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Address
7700 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 800
Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (Montgomery Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
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(Main Office) Robert E. Ward and Associates, P.C. was established in 1986 to provide tax business and estate planning services, including formation of foreign asset protection trusts as well as estate and trust administration. The firm represents clients in controversies before the Internal Revenue Service and the United States Tax Court. Statement of PracticeTax, Business and Estate Planning Law. Year Established: 1986
Firm Size: 5
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Address7700 Old Georgetown Road, Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20814, (Montgomery Co.)
PhonePhone: 301-986-2200
Telecopier: 301-986-4155
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Website
http://www.rewardlaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Firm/Affiliate OfficesVancouver, British Columbia: 1100 One Bentall Centre 505 Burrard Street V7X 1M5. Telephone: 604.331.8323. Telecopier: 604.683.0570.
Robert E. Ward (Shareholder) born Joplin, Missouri, April 25, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Washington and U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington; 1983, California; 1985, Maryland and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1975); University of Santa Clara (J.D., 1980); Boston University School of Law (LL.M., 1981). Instructor, Graduate Tax Program, Golden Gate University, 1981. Adjunct Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law, 1986. Lecturer of Law, University of Baltimore School of Law Graduate Tax Program, 1988. Author: "Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004," 51 The Practical Lawyer, No. 1, Feb. 2005; "American Jobs Creation Act of 2004," 51 The Practical Lawyer, No. 2, April 2005; "Tax Relief and Healthcare Act of 2006". Licensed Practioner of Foreign Law by Law Society of British Columbia. Member: State Bar of California; Washington State, Maryland State and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Business Planning; Estate Planning; International Taxation; International Tax Planning; Foreign Trusts.Email: Robert E. Ward
——————————Richard S. Chisholm (Associate) born Cumberland, Maryland, November 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1994, Maryland; 1996, U.S. Tax Court; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Frostburg State University (B.S., Accounting, 1985); Howard University (J.D., with honors, 1994). Phi Delta Phi (Treasurer, 1992-1993, President, 1993-1994). Certified Public Accountant, Maryland, 1987. Author: "Advising Clients on the New Tax Legislation," 11 The Practical Tax Lawyer No. 1, Fall 1996; "The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997," 12 The Practical Tax Lawyer, No. 1, Fall, 1997. Lecturer of Law, Estate and Gift Taxation and Estate Planning, Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America, 2002. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Business Planning; Tax Controversies; Tax Law.Email: Richard S. Chisholm
Todd D. Spignardo (Associate) born Newburgh, New York, April 26, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia and U.S. Tax Court; 2002, District of Columbia and Maryland. Education: College of Charleston (B.A., 1998); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Fairfax County, Montgomery County, Virginia, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Business Planning.Email: Todd D. Spignardo
Thomas J. Harrison (Associate) born San Diego, California, October 8, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Virginia; 2002, District of Columbia; 2007, Maryland. Education: George Mason University (B.S., 1995); Widener University School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member, Moot Court Honor Society, Widener University School of Law, 1998-1999. Visiting law student, George Mason University School of Law, 1999-2000. Former Associate and Law Clerk, Estates, Trusts and Taxation Practice Group, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman. Member: Fairfax County Bar (Member, Wills, Trusts and Estates Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate) Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar (Member: Estates, Trusts, and Probate Section). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate and Trust Administration; Probate; Tax Law.Email: Thomas J. Harrison
Alison Keller-Micheli (Associate) born Keosauqua, Iowa, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Virginia; 2008, Maryland. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 2000); Catholic University of America (J.D., with honors, 2006). Member: Maryland State Bar Association; Virginia State Bar.Email: Alison Keller-Micheli
Joseph Siegmann (Associate) born Lansing, Michigan, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Virginia; 2008, New York; 2009, District of Columbia; U.S. Tax Court. Education: James Madison College at Michigan State University (B.A., 2003); The George Washington University Law School (J.D., 2007). Member: Virginia State Bar; New York State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Tax Controversies; Estate Planning.Email: Joseph Siegmann
Kyle Kovel (Associate) born Springfield, Massachusetts, 1978; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. (Not admitted in Maryland). Education: Texas A&M University (B.A. English & History, 2002); Texas Tech University, Rawls College of Business (M.B.A., 2005); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Tax Controversies; Trusts and Estates.Email: Kyle Kovel
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