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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

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

David D. Nowak

Estate Planning, Family Law, Divorce, Criminal

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300 East Joppa Road, Towson, MD 21286

Nicole Marie Whitaker

Immigration, Deportation, Visa, Divorce & Family Law, Estate Planning

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 10 Years

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406 W. Pennsylvania Avenue, Towson, MD 21204

James H. West

Communication & Media Law, Estate Planning, Securities, Corporate

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409 Washington Ave, Towson, MD 21204

Geoffrey K. Calderone

Gift Taxation, Estate, Accident & Injury

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210 W Pennsylvania Ave, Towson, MD 21204

Larry J Guffey

Patent, Intellectual Property, Estate Planning, Employee Rights

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 28 Years

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29 W Susquehanna Ave, Towson, MD 21204

Jeffrey Paul Rogyom

Real Estate, International, Gift Taxation, Corporate

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305 Washington Ave, Towson, MD 21204

Mark McFaul Flanigan

Income Tax, Gift Taxation, Tax, Other

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 19 Years

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100 E Pennsylvania Ave, Baltimore, MD 21286

David Jeffrey Hirsch

Litigation, Estate Planning, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 40 Years

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600 Baltimore Ave, Towson, MD 21204

Andrew R Sandler

Trusts, Gift Taxation, Consumer Rights, Corporate

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502 Washington Ave, Towson, MD 21204

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LEGAL TERMS

PROVING A WILL

Convincing a probate court that a document is truly the deceased person's will. Usually this is a simple formality that the executor or administrator easily sat... (more...)

Convincing a probate court that a document is truly the deceased person's will. Usually this is a simple formality that the executor or administrator easily satisfies by showing that the will was signed and dated by the deceased person in front of two or more witnesses. When the will is holographic -- that is, completely handwritten by the deceased and not witnessed, it is still valid in many states if the executor can produce relatives and friends to testify that the handwriting is that of the deceased.

SPENDTHRIFT TRUST

A trust created for a beneficiary the grantor considers irresponsible about money. The trustee keeps control of the trust income, doling out money to the benefi... (more...)

A trust created for a beneficiary the grantor considers irresponsible about money. The trustee keeps control of the trust income, doling out money to the beneficiary as needed, and sometimes paying third parties (creditors, for example) on the beneficiary's behalf, bypassing the beneficiary completely. Spendthrift trusts typically contain a provision prohibiting creditors from seizing the trust fund to satisfy the beneficiary's debts. These trusts are legal in most states, even though creditors hate them.

SUMMARY PROBATE

A relatively simple probate proceeding available for 'small estates,' as that term is defined by state law. Every state's definition is different, and many are ... (more...)

A relatively simple probate proceeding available for 'small estates,' as that term is defined by state law. Every state's definition is different, and many are complicated, but a few examples include estates worth up to $100,000 in California; New York estates where property, excluding real estate and amounts that must be set aside for surviving family members, is worth $20,000 or less; and Texas estates where the value of property doesn't exceed what is needed to pay a family allowance and certain creditors.

EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974 (ERISA)

A federal law passed to protect pension rights. ERISA: sets minimum standards for pension plans, guaranteeing that pension rights cannot be unfairly denied to o... (more...)

A federal law passed to protect pension rights. ERISA: sets minimum standards for pension plans, guaranteeing that pension rights cannot be unfairly denied to or taken from a worker provides some protection for workers in the event certain types of pension plans cannot pay the benefits to which workers are entitled, and requires that employers provide full and clear information about employees' pension rights, including the way pension benefits accumulate, how the company invests pension funds, and when and how pension benefits can be collected.

PREDECEASED SPOUSE

In the law of wills, a spouse who dies before the will maker while still married to him or her.

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 ... (more...)

A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 million in a generation-skipping trust free of this tax. The GSST is imposed when the middle-generation beneficiaries die and the property is transferred to the third-generation beneficiaries. Every dollar over $1 million is subject to the highest existing estate tax rate--currently 55%--at the time the GSTT tax is applied.

PROBATE COURT

A specialized court or division of a state trial court that considers only cases concerning the distribution of deceased persons' estate. Called 'surrogate cour... (more...)

A specialized court or division of a state trial court that considers only cases concerning the distribution of deceased persons' estate. Called 'surrogate court' in New York and several other states, this court normally examines the authenticity of a will -- or if a person dies intestate, figures out who receives her property under state law. It then oversees a procedure to pay the deceased person's debts and to distribute her assets to the proper inheritors. See probate.

BYPASS TRUST

A trust designed to lessen a family's overall estate tax liability. An AB trust is the most popular kind of bypass trust.

CHARITABLE TRUST

Any trust designed to make a substantial gift to a charity and also achieve income and estate tax savings for the person who creates the trust (the grantor).

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

David D. Nowak

Nicole Marie Whitaker

James H. West

Geoffrey K. Calderone

Larry J Guffey

Jeffrey Paul Rogyom

Mark McFaul Flanigan

David Jeffrey Hirsch

Andrew R Sandler

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LEGAL TERMS

PROVING A WILL

SPENDTHRIFT TRUST

SUMMARY PROBATE

EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974 (ERISA)

PREDECEASED SPOUSE

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

PROBATE COURT

BYPASS TRUST

CHARITABLE TRUST

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Blondell v. Littlepage

Attorney Grievance v. Coppola

Karsenty v. Schoukroun

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