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| | Address | | The Barlow Building, 5454 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1340 | | Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815 | | (Montgomery Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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(Main Office)
| Law Offices of
Binstock, Torchinsky
and Associates, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Living Trusts, Estate Planning, Asset Protection, Wealth Preservation, Wills, Probate, Estate and Gift Taxation, Financial Planning, Retirement Planning, Tax Law, Tax Planning, IRS Controversies, Business Planning Law, IRA Strategy, Medicaid Eligibility, Corporate, Partnerships, Elder Law, International Tax, Charitable Trusts and Private Foundations. | | Year Established: 1985 | Firm Profile:
Binstock, Torchinsky and Associates, P.C. is an estate planning and tax law firm practicing in Washington, D.C. and in Chevy Chase, Maryland. With over 45 years of combined experience, Mr. Binstock and Mr. Torchinsky have become leaders in the areas of living trusts, wills, family partnerships, private charitable foundations, and other wealth preserving and tax saving strategies. What makes the firm unique is that Mr. Binstock and Mr. Torchinsky are Certified Public Accountants as well as Attorneys. The firm is frequently called upon to act as co-counsel with other law firms and Messrs Binstock and Torchinsky have lectured extensively on estate planning issues. Mr. Binstock was formerly an attorney with the Internal Revenue Service's Estate and Gift Tax Division. The firm is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in tax, probate, trusts and estate planning. | | Firm Size: 5 | Office Hours:
Monday: 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
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | Shelton M. Binstock (Member) born Washington, D.C., October 3, 1942; admitted to bar, 1969, Maryland; 1970, U.S. Tax Court; 1971, District of Columbia; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1965; LL.B., 1968); George Washington University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1975). Certified Public Accountant, Maryland, 1971. Certified Financial Planner, TM, 1996. Accredited Estate Planner, 2007. Contributing Author: "Generations: Planning Your Legacy," Esperti Peterson Institute Inc., 1999. Lecturer: Advanced Estate and Gift Taxation and Estate Planning, Maryland Association of CPAs, 1982—; New York State Society of CPAs, 1989—. Attorney, Estate and Gift Tax and Corporate Reorganization (Mergers and Acquisitions) Branches, Internal Revenue Service, 1968-1971. President, The David S. Stone Foundation, Inc. Member, Samuel Gompers-Benjamin Franklin, Masonic Lodge, 1992—. Member: Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Montgomery County, Maryland State (Chair, Montgomery-Prince George's Tax Study Committee, 1983-1985; Member, Tax Section Council, 1985-1987) and American Bar Associations; American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants; Esperti-Peterson Institute for Advanced Wealth Planning Strategies. Practice Areas: Tax; Estates; Trusts; Probate; Business Planning; Corporations; Partnerships; Elder Care; Pre-Nuptial Agreements; Charitable Strategies; Private Foundations. Email: Shelton M. Binstock | | David B. Torchinsky (Member) born Washington, D.C., July 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Maryland and District of Columbia; 1992, U.S. Tax Court; 2007, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., cum laude, 1985); The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (J.D., 1990). Certified Public Accountant, Maryland, 1986. Author, "Counseling the Client on Asset Acquisition Price Allocations," The Practical Lawyer, December, 1989. Contributing Author: "Generations: Planning Your Legacy," Esperti Peterson Institute Inc., 1999. Member: American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants (National Secretary and President of the Capital Area Chapter); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Greater Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants; Advisory Board, Allegiance Bank, N.A., Bethesda, Maryland, 1990-1996; The Jewish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington (Co-Chair, Finance Committee, 1993-1997; Assistant Treasurer, 1996-2000; Third Vice President, 2000-2002). Member, Samuel Gompers-Benjamin Franklin, Masonic Lodge, 1992—. Member: Montgomery County (Maryland), Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council of Suburban Maryland, 2002-2007; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Living Trusts; Estate Planning; Probate; Elder Care; Tax Planning; Business Law; Taxation; Charitable Foundations. Email: David B. Torchinsky | | —————————— | | Pamela L. Kopp (Associate) born Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, October 3, 1960; admitted to bar, 1990, Maryland; 1991, Virginia; 1992, District of Columbia; 1994, North Carolina. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.S., cum laude, 1982); American University (J.D., 1990). Deans' Fellow. Member: Maryland State and North Carolina Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Charitable Planning. | | OF COUNSEL | | George R. Adams (Of Counsel) born Baltimore, Maryland, September 23, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Nebraska; 1964, District of Columbia. (Not admitted in Maryland). Education: Colorado University (B.A.); Creighton University (LL.B., 1963); National Graduate Trust School; Loyola College of Baltimore (M.B.A., 1978). Phi Alpha Delta. Contributing Author: "Generations: Planning Your Legacy," Esperti Peterson Institute Inc., 1999. Director, National Association of Estate Planning Councils, 1981-1984. President, District of Columbia Estate Planning Council, 1983. President, District of Columbia Division, American Cancer Society, 1990. Deputy, Supreme Council, A.A.S.R. in the District of Columbia. Member: Bar Association of the District of Columbia; District of Columbia Bar; Nebraska Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; Living Trusts. | | Lena S. Barnett (Of Counsel) born Washington, D.C., April 23, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland; 1988, District of Columbia. Education: Muhlenberg College (A.B., cum laude, Political Science, History with honors, 1981); University of Maryland Law School (J.D., 1984). Attorney in private practice. Author and Lecturer: Continuing Legal Education Seminars for Montgomery-Prince George's County, Maryland Continuing Legal Education Institute; Montgomery County Maryland Bar Foundation; National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys. Reviewer: "American Bar Association Guide to Wills and Estates," Time Books/Random House; "YourLaw," American Bar Association Newsletter. Contributing Reviewer, "Conspectus Current," Esperti Peterson Publications, LLC. Columnist, "Women Today." Member: Montgomery County (Chair, Estates and Trusts Section, 1995; Awarded, Section Chair of the Year), Maryland State (Member, Sections on: Estates and Trusts) and American (Vice Chair: Real Property Committee, General Practice Section, 1989-1991; Probate, Trust and Estate Planning Committee of the General Practice Section, 1991-1995; Member, Property, Probate and Trust Law Section and Section of Taxation) Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar (Member, Section of Estates, Trusts and Probate Law); Women's Bar Association of Maryland; Estate Planning Council of Suburban Maryland, Inc.; Esperti Peterson Institute for Wealth Strategies Planning. (Also practicing individually, Bethesda, Maryland). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Elder Law; Business Succession Law; Charitable Planning Law. |
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