Deborah Cohn

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Principal, Paley Rothman

Experience: 45 years

Estate Planning and Tax Law

District of Columbia and Maryland

Best Lawyers in America (2015-2018), Maryland Super Lawyers (2014-2018) and 6 others

Awards 8

Experience 45y

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Debbie Cohn’s keys to professional success are as diverse as her eclectic client base that consists of professionals, business owners, retirees, and non-U.S. citizens. Yet perhaps her most critical—and comforting—characteristic is an ability to explain complex concepts in a way her clients can understand. Debbie’s approach to estate planning is equal parts pragmatic and creative, which helps put her clients at ease with the knowledge that their families will be cared for and protected, and their asset protection and wealth management goals will be met. And her wealth of experience and vast knowledge of the law allow her to blend her tax planning skills with a genuine compassion and empathy for a wide range of families.
As a member of the firm’s Estate Planning, Estate & Trust Administration and Tax practice groups, Debbie concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning, probate and trust administration, business planning and taxation. She works extensively on the estate, gift and other tax concerns of non-U.S. citizens, U.S. citizens owning property abroad and beneficiaries of overseas funds. Many of her clients include foreign nationals employed by The World Bank and other similar international institutions.
Debbie was Chair of the Estate & Trust Section Council of the Maryland State Bar Association from 2012-2013, a position in which she supported the section’s charter to promote the interests of both the public and Estate & Trust Section bar members. In this role she worked with other section members to continually improve the law, further legal education among judges and attorneys and coordinate with the Register of Wills to improve the administration of estates. In addition, she assisted legislators in shaping estates and trusts legislation and testifies before committees of the Maryland General Assembly on legislation impacting Maryland estate and trust law.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar
Since 1979

Maryland

Professional Experience

Current

Paley Rothman

Principal

Education

1978

The George Washington University Law School

J.D. (1978)

Honors: With Honors

Honors: Cum Laude

Bryn Mawr College

A.B. (1974)

Awards

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Best Lawyers in America (2015-2018)

Best Lawyers (2015-2018)

Maryland Super Lawyers (2014-2018)

Maryland Super Lawyers

Washington D.C. Super Lawyers (2014-2018)

Washington D.C. Super Lawyers (2014-2018)

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“Washington’s Best Lawyers,” Trusts and Estates,

Washingtonian Magazine (2017)

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Top Estate Attorneys,” Washington Metro Area (2012, 2016)

Washingtonian Magazine

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Best Estate Planning Attorneys in Montgomery County, Maryland

Bethesda Magazine

Deborah Cohn

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

U.S. News & Best Lawyers

AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated

AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated

Contacts

Paley Rothman 4800 Hampden Ln 6th Floor Bethesda MD 20814 Telephone: (301) 656-7603 Fax: (301) 654-7354

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Deborah Cohn Principal, Paley Rothman

Experience: 45 years

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Phone: (301) 656-7603

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Estate Planning

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

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

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

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