department where he exhibited his superior abilities and received several commendations and awards.
After a brief time with the police department, John decided to make...
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John James Good
Stafford County, VA Probate Attorney
Free ConsultationProbate, Estate Planning, Family and Landlord Tenant
California Western School of Law
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Ms. Alvi Aggarwal
Fairfax (Independent City) County, VA Probate Attorney with 14 years of experience
Probate, Estate Planning and Tax
The George Washington University Law School and University of Miami School of Law
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Charles W. Hazelwood Jr.
Fairfax County, VA Probate Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Probate, Elder, Estate Planning and Real Estate
The George Washington University Law School and University of Richmond School of Law
Charles W. Hazelwood, Jr., or "Chuck", has accumulated a significant legal skill set over the past four decades. His communication skills and negotiating abilities were honed and perfected over time as he handled thousands cases. He has a thorough understanding of the law and comprehensive experience with handing estates and trusts, real estate issues, personal injury cases, and more. His long-standing legal acumen has been time-tested by the significantnumber of cases he has handled. Born in Richmond, Virginia, Chuck attended West Springfield High School.
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Matthew DeGioia
Fairfax (Independent City) County, VA Probate Attorney with 3 years of experience
Probate, Administrative, Estate Planning and Social Security Disability
The George Washington University Law School
I believe in taking a client-centered approach to the practice of law. I want to make sure that you as a client are seen and heard, and that your concerns are fully addressed every time we connect. I also believe in taking a measured and efficient approach to advocacy, one that maximizes your resources and time.
It gives me great satisfaction to assist clients with their estate planning matters. I want to make sure that you and your loved ones are kept at ease when planning for the future. In addition to estate planning, I handle probate and estate administration matters,...
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Sharon B Ten
Hanover County, VA Probate Attorney with 30 years of experience
Probate and Estate Planning
University of Richmond School of Law
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Mr. Ryan C. Young
Henrico County, VA Probate Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Probate, Business, Elder and Estate Planning
Hofstra University
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Christopher Todd Mays
Alexandria (Independent City) County, VA Probate Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Probate, Divorce, Estate Planning and Family
Christopher Mays received his BS from Virginia Tech and JD from the George Washington University Law School. Chris has received various awards for his work as a family law attorney, including recognition as a “Top Lawyer” by Northern Virginia Magazine. He has lectured at Continuing Legal Education seminars for the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and local bar associations in Northern Virginia. He has also written for the Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and co-authored written materials for Virginia CLE (Continuing Legal Education). As an attorney, Chris focuses his practice on representing individuals and families in matters relating...
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Mr. J. Michael Slocum
Fairfax County, VA Probate Lawyer with 46 years of experience
6225 Brandon Ave.
Suite 310
SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150
Probate, Administrative, Estate Planning and Health Care
The George Washington University Law School
Mr. Slocum is the senior member of the law firm of Slocum & Boddie, P.C., specializing in contract law, corporate issues, federal procurement and grant law, and executive estate planning. He has more than thirty years of experience and has represented hundreds of small businesses, universities, non-profit organizations, and even agencies of the federal Government. In addition, he has advised and trained universities, federal agencies and private businesses on management, mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiation, price and cost issues, contract administration, export controls, ethics and other topics.
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Melinda Merk
Fairfax (Independent City) County, VA Probate Lawyer with 29 years of experience
(703) 934-1126
11350 Random Hills Road Suite 500
Suite 500
Fairfax, VA 22030
Offers Video ConferencingVideo ConfProbate, Estate Planning and Tax
Melinda provides holistic multi-generational income and wealth transfer tax planning advice and estate and trust services to individuals, families, and business owners. She also advises fiduciaries and beneficiaries on probate and estate and trust administration, and serves as a technical expert on estate and trust litigation matters.
Melinda has over 25 years of experience in the estates and trusts area, and brings a unique and diverse perspective from her work in private law practice, Big Four accounting firms, and private banking/trust services. With her focus on advising clients in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, asset protection,...
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Richard W. Hartman III
Fairfax County, VA Probate Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Probate, Elder and Estate Planning
Washington and Lee University School of Law
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Laura Moldowan
Prince William County, VA Probate Attorney with 28 years of experience
(703) 753-2305
7420 Heritage Village Plaza, Suite 101
Gainesville, VA 20155
Probate and Estate Planning
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Valerie Geiger
Fairfax (Independent City) County, VA Probate Attorney with 22 years of experience
Probate, Elder and Estate Planning
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Joshua E. Bushman
Arlington County, VA Probate Attorney with 17 years of experience
Probate, Elder, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of Richmond School of Law
At the Bushman Law Group, our motto is simple: "Let our attorneys deal with your legal problems while you get back to what is truly important . . . the rest of your life." We know that facing a legal problem is stressful, that is why our attorneys guide you through each step of the legal process with prompt, personal service you can trust. Our goal is to build a long-term, relationship with our clients, and we want our clients to trust us with all of their legal work. To this end, we work hard on every case,...
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Karen L. Rowell
Harrisonburg (Independent City) County, VA Probate Lawyer with 16 years of experience
(540) 433-2601
Ext. 217
92 N. liberty Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Probate, Elder and Estate Planning
College of William and Mary
Karen L. Rowell is an associate attorney with Clark & Bradshaw, P.C. Ms. Rowell grew up in Roanoke County, Virginia, graduating from Cave Spring High School. She received her baccalaureate degree in Family & Child Development from Virginia Tech and her juris doctor from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary. Ms. Rowell served as a Cryptologic Technician Interpretive in the United States Navy for five years prior to attending law school and has been practicing law in Harrisonburg since 2008. Ms. Rowell focuses her practice on wills & estate planning, advanced...
