Top Rated Alexandria City County, VA Estate Planning Lawyers

In Alexandria City County, Virginia, there are 195 estate planning lawyers available with 1076+ reviews, ratings and specialties. Best‑reviewed attorneys appear first. Cities within the county are listed below for a more focused search.

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Alexandria City County Has 195 Estate Planning Attorneys with 1076 Reviews

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 42 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Real Estate, International Law and more

Bio: 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-cit...

Rating: 10

Call for a consultation(202) 949-3350

Richard S Sternberg's Website

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business, Contracts & Agreements and more

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Rating: 8.7

Call for a consultation(833) 902-3707

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Estate Planning Lawyers in Alexandria City County, VA

Estate planning attorneys prepare wills, powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives, and trusts to ensure clients’ wishes are honored. They advise on tax-efficient transfers, guardianship for minors, asset protection, and succession planning. They draft documents, coordinate with financial advisors, and guide families through probate avoidance and legacy goals.

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Estate planning attorneys prepare wills, powers of attorney, advance healthcare directives, and trusts to ensure clients’ wishes are honored. They advise on tax-efficient transfers, guardianship for minors, asset protection, and succession planning. They draft documents, coordinate with financial advisors, and guide families through probate avoidance and legacy goals.

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 54 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Family, Criminal Defense and more

Bio: Following completion of law school, attorney Fred Arquilla served in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office as an Assistant State’s Attorney, representing the State of Illinois in pretrial proceedings in felony cases before the Chief Judge of t...

Rating: 8.5

Call for a consultation(833) 368-6460

Alfred Frank Arquilla's Website

Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Elder Law and more

Bio: Guy Bowe is an associate at Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner. He specializes in the areas of estate and trust administration, estate planning, and elder law and is licensed to practice law in Virginia, Washington D.C., Maryland, and Pen...

Rating: 7.6

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 35 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Trusts and more

Review: "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"..."

Rating: 6.6

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business, Contracts & Agreements and more

Bio: Liz is a Fairfax County native and has been practicing in Virginia since 2012. She is a transactional attorney and civil litigator. Her first four years practicing was as a solo practitioner in a general civil and criminal defense practice. During...

Rating: 6.4

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Guardianship, Trusts

Review: "Let me start out by saying that divorce is not an easy thing to go through and finding the person to represent you can be even more frustrating. You will find a lot of lawyers that claim to be the top lawyer or most qualified lawyer but in my expe..."

Rating: 10

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Landlord & Tenant, Elder Law and more

Bio: Martha has practiced in Virginia since 2010 (and from 1985-2010 in Michigan). Her practice focuses primarily on landlord-tenant law and elder law, including estate planning, probate administration, guardianships and conservatorships. Her landlord-...

Rating: 7.2

Call for a consultation(855) 532-6775

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 18 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Corporate & Incorporation and more

Bio: Gretchyn Meinken is a partner at Wade Grimes Friedman Meinken & Leischner. She 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 ...

Rating: 10

Call for a consultation(703) 951-4096

Gretchyn Gay Meinken's Website

Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Litigation, Business

Review: "Kaamil Mushtaq Khan has represented me on landlord tenant matter. He is an excellent and knowledgeable attorney. He is also very honest and kind human being."

Rating: 9.6

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 7 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Bankruptcy & Debt

Bio: Xue Connelly is an associate at Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner, PLLC, specializing in bankruptcy, wills, trusts and estates. Ms. Connelly helps individuals and small businesses throughout Northern Virginia protect their assets. She ha...

Rating: 7.9

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Litigation, Business and more

Bio: Mr. McClanahan is a Fairfax, Virginia native who was trained at Michigan State University College of Law, a top ten academic program for intellectual property law. Mr. McClanahan provides knowledgeable and compassionate legal expertise to individu...

Rating: 10

Call for a consultation(844) 914-3962

Dirk Harris McClanahan's Website

Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Employee Benefits, Tax

Review: "I have worked with Ben in DC Bar leadership roles we each have had and I have consulted with him on legal matters. As a result, I have gotten to know Ben very well and to experience his capabilities as an attorney. First, Ben is incredibly thoroug..."

Rating: 10

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Immigration, Probate and more

Review: "Ms. Sidorkina and the staff at Essential Legal Planning are some of the hardest-working I've seen in legal practice. Besides her remarkable work ethic and timely response to all of my questions, Ms. Sidorkina was empathic to my particular situatio..."

Rating: 10

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 52 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Limited Liability Company (LLC), Mergers & Acquisitions and more

Bio: I have lived in Alexandria, VA and practiced law for over 40 years. I concentrate on estate planning, business and commercial law. I have been fortunate to have a full life outside of my law practice: I am married to Marcia Call and have four adul...

Rating: 7.1

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Wills & Living Wills, Trusts and more

Bio: Juliana "Juls" O'Neill has spent her entire career helping Virginia and DC families. She began her practice by litigating family law cases of all kinds, from divorce to custody. Her background as a family law attorney has led her to be particularl...

Rating: 7.1

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Elder Law

Bio: Kyle L. Epting, Esq. is an attorney experienced in the areas of Estate and Trust Administration, Estate Planning, and Elder Law, including Guardianships and Conservatorships. He is licensed in Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Maryland. Kyle...

Rating: 8.1

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 38 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Landlord & Tenant, Child Support and more

Review: "Right off the bat, Adam was one of the only attorneys who said they wouldn’t charge me for a consultation. He was genuinely interested in the case itself and spent time helping me even though I wasn’t yet certain if I was even going to court. I sa..."

Rating: 7.4

Call for a consultation(833) 711-2770

Adam D Elfenbein's Website

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 35 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills and more

Bio: Foster Friedman concentrates on planning and controversy matters involving estates and trusts. He has extensive experience advising clients on the transfer of wealth from one generation to another, including the orderly and tax-efficient successio...

Rating: 10

Call for a FREE consultation(703) 721-4476

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Alexandria City County Estate Planning Attorney

Estate Planning Lawyer Licensed for 10 years

Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Business, Immigration and more

Bio: I am Korean American, currently practicing in Business transaction and Civil Litigation cases. I have an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from George Mason University and JD from Widener Law. As for faith, I've been a member of Korea...

Rating: 6.3

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