Arnold Sherman

As a member of the firm’s Tax, Retirement Plans, Employee Benefits, Estate Planning, Estate & Trust Administration, and Corporate practice groups, Arnold Sherman focuses his practice on the areas of tax and business planning, and estate planning and probate administration matters. He has extensive experience in negotiating, structuring and documenting business contracts, tax-deferred exchanges and wealth preservation structures.
Arnie’s knowledge and familiarity with how businesses work make him especially adept at understanding and responding to the needs of his business clients. He is diligent in keeping himself apprised of current tax laws and continually works to provide his clients with the most tax-efficient business structure. At the same time, Arnie’s sincerity and sensitivity to family issues has helped him successfully advise clients on succession planning during difficult and emotionally draining times.
As a result of his practice in interrelated disciplines, Arnie can clearly and in plain English explain intricate, and sometimes apparently disparate, concepts to his clients. This permits him to design a comprehensive plan that is understood by the client and which is responsive to the client’s business, and, if applicable, personal concerns. His areas of practice and approach to working with his clients have allowed him to effectively advise individuals and closely held business entities on business and succession planning issues, as well as to provide counsel to larger business entities in conjunction with their more complex business structures and transactions.

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Tax Law

Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning

• Corporate
• Employee Benefits
• Estate & Trust Administration
• Nonprofits
• Retirement Plans

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Since 1985

Maryland

Pennsylvania

Principal

Paley Rothman

Current

Mediation Training, Maryland State Bar Association

- Certificate of Completion of 40-Hour Basic Mediation Training

2012

New York University School of Law

LL.M. (1977)

Northwestern University School of Law

J.D. (1974)

1974

New York University

B.A. (1971)

Client Champion Silver Award

Martindale.com

2007

Best Law Firms

U.S. News & Best Lawyers

- Tier 2 National Ranking for Trusts & Estates - Tier 1 Metropolitan (D.C. area) Ranking for Trusts & Estates

Estate Planning Council of Suburban Maryland

Past President

Current

Maryland State Bar

Member

Current

District of Columbia Bar

Member

1985 - Current