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Joan Fine
Frederick County, VA Probate Attorney with 42 years of experience
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate
Boston College Law School
Ms. Fine has practiced law for 35 years, the last 28 in Virginia. Her business law experience started immediately after graduating from Boston College Law School in 1982 when she worked at a 50-attorney Boston law firm. In 1989 she joined the Costello Dickenson firm in Winchester, Virginia, and in 1990 opened her own firm.
Ms. Fine has extensive practice drafting business contracts, including buy-sell agreements, employment agreements and non-competition agreements, and, balancing that experience, she reviews and litigates contracts drafted by other attorneys.
Her Wills, Trusts and Estates practice involves planning, drafting estate documents and probate litigation.
Her equine practice is an...
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Sonja Aoun
Fairfax County, VA Probate Attorney with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationOffers Video ConferencingVideo ConfProbate and Estate Planning
Georgetown University Law Center
Sonja Aoun represents family law clients in all aspects of separation and divorce, including divorce planning/premarital agreements, collaborative divorces, negotiated settlements, and trials. Her estate planning practice ranges from the preparation of powers of attorney and advance medical directives to wills and complex trusts and special needs planning.
Sonja obtained her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center after graduating cum laude with a B.S. in Languages (Spanish) from Georgetown University. Starting in 2014, she has been named to the Virginia SuperLawyers list in the field of family law; she has been listed in the Washington,...
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C. Douglas Welty
Arlington County, VA Probate Attorney with 41 years of experience
Probate and Estate Planning
University of Virginia
I practice in Northern Virginia (including Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Prince William, and Loudoun Counties) exclusively in the areas of estate planning; wills, trusts & estates (including probate and trust administration); estate and gift taxation; wealth preservation and asset protection; and family business law. For more information, please contact me or visit my website, weltyblair.com.
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Ryan A Brown
Arlington County, VA Probate Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
George Mason University
Ryan A. Brown was born in Kansas City and raised in California. His first job in the computer industry began at the age of eleven, building and repairing personal computers for a local store in Santa Barbara, California. In 1993 he began a computer and Internet consulting firm and started the first Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Santa Barbara.
Ryan went on to attend Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, where he received a BS in Computer Science with departmental and school honors and a BA in Spanish in 2000. Ryan is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Upsilon Pi Epsilon...
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Sudeep Bose
Alexandria (Independent City) County, VA Probate Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Probate, Animal, Criminal and Domestic Violence
The Catholic University of America
Attorney Bose is a Virginia trial attorney. He served as a police officer in Prince George's County, Maryland (MNCPP). During his tenure on the midnight shift in this difficult policing environment, he obtained invaluable insight into the world of drugs, gangs and violent crime. He obtained advanced training in Interview and Interrogation, DUI detection and arrest, counter-intelligence, firearms armory, drug interdiction, and negotiation. These skills combined with his experience as in-house General Counsel for a government contractor in Northern Virginia produce proven results for clients involved in various legal matters.
The Bose Law Firm, PLLC formed...
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James M. Sack
Fairfax County, VA Probate Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and Tax
Boston University School of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
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Paul T Ranney Jr
Chesterfield County, VA Probate Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate and Estate Planning
University of Richmond School of Law
Paul spends his time preparing estate planning documents and helping his clients probate estates. He specializes in accommodating clients' busy schedules in working on their cases, with evening and weekend appointments available.
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Kevin Mottley
Richmond (Independent City) County, VA Probate Attorney with 28 years of experience
Probate, Appeals and Personal Injury
University of Virginia School of Law
Attorney Kevin W. Mottley is a Virginia trial lawyer who has dedicated his practice to representing traumatic brain injury ("TBI") victims, as well as other clients who have suffered a catastrophic personal injury. Kevin wrote the book, "Brain Case: The Big 5 Questions to Answer Before Filing Your Brain Injury Case," to help people understand how lawyers look at TBI cases. His focus on representing TBI victims has, thus far, resulted in over $12 million in verdicts and settlements for his clients in mild TBI cases. TBI cases, particularly those involving the so-called “mild” traumatic brain injuries,...
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Stacey Lynn McDonough
Albemarle County, VA Probate Lawyer
Probate, Business, Estate Planning and IP
University of Richmond School of Law
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Foster Friedman
Alexandria (Independent City) County, VA Probate Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Probate and Estate Planning
Boston University School of Law
Foster Friedman concentrates on planning and controversy matters involving estate and trusts. He has extensive experience advising clients on the transfer of wealth from one generation to another, including the orderly and tax-efficient succession of family-owned businesses, through the preparation and implementation of Wills, Trusts, Family Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies.
Mr. Friedman serves individual clients who seek to transfer assets efficiently to their chosen beneficiaries. As a part of our estate planning services, we also consider the impact of federal income, estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes on the transmission of wealth. We often help our clients achieve tax...
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Gretchyn Gay Meinken
Alexandria (Independent City) County, VA Probate Attorney with 17 years of experience
Probate and Estate Planning
George Mason University School of Law
Gretchyn Meinken 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.