Marc S Levine

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Marc S Levine

3.9
77 reviews
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Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 33 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Bethesda, MD
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts

4520 East West Highway., Suite. 700, Bethesda, MD

Virtual Consultation Available

Free Consultation

About Marc

Biography

Applying Trust And Common Sense To Estate And Probate Matters For You And Your Family.

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Estate Planning 45%

We design estate plans to assure that clients’ net worth passes to their intended beneficiaries with minimal tax and administrative expenses, while maximizing flexibility and ease of use for clients during their lives and their families after their deaths.

33 years

45%
Probate 40%

During some of the hardest times our clients face, we help them to probate wills, administer estates and trusts, deal with family issues, and minimize the negative impact the passing of a loved one can have on their lives.

33 years

40%
Trusts 15%

As a part of our Estate Planning practice, we incorporate trusts for individuals (including revocable living trusts), their spouse, children, charities and others. We use trusts complement a client's needs, not as a tool for every situation.

33 years

15%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

Awards

Client's Choice
Client's Choice
2020 2019 2018
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+ 2
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 29 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 1996

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in District of Columbia for 31 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 1994

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Maryland for 33 years

State: Maryland

Acquired: 1992

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Handler & Levine, LLC

4520 East West Highway., Suite. 700, Bethesda, MD, 20814

handlerlevine.com/attorneys/marc-s-levine/

Online Presence

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Marc S Levine's Reviews

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Posted by Martha | April 11, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Marc S. Levine Provided Exemplary Legal Service for our Estate Plan, Will and Trust

Marc Levine offered exceptional counsel, advice, and service for our family, helping us execute our first estate plan, will and trust. Marc and his team listened carefully to our needs, gave us insights into the options we had, and guided us through our decision-making that will benefit our family an...d friends in the future. We would unequivocally recommend Marc as a legal expert who is a person of high integrity, intelligence, patience, and caring!

Posted by Janet | November 25, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Wills & Living Wills

Experienced and Thorough

We very much appreciated Marc and his team and the guidance they provided as we prepared advance directives and new wills. He is very knowledgeable and explained everything to us thoroughly so that we understood what we were signing. We would highly recommend him and his team to others.

Posted by anonymous | November 20, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Great Estate Planning

Marc has done a terrific job helping us think through our estate planning, and ensuring that we have peace of mind on this difficult topic. Both he and his office are efficient, thorough, and a pleasure to deal with. We have had a terrific experience.

Posted by Zack | October 07, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Great Experience; Would Highly Recommend

My wife and I worked with Marc on our estate planning - creating wills, powers of attorney and health directives for each of us, reworking beneficiary designations, etc.. Having never done this before, we of course had many questions and issues we needed to learn more about. Marc patiently walked us ...through the process and ensured that we understood the implications of all of the decisions we needed to make along the way. He is very personable and has a great bedside manner (or whatever the legal equivalent would be termed). He and his staff were always professional and timely in their communications and in delivering document drafts. Overall. we have only good things to say about our experience with Marc and would recommend him to others seeking estate planning services. In fact, following the completion of our own estate planning process, I referred my mother to Marc to do her own planning.

Posted by Janis | June 03, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Very knowledgeable and thorough

Marc Levine was recommended to us by our financial advisor to help update our estate planning documents. I give him 5 stars because he listened to our needs, provided very helpful feedback, guided us clearly through the process of creating appropriate documents, pointed out issues that we hadn’t con...sidered, but were pertinent, and throughout the process, he made us feel very comfortable. We felt confident that he would provide us with the documents we needed, and we are very satisfied with the results. In particular, he raised questions that we hadn’t thought of regarding estate planning and how to ensure through the document that grandchildren would be benefitting appropriately, so our documents accurately reflect what we would like to have done in the future. He also guided us through the health-related documents and answered our questions clearly and professionally pointing out what can and can’t be done and making us feel comfortable with our decisions regarding health care in the future. There are many sensitive issues arising with estate planning and Marc knew just how to approach these. We left our meeting with Marc Levine feeling relieved and comfortable, and the final documents were prepared and presented as promised. I say this because we did meet with another attorney prior and we were not pleased with the consultation so we did have a clear comparison. I highly recommend Marc Levine to anyone needing expert guidance with estate planning.

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Diane Seltzer

Estate planning lawyer | Nov 11

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Morris Klein

Estate planning lawyer | Nov 10

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Marc is a highly qualified and very experienced estates and trusts attorney."

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Michael Bramnick

Estate planning lawyer | Nov 10

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Marc is a very knowledgeable and experienced estate planning attorney. I endorse this lawyer."

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Robert Eustice

Trusts lawyer | Jul 25

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Marc is my go-to trusts and estate attorney. As a family law attorney, my clients frequently need to revise their estate plan as part of the divorce process, and I refer my clients to Marc to help them with their trusts and estates needs."

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Harvey Schweitzer

Estate planning lawyer | Jul 13

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Mr. Levine is an exceptionally knowledgeable attorney in all phases of estate planning and related matters. I have known Mr. Levine for quite some time and I have referred many clients to him. Without exception these clients are very pleased with his services. Not only does Marc display genuine caring about his clients but he has the skill and experience to assess and address their needs and create solutions to the problems they bring to him."

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Laurie Horvitz

Trusts lawyer | Aug 12

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have worked with Marc Levine on several matters. He is an excellent lawyer."

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Alan Fischler

Estate planning lawyer | Jul 22

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I enthusiastically endorse this lawyer for all estate planning and probate matters. Marc is a consummate professional and an outstanding attorney."

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David Hotes

Estate planning lawyer | May 01

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I have had the pleasure of working with Marc Levine on at least a dozen separate matters over the course of the past 4 years and know him to be a careful, thorough, knowledgeable, creative and experienced estate planning attorney. In fact, I have consulted him with regard to my own estate plan and endorse him without hesitation."

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Lisa Becker

Estate planning lawyer | Jan 09

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I highly endorse this lawyer's work."

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Preeminent 5.0 out of 5, Martindale-Hubbell

2023

Super Lawyer, Maryland Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, District of Columbia Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

Work Experience

2006 - 2022

Instructor, Montgomery Collge

2003 - 2022

Seminar Presenter, National Institute of Transition Planning, Inc.

Associations

2015 - Present

Estate and Trust Study Group - Maryland State Bar Association

Member

2014 - Present

Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School

Chair, Planned Giving Committee

1996 - Present

Virginia Bar Association

Member

1994 - Present

District of Columbia Bar Association

Member

1992 - Present

Maryland State Bar Association

Member

American Bar Association

Member

2015 - 2023

Estate Planning Council of Montgomery County, MD, Inc.

Board Member, Officer

Sample of Legal Cases

Porterfield v. Mascari II, Inc.

Victory

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Education

1992

George Washington University National Law Center

JD - Juris Doctor

1988

Boston University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2016

The Montgomery County Maryland American Inn Of Court

Death Taxes - 2016 & Beyond

2015

A Look Back at 2015 to Plan Ahead for 2016 Estate Planning

2014

Workforce Development & Continuing Eduction Wills, Trusts and Estates

2014

Estate Planning Updates Wills, Trusts and Estates

Publications

Languages

English

Activity

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