Gary D Altman

PRO

Gary D Altman

4.3
Rating: 10.0

Licensed for 45 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Rockville, MD
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Wills & Living Wills, Probate ... +2 more

One Central Plaza, 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 708, Rockville, MD

Virtual Consultation Available

About Gary

Biography

Exclusively Estate Law

Succession planning, estate planning for business owners - management, ownership, taxation

Legacy and Estate Planning, Asset Protection, Fiduciary Services, Trust and Probate Administration,

Charitable Trust and Private Foundations as well as comprehensive counsel to minimize all taxes

Special Needs Planning

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Estate Planning 40%

34 years

40%
Probate 20%

20%
Wills and Living Wills 20%

34 years

20%
Business 10%

10%
Tax 10%

34 years

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Retainer

Sometimes


Payment Methods

  • Check
  • Credit Card

Licenses

Licensed in New York for 9 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2016

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Virginia for 9 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 2016

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in Maryland for 33 years

State: Maryland

Acquired: 1992

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in District of Columbia for 45 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 1980

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Altman & Associates

One Central Plaza, 11300 Rockville Pike, Suite 708, Rockville, MD, 20852

www.altmanassociates.net

Gary D Altman's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.3 /5.0

12 Client Reviews

5 star (10)
4 star (0)
3 star (0)
2 star (0)
1 star (2)

Posted by Sue | July 15, 2017 | Consulted Attorney

This review is from a potential client who consulted with this attorney.

Kudos

Gary exhibits intelligent listening and tenacity, ultimately providing an excellent solution for my parents. His staff has always been helpful as well.

Posted by anonymous | July 10, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Reliable, Honest, Excellent

I absolutely recommend Gary Altman, and have already referred friends and family to him. From the initial consultation that my husband and I had with him, we knew we could trust him and count on him to make sure our affairs are taken care of. We actually asked him to "rush" our documents (due to medi...cal emergencies) and we were accommodated with no problems. The team at Altman & Associates made our process so easy and painless. I have also brought in my parents and they also had a fantastic experience, and it was such a pleasure working with Gary Altman. My family and I will absolutely continue to work with him and his firm for years to come.

Posted by Daniel | July 10, 2017 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Gary is a top notch estate planner. Highly recommend.

Gary Altman is an excellent estate attorney. My wife and I initially came in back in 2008 to have an old estate plan reviewed and, due to significant changes in our lives (children, more assets, etc.), as well as new laws, our documents had to be redone. Gary executed the documents painlessly and qu...ickly. Since then, they've settled my mother's estate, done estate planning for several friends and family members, and also updated our documents. Their support team is a pleasure to work with as well. Everyone we have interacted with has been courteous and professional and they make sure to send us important reminders every year to make sure our documents stay current. We continue to be very satisfied with their work and feel very comfortable referring them to others.

Posted by anonymous | August 1, 2013

Extraordinary attorney

Gary Altman is an extraordinary lawyer. Smart. Thoughtful. Fun. He has worked on a range of challenges for me - from guiding my personal estate planning to providing extraordinary tax strategy and support to me as a fiduciary of a large and complex estate. He has given me great advice. Found expe...rts for everything from art appraisals to accounting to litigation. Demonstrated complete integrity. I recommend him without reservation.

Posted by Allen F. Shapiro | November 2, 2012

Estate Planning and Corporate Goverance

For the past twenty years, Gary Altman has provided my wife and I with expert, superior, professional advise and counsel with respect to our estate planning, trusts, and period review/modifications. He has also guided the registration and charter processs for our LLC, focused upon management consult...ing but with a wide, optional practice domain. We have recommended Gary to numerous friends and a few relatives, who have used his services and benefited from his insights and counsel with total satisfaction. He is thorough, pragmatic, learned and quite capable of explaining any particular legal approach in "plain english" - understandable to the professional or layperson. Moreover, since entering into his private practice many years ago, we have found his office staff to be consistently responsive, proactive and "sharp" in providing any necessary logistical assistance to both trivial and serious matters at hand. Having myself worked in the international field for over 35 years, I have found Gary to relate quite well to international affairs and to related matters of legal concern, which are of extreme benefit to my foreign national colleagues residing in the US as visa-holders and/or dual-citizen US passport holders (e.g., taxes, property ownership, trusts, etc.) While Estate Planning is cited as the case area, he has several other areas of professional expertise (e.g., tax law, real estate trusts, wills, etc.) but the AVVO system allows only one choice. Unequivocably, Gary Altman is five-star in every respect.

