Richard Allen Dezio

Richard Allen Dezio

5.0
Rating: 6.6

Licensed for 35 years

Probate Lawyer at Alexandria, VA
Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts ... +2 more

218 N. Lee Streeet, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA

About Richard

Practice Areas

5

Practice Areas

Probate 40%

30 years

40%
Trusts 20%

31 years

20%
Litigation 10%

35 years

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 30 minutes

Hourly Rates

$ 325-400 per hour

Retainer

Sometimes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check

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Licenses

Licensed in Virginia for 33 years

State: Virginia

Acquired: 1992

Active

No misconduct found

Licensed in District of Columbia for 34 years

State: District of Columbia

Acquired: 1991

Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Pennsylvania for 32 years

State: Pennsylvania

Acquired: 1993

Inactive

No misconduct found

Licensed in West Virginia for 35 years

State: West Virginia

Acquired: 1990

Inactive

No misconduct found

Location

Richard A. Dezio, P.C.

218 N. Lee Streeet, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA, 22314

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Richard Allen Dezio's Reviews

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5.0 /5.0

11 Client Reviews

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Posted by BEVERLY | November 22, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Our family attorney for over a decade

Richard Dezio has provided superb legal advice and services for our family. Specifically, he has drawn up our Family Trust, our wills, and has incorporated a "non-profit" corporation for us. He is experienced and very learned and the "turn-around" time is swift. His work is pristine and he is acces...sible. We have been consistently pleased with every aspect of working with Mr. Dezio for over ten years. You could not find a better attorney!

Posted by Keith | November 08, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Trusts

Great Customer Service

Richard helped us prepare a trust and was superb. He was helpful in every way, always patient with our questions, accessible, and knew how to guide us in the right direction based on what we were trying to accomplish. Recommend him highly

Posted by anonymous | May 25, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Estate & Trust Planning

We hired Mr. Dezio upon referral from our financial planner to put together a trust and some estate planning documents. During the process Dick was very responsive and patient as we worked through the details of our materials. We would highly recommend him for similar work and will continue to util...ize his services in the future.

Posted by Debra | May 22, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Excellent Experience in Every Way

I was referred to Mr. Dezio by my financial consultants and they did me a tremendous favor. I met with him initially about a year ago to prepare a living revocable trust, will, medical directive, durable power of attorney and seeking advice on other estate matters. Everything was done perfectly to ...my satisfaction within 10 days. I just visited him again earlier this month to make a few significant changes including a legacy donation to a charitable organization that was somewhat complicated. He saw me the same week I called, and everything was prepared as we discussed within a few days. The next week I returned to finalize and sign off on everything. He is clearly a subject matter expert in every way, offering thoughtful and important suggestions. He was patient while explaining my myriad of questions and was completely focused on representing my intentions and only interested in serving my best interests. I would absolutely recommend him without reservation to family, friends or anyone seeking sage advice on estate planning. And, he is a great guy to boot!

Posted by Monica | March 23, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning

Review of Richard Allen Dezio

We went to Mr. Dezio for estate planning purposes and found him to be extremely knowledgeable. He is very responsive. If you call him and he is not there to take the call, he returns the call within a short time. The same for e-mails. I was impressed by this. He is efficient and prepared the doc...uments carefully and completely in a very timely fashion. He is approachable with a calm demeanor. He is thoughtful in his approach and answers every question thoroughly and explained legal procedures and terminology clearly and concisely. I would recommend him very highly.

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Experience

Rating:  6.6 (Good)

Work Experience

1991 - Present

Attorney, Richard A Dezio, PC

Associations

2008 - Present

Virginia State Bar Estates Section

Member

1991 - Present

District of Columbia Bar

Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Barcelona.Com v. Excelentisimo Ayuntamiento, 189 F.Supp.2d 367 (E.D. Va., 2002)

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Education

1990

West Virginia University College of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1970

University of Florida

BSBA

Speaking Engagements

2015

Schwab Client Meeting

Estate Planning

2015

Luncheon Meeting

Estate Planning

Languages

English

Spanish

Activity

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