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Catherine F. Schott Murray
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Catherine F. Schott Murray

4.3
14 reviews

1775 Wiehle Avenue, Suite 400, Reston, VA 20190

Elder Law, Business Law, Wills and 7 more

About Catherine F. Schott Murray

Begin the Begin – Once you begin you are closer to the end than had you not begun at all.

With that statement, Catherine F. Schott Murray appreciates that every client’s situation is unique and requires solutions that are adapted to their particular needs, goals, and objectives once the planning process has begun. She takes the time to carefully listen to her clients and discuss decisions that are not always straightforward, ultimately reaching an appropriate resolution that is pertinent to each client. Catherine is professional, yet compassionate, while carefully explaining complex matters during potentially trying times.Catherine’s practice focuses on trust and estate planning as well as business planning. She advises clients with respect to the creation and implementation of simple and complex estate plans, including incapacity planning; elder law; guardianships and conservatorships; special needs trusts; health care decision making; estate and trust administration; probate administration; wealth preservation; asset protection; entity formation and maintenance, gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax planning; charitable planning; irrevocable trusts; donor advised funds; private foundations; family limited partnerships; and limited liability companies.Prior to joining the firm, Catherine assisted individuals with estate planning and Medicaid planning as well as represented lenders and closely-held companies in commercial and financial transactions, commercial lease negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy, commercial litigation, and collections. She also participated in the University of Pittsburgh School of Law Elder Law Clinic where she provided legal services to elderly indigent clients, including drafting guardianship petitions, advance planning for incapacity, estate planning, and medical assistance/Medicaid eligibility for long term care.Catherine has received an AV rating, the highest rating given by Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ for her legal ability and general ethical standards. She was also included among Virginia Business Magazine’s 2014″ Legal Elite” Young Lawyers. She is an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) and serves on the Board of Directors for the Virginia Chapter of NAELA.

 

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June 13, 2025
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Unfortunately, Catherine is quite capable of winning you over on the front end, however, she does not deliver for her beneficiaries. Catherine Schott Murray cares largely about control and her ego, and not about what is just, and what is fair. She won my parents over, but little did they know what would go on after they had passed. If you challenge her, she will not back down, regardless of what the truth is. Steer clear. There are many exceptional, morally sound estate planning attorneys in the DC metropolitan area. Catherine Schott Murray is not one of them.

 
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Areas of Law

  • Elder Law
  • Business Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Trusts and Estates 1
    • Estate Planning
  • Taxation
  • Other 5
    • Wills
    • Trust Administration
    • Mergers and Acquisitions
    • Probate and Estate Administration
    • Business Organizations

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2003, Pennsylvania
    2004, Massachusetts
    2004, District of Columbia
    2005, Virginia
    Maryland
    U.S. Tax Court
    2003, U.S. District Court Western, District of Pennsylvania
    Memberships
    Fairfax (Member, Estates and Trusts and Elder Law Sections) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations
    Virginia State Bar
    District of Columbia Bar
    National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
    Virginia Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Director).
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Pittsburgh School of Law
    Class of 2003
    J.D.

    Georgetown University
    Class of 2009
    LL.M.
    Taxation
    Other Education
    Gettysburg College
    Class of 2000
    B.A.
    Political Science and Spanish

    Gettysburg College
    Class of 2000
    B.A.
    magna cum laude

    Gettysburg College
    Class of 2000
    B.A.
    with honors

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1775 Wiehle Avenue, Suite 400Reston, VA 20190U.S.A.

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    Catherine F. Schott Murray is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and United States Tax Court.
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    Yes, Catherine F. Schott Murray will accept American Express, MasterCard, Visa and Discover.
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    Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C. has 61 attorneys at this location.
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    Catherine F. Schott Murray attended Georgetown University and University of Pittsburgh School of Law.
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