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James E. Crawford, Jr. & Associates, LLC
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1. James Crawford, Jr. Linthicum, MD
  Attorney at Law - MD, 1992
  University of Baltimore J.D. 1992
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W. Randolph Shump

Elder Law, Estate Planning, Social Security -- Disability, Tax

Status: In Good Standing

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Towson Executive Offices, 100 West Road, Towson, MD 21204

Scott Adam Schwartzberg

Real Estate, International, Gift Taxation, Corporate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 17 Years

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400 Redland Ct, Owings Mills, MD 21117

Herbert S Garten

Other, Trusts, Gift Taxation, Corporate

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10096 Red Run Boulevard, Owings Mills, MD 21117

Adam Joseph Chavis

Trusts, Gift Taxation, Corporate, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 37 Years

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11905 Whispering Oak Ct, Glyndon, MD 21136

Timothy John Pursel

Real Estate, Gift Taxation, Corporate, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 29 Years

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11265 Dovedale Court, Marriottsville, MD 21104

D. Gregory Howard

Aviation, Corporate, Elder Law, Estate Planning

Status: In Good Standing

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298 Butler Rd, Reisterstown, MD 21136

Lindsay Victoria Ruth Moss

Medicare & Medicaid, Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, Elder Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 18 Years

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9192 Red Branch Rd, Columbia, MD 21045

Jeffrey D Scott

Elder Law, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills

Status: In Good Standing

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24 North Court Street, Westminster, MD 21157

Paul A. Capriolo

Estate Planning, Divorce & Family Law, DUI-DWI, Criminal

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 40 Years

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196 E. Main Street, Westminster, MD 21157

Lawrence D Adashek

Trusts, Estate Planning, Estate, Elder Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 30 Years

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LEGAL TERMS

INHERIT

To receive property from someone who has died. Traditionally, the word 'inherit' applied only when one received property from a relative who died without a will... (more...)

To receive property from someone who has died. Traditionally, the word 'inherit' applied only when one received property from a relative who died without a will. Currently, however, the word is used whenever someone receives property from the estate of a deceased person.

NONPROBATE

The distribution of a deceased person's property by any means other than probate. Many types of property pass free of probate, including property left to a surv... (more...)

The distribution of a deceased person's property by any means other than probate. Many types of property pass free of probate, including property left to a surviving spouse and property left outside of a will through probate-avoidance methods such as pay-on-death designations, joint tenancy ownership, living trusts and life insurance. Property that avoids probate is sometimes described as the 'nonprobate estate.' Nonprobate distribution may also occur if the deceased person leaves an invalid will. In that case, property will pass according to the particular state's laws of intestate succession.

TRUSTEE POWERS

The provisions in a trust document defining what the trustee may and may not do.

PER STIRPES

Under a will, a method of determining who inherits property when a joint beneficiary has died before the willmaker, leaving living children of his or her own. F... (more...)

Under a will, a method of determining who inherits property when a joint beneficiary has died before the willmaker, leaving living children of his or her own. For example, Fred leaves his house jointly to his son Alan and his daughter Julie. But Alan dies before Fred, leaving two young children. If Fred's will states that heirs of a deceased beneficiary are to receive the property 'per stirpes,' Julie will receive one-half of the property, and Alan's two children will share his half in equal shares (through Alan by right of representation). If, on the other hand, Fred's will states that the property is to be divided per capita, Julie and the two grandchildren will each take a third.

DEVISEE

A person or entity who inherits real estate under the terms of a will.

EXEMPTION TRUST

A bypass trust funded with an amount no larger than the personal federal estate tax exemption in the year of death. If the trust grantor leaves property worth m... (more...)

A bypass trust funded with an amount no larger than the personal federal estate tax exemption in the year of death. If the trust grantor leaves property worth more than that amount, it usually goes to the surviving spouse. The trust property passes free from estate tax because of the personal exemption, and the rest is shielded from tax under the surviving spouse's marital deduction.

ADEMPTION

The failure of a bequest of property in a will. The gift fails (is 'adeemed') because the person who made the will no longer owns the property when he or she di... (more...)

The failure of a bequest of property in a will. The gift fails (is 'adeemed') because the person who made the will no longer owns the property when he or she dies. Often this happens because the property has been sold, destroyed or given away to someone other than the beneficiary named in the will. A bequest may also be adeemed when the will maker, while still living, gives the property to the intended beneficiary (called 'ademption by satisfaction'). When a bequest is adeemed, the beneficiary named in the will is out of luck; he or she doesn't get cash or a different item of property to replace the one that was described in the will. For example, Mark writes in his will, 'I leave to Rob the family vehicle,' but then trades in his car in for a jet ski. When Mark dies, Rob will receive nothing. Frustrated beneficiaries may challenge an ademption in court, especially if the property was not clearly identified in the first place.

PUBLISHED WORK

An original work of authorship that is considered published for purposes of copyright law. A work is 'published' when it is first made available to the public o... (more...)

An original work of authorship that is considered published for purposes of copyright law. A work is 'published' when it is first made available to the public on an unrestricted basis. It is thus possible to display a work, or distribute it with restrictions on disclosure of its contents, without actually 'publishing' it. Both published and unpublished works are entitled to copyright protection, but some of the rules differ.

SPRINKLING TRUST

A trust that gives the person managing it (the trustee) the discretion to disburse its funds among the beneficiaries in any way he or she sees fit.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Blondell v. Littlepage

... Noble v. Bruce, 349 Md. 730, 733, 709 A.2d 1264 (1998), rejected a third party beneficiary argument in consolidated cases involving malpractice actions by testamentary beneficiaries for negligent estate planning and negligent drafting of the testator's will, respectively. Id. ...

Attorney Grievance v. Coppola

... the Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct ("MRPC" or "Rule"), including Rule 1.2(d) (Scope of Representation), [2] Rules 3.3(a)(1) and (a)(2) (Candor Toward the Tribunal), [3] and Rules 8.4(a), (b), (c), and (d) (Misconduct), [4] with regard to estate planning services provided ...

Karsenty v. Schoukroun

... Facts. This case arises from a decedent's inter vivos distribution of his assets through the use of both probate and non-probate estate planning arrangements. ... This case centers on the estate planning arrangements that Gilles made in the last three to four months of his life. ...

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W. Randolph Shump

Scott Adam Schwartzberg

Herbert S Garten

Adam Joseph Chavis

Timothy John Pursel

D. Gregory Howard

Lindsay Victoria Ruth Moss

Jeffrey D Scott

Paul A. Capriolo

Lawrence D Adashek

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EXEMPTION TRUST

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SPRINKLING TRUST

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Attorney Grievance v. Coppola

Karsenty v. Schoukroun

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