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Has the thought of putting together an estate plan, trust , will, living will or power of attorney drain you?



Do you need a guardianship for a loved one and don't know where to turn?


Is the estate you need to administer or are about to probate

making your life hectic?



Has your family put you in charge of sorting a difficult family situation

and you don't know where to turn or even the questions to ask?



Do you need a plan for the future for yourself or a loved one that

you have been putting off until now?



Have you lost money due to stockbroker negligence?



Today is the perfect day to deal with these issues that have been on your to do list and we are the right law firm to do the job. We have taken care of these type legal matters for thousands of clients throughout the years. With our many years of experience and our rolodex of contacts, our goal is to get you through this experience smoothly.



With her boutique elder law, estate planning, probate, guardianship, trust and estate administration and and investment fraud law firm, Debra, a former chair of the Elder Law Committee of the Bar Association, TV legal expert, quoted in more than 250 periodical nationally, and voted by other lawyers as a top elder law and investment fraud lawyer, has help thousands of families with their legal needs. Every client is treated as if that client will determine the success of this firm.



Debra get results - effectively and compassionately. Her book "Money, Health and Home: Seven Steps to Helping Your Parents Navigate Retirement and Aging" is being published shortly.



Public service is an integral part of this law firm. We serve the community by educating the public and other lawyers about investment fraud, elder fraud, and elder law. We also provide extensive and worthy pro-bono service to the indigent elder community.



Debra is also an astute, experienced, and aggressive litigator with a national and international securities law practice. Before going into private practice in 1990, Debra was an attorney with the Enforcement Division of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) prosecuting brokerage firms and stockbrokers for investment fraud and regulatory violations. Prior to that, she was an attorney and vice president with Thomson McKinnon Securities, Inc., an international brokerage firm which later merged with Prudential Securities. While at Thomson McKinnon, she passed every stockbroker and brokerage firm examination that the securities industry offered, including all options and commodities examinations.



Debra holds a law degree, a master's degree in finance with a thesis on program trading and stock markets, and a bachelor's degree in accounting. Prior to entering law school, she was an accountant.



She has been quoted in over 250 periodicals throughout the world, including Newsweek, Kiplinger's Magazine, USA Today, Crain's New York Business, American Banker, The Street.com, Securities Week and Investment News.



She had been voted by other lawyers as being one of Philadelphia's top lawyers appearing in Best Lawyers of Philadelphia. She is also listed in Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in America. She was honored by the National Organization of Women Business Owners with their annual "Women Making History" award. Debra has been acknowledged by Arrive Magazine as being one of the five "Women to Watch" on the East Coast for her work defending the rights of defrauded Senior Citizens.



Debra is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum for her securities arbitration work. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is limited to attorneys who have won million- and multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements.



Debra is a frequently invited guest speaker for business, professional and non-profit organizations, and is a legal commentator for radio talk shows and television. She has appeared on Wall Street Journal Radio, NBC TV, CNN Financial News TV, CNBC TV's "Wake Up Call" and "Power Lunch Financial News," CN8 TV, Fox News, and WB17, as well as Comcast TV's "Legal View" with the Securities and Exchange Commission Director speaking on topics related to securities fraud. Debra has written extensively about investment fraud and elder fraud, and those articles have appeared in various newspapers and magazines.



Debra is on the Lawyers Advisory Board of the Pennsylvania Securities Commission. Pro bono work is an integral part of her law practice. She has been on numerous non-profit boards, including SeniorLaw, which assists indigent senior citizens with their legal problems. She is also on the board of directors for AMIT Children, and received an award from the organization for her fundraising efforts on behalf of abused and disadvantaged children.



Debra is a lecturer for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and other continuing legal education programs on the subject of securities fraud and the elderly, and has been a co-lecturer with the Pennsylvania Securities Commissioner on the subject of investment fraud. She is co-chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's annual elder law course "Legal Issues in an Age of Aging," and was chair of the elder fraud conference in conjunction with the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging, the purpose of which was to educate senior citizens on how not to become victims of fraud.



In addition to being a former chair of the Elder Law Committee of the Bar Association, she has been active in other committees and sections including the Probate and Estate Committee and the Securities Regulations Committee. She belongs to, and serves on, various committees and subcommittees of the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Public Investors American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, American Trial Lawyers Association, British Law Society, Connecticut Bar Association, Florida Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and DC Bar Association. She is also an arbitrator for FINRA and the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.



