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Cromwell & Associates, LLC
7305 Baltimore Ave Suite 307 College Park, MD 20740» view map
Estate, Tax, and Real Estate Law
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At Cromwell & Associates, our firm is large enough to handle your diverse needs, but small enough to give you the personal attention you deserve.

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1. Stephen Cromwell College Park, MD
  Attorney at Law, MD
  University of Maryland School of Law, J.D. 2019
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Kasey L. Edwards

Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Family Law, Litigation

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8401 Corporate Dr, Hyattsville, MD 20785

Brian Joseph Markovitz

Estate Planning, Employment, Family Law, Civil Rights

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 20 Years

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6404 Ivy Lane, Greenbelt, MD 20770

Paul F Riekhof

Tax, Estate Planning, Corporate, Business Organization

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6404 Ivy Ln, Greenbelt, MD 20770

Timothy P. O'Brien

Tax, Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, Business Organization

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6404 Ivy Lane, Greenbelt, MD 20770

Reed Spellman

Tax, Trusts, Gift Taxation, Elder Law

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6404 Ivy Ln, Greenbelt, MD 20770

Victoria Abigail Grabhorn

Litigation, Gift Taxation

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Victoria Abigail Grabhorn

Litigation, Gift Taxation

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10903 New Hampshire Blvd, Silver Spring, MD 20903

Timothy Joseph Sheehan

Entertainment, Federal Trial Practice, Government, Estate Planning

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 15 Years

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6618 Poplar Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20912

Pamela Purcell

Trusts, Gift Taxation, Estate, Non-profit

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 25 Years

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3300 Metzerott Road, Hyattsville, MD 20783

Alvin Anthony Bratton

Estate Planning, Living Wills, Tax, Property Damage

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LEGAL TERMS

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.

INTESTATE

The condition of dying without a valid will. The probate court appoints an administrator to distribute the deceased person's property according to state law.

GRANTOR

Someone who creates a trust. Also called a trustor or settlor.

ADMINISTRATRIX

An outdated term for a female administrator -- the person appointed by a court to handle probate on behalf of someone who died without a will. Now, whether male... (more...)

An outdated term for a female administrator -- the person appointed by a court to handle probate on behalf of someone who died without a will. Now, whether male or female, this person is called the administrator.

TRUSTEE

The person who manages assets owned by a trust under the terms of the trust document. A trustee's purpose is to safeguard the trust and distribute trust income ... (more...)

The person who manages assets owned by a trust under the terms of the trust document. A trustee's purpose is to safeguard the trust and distribute trust income or principal as directed in the trust document. With a simple probate-avoidance living trust, the person who creates the trust is also the trustee.

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.

FAMILY POT TRUST

See pot trust.

ACCUMULATION TRUST

A trust in which the income is retained and not paid out to beneficiaries until certain conditions are met. For example, if Uncle Pierre creates a trust for Nic... (more...)

A trust in which the income is retained and not paid out to beneficiaries until certain conditions are met. For example, if Uncle Pierre creates a trust for Nick's benefit but stipulates that Nick will not get a penny until he gets a Ph.D. in French; Nick is the beneficiary of an accumulation trust.

DISTRIBUTEE

(1) Anyone who receives something. Usually, the term refers to someone who inherits a deceased person's property. If the deceased person dies without a will (ca... (more...)

(1) Anyone who receives something. Usually, the term refers to someone who inherits a deceased person's property. If the deceased person dies without a will (called intestate), state law determines what each distributee will receive. Also called a beneficiary.

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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Brian Joseph Markovitz

Paul F Riekhof

Timothy P. O'Brien

Reed Spellman

Victoria Abigail Grabhorn

Victoria Abigail Grabhorn

Timothy Joseph Sheehan

Pamela Purcell

Alvin Anthony Bratton

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EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974 (ERISA)

INTESTATE

GRANTOR

ADMINISTRATRIX

TRUSTEE

SPENDTHRIFT TRUST

FAMILY POT TRUST

ACCUMULATION TRUST

DISTRIBUTEE

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Karsenty v. Schoukroun

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