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Joel Weissler

Estate planning lawyer | Nov 11

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Gary is a delight to work with. He not only knows Maryland law, but is acutely aware of how it differs from the law in other states."

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Devang Shah

Estate planning lawyer | Nov 01

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Brian Della Rocca

Estate planning lawyer | Oct 12

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Gary's knowledge and experience relating to estate planning makes him one of the top estate planners in the Washington, DC area. He looks for creative answers to complex estate planning issues. I have great respect for his work and his leadership."

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Steven Jawetz

Estate planning lawyer | Aug 01

Relationship: Other

"Gary and his well-supervised associates did an excellent job preparing and revising wills and trusts and explaining everything they did. Cost effective as well."

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Mindy Felinton

Tax lawyer | Jul 17

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Experience

Rating:  10.0 (Superb)

Honors

2025

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2024

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2023

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2022

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2021

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Maryland Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Top Estate Planner, Washingtonian Magazine

2020

Washington, DC Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2020

Top Wealth Managers, Washingtonian Magazine

2019

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2019

Financial, Washingtonian Magazine

2018

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2017

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2016

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2015

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2014

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2013

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2012

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2011

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2010

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2009

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2009

Top 100 Attorneys, Worth Magazine

2008

Norma Stevens Leadership Awarre, NCAFPA, Financial Planning Association

2008

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

2007

Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers

N/A

AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1993 - 1996

Of Counsel, Linowees and Blocher

1991 - 1993

Attorney, Katz, Frome, Slan and Bleecker

1990 - 1991

Attorney, Tucker, Flyer & Lewis

1987 - 1990

Tax Specialist, Coopers & Lybrand, Washington, DC

Associations

2016 - Present

Rockville Chamber of Commerce

Member

2015 - Present

Leadership Montgomery Core Program

Member

2010 - Present

The Greater Bethesda Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce

member

2009 - Present

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Member

2007 - Present

Wealth Counsel Advisors Forum

Member

2006 - Present

The Academy of Special Needs

Founding Member

2000 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

1995 - Present

Washington, D.C. Estate Planning Council

Member

1990 - Present

Maryland State Bar Association

Member

1990 - Present

Financial Planning Association, National Capital Chapter

Past President/Chairman of Board

1980 - Present

Disctrict of Columbia State Bar Association

Member

2017 - 2019

Hope Connections

President

2011 - 2017

Society of Financial Service Professionals, National Capital Chapter

President/Chairman

2008 - 2016

Association of Small Foundations

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Various Cases on Trust Reformation

Trust was Reformed

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Education

1992

Georgetown University Law Center

LL.M. Taxation

1986

College of Financial Planning

Certified Financial Planner CFP

1980

New York University School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1977

Wesleyan University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2012

Richmond Financial Planning Association

Post Death Planning

2012

NAPFA Study Group

Post Death Planning

2012

Montgomery County Bar Section on Estates and Trust

Post Death Planning

2012

Financial Planning Association NCA Annual Conference

Post Death Planning

2012

Bryn Mawr Trust

Post Death Planning

2012

Branch Family Reunion Education Seminar

Estate Planning

Publications

2012

Financial Advisor Magazine "The Horror" Gary Altman stresses the Dangers of Not Working with a Legitimate Estate Planning Attorney

2011

Private Wealth Magazine Business Succession Planning

Languages

English

Farsi

Activity

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