Debra welcomes new clients and referrals from law firms and looks forward to working with you.

Jeffrey Rogyom graduated from Boston University School of Law's Tax LLM program and practices as a tax, business, and estate planning attorney. Jeff is an attorney with Bodie, Dolina, Hobbs, Friddell & Grenzer, a full-service law firm based in Towson, Maryland with active transaction and litigation practices.

Jeff advises clients on legal and tax issues relating to business transactions, start-ups, corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, business successions, estate planning, and real estate. Jeff practices both federal and state tax law, and he assists individuals and businesses with tax audit defense and tax planning in the areas of income, corporate, partnership, franchise, sales and use, property, and estate taxes. When consulting clients, Jeff's background allows him to consider their personal, business, and tax needs. Jeff previously worked for the Ober|Kaler law firm. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Towson Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Jeff has volunteered as a Vice-President and as Legal Counsel for the Maryland Junior Chamber (the "Jaycees"), and has served as President and Chairman of the Board of the Towson Junior Chamber.

Jeff was born in New Orleans and practiced as an accountant before attending law school. He was admitted as a lawyer to the Louisiana State Bar and, following his move to Baltimore, was admitted to the Maryland State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar. Prior to Boston University School of Law, he graduated from Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, received his MBA from University of New Orleans, and received a degree in finance from Louisiana State University. Jeff is a member of the tax sections of the Maryland State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar and is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court.

The Law Offices of G. Randolph Rice, Jr., LLC, provide experienced and trusted legal knowledge to individuals and businesses in Dundalk & Baltimore Maryland. Concentrating on the areas of Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI, Personal Injury, Injury Law, Medical Malpractice, Wills, Estates, Domestic Matters. Providing personal service to each client. Handling Drug Crimes, Assault Crimes, Domestic Violence, Driving Violations, Traffic Citations, and all other criminal and traffic charges. Also visit our website at http://www.LawyerRice.com.

Title : Maryland Trial Lawyer
URL : http://www.scheinin.com
Description : Steven J. Scheinin is a Maryland trial lawyer handling domestic, criminal, traffic, accidents, motor vehicle hearings, murder and drug cases.

Manages Hodes, Pessin and Katz, P.A. Elder Law Practice.
25 years experience
Professor in Elder Law, Trust & Estate Taxation - University of Baltimore School of Law
Assisting clients with:
Elder Law and Estate Planning services-
Asset protection
Estate tax minimization
Wills, trusts and probate

Franklin J. Muher was born and raised in Baltimore. After graduating from Bucknell University, he attended the Syracuse University College of Law where he served as Associate Editor of the Syracuse Journal of Legislation and Policy.

During law school, Frank was hired by The Honorable Robert M. Bell, who currently sits as the the highest ranking judge for the State of Maryland. In addition, he worked as a summer associate for the United States’ Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland and was also selected, on the basis of GPA and writing sample, as the sole third-year law student judicial extern for The Honorable Howard Munson of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.

Upon graduating from Syracuse in 1994, Frank was admitted to Georgetown University Law School, where he studied for an L.L.M. in Securities Regulation.

While going to Georgetown at night, Frank worked during the day as a judicial clerk for The Honorable Robert H. Heller, Jr. for the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County.

Upon the conclusion of his clerkship in 1995, Frank was hired by the Law Offices of J. Owen Bracken, Jr., in downtown Baltimore where he was an attorney for Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. During his four years there, he defended hundreds of corporations and individuals in workers’ compensation and automobile accident cases in bench and jury trials throughout the State of Maryland, before the Workers’ Compensation Commission and the appellate courts.

In 1999, Frank left defense work to enter into a private plaintiff’s practice with Edward J. Glusing, Jr., who had practiced both plaintiff and defense work for over 25 years. Frank now exclusively represents those injured through the negligence of others.

Frank has lectured at seminars for the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Maryland Association for Justice and spoken at various schools throughout the Baltimore area.

He is admitted to practice in the State and Federal Courts throughout Maryland. He is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association and the Automobile Negligence and the Workers’ Compensation Sections of the Maryland Association for Justice.