Probate and Estate Administration

Zell Law provides comprehensive probate and estate administration services. Our office is located and Reston, Virginia and serves clients throughout Northern Virginia, including Fairfax and Loudoun counties, Montgomery County, Maryland, and the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area.

Our probate attorneys work through local probate courts to secure our clients’ estate planning objectives and to preserve estate assets for future generations and charities. Inheritances can end up in probate court in a variety of ways. The most common is the failure of the deceased to leave a will or holding assets individually even though they may pass under a will. Estates also end up in probate court when a family member challenges the will. Some common challenges made in probate court include:

• The competency of the deceased when the will was signed
• Improper execution of the will
• Duress or undue influence by another person in executing a will
• Inadequate consideration to a surviving spouse (who may be entitled to a 1/3 or ½ share of the estate)

Our probate lawyers are experienced at representing families that have estates in probate in court. Our probate attorneys have an outstanding record of success securing the inheritance rights of our clients in probate court.

Along with probate our estate planning attorneys handle estate administration and Medicaid planning issues. Our estate administration attorneys work with our clients to develop estate plans that meet the wishes of the deceased and to fulfill any orders by the probate court. We advise trust and estate fiduciaries and beneficiaries through the administration and final distribution of the estate, including any trust administration issues, post-mortem tax planning and funding issues, design and preparation of disclaimers, preparation of inventories, accountings, estate tax returns and state inheritance tax returns and preparation of final income tax returns.

When you need experienced probate and estate administration attorneys that service clients throughout Northern Virginia (including Fairfax County and Loudoun County) and the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area (including Montgomery County Maryland), please contact Zell Law. We help clients realize their personal dreams of wealth and freedom.