Michelle Jacobs Chapin

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Principal, Paley Rothman

Estate Planning and Tax Law

District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and U.S. Supreme Court

Top Estate Lawyers (Rising Stars), "Rising Stars" and 3 others

Awards 5

Online & Web 1

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Michelle Chapin, a member of the firm’s Estate Planning, Estate & Trust Administration, Tax and Corporate practice groups, advises individuals, families and small business owners regarding their estate and gift planning needs. Recognized as a Top Trusts and Estates Lawyer in Washingtonian magazine, Michelle excels at providing clients with easy to understand explanations of intricate legal and tax matters. She works closely with her clients to create comprehensive and customized estate and business succession plans to achieve their tax and non-tax wealth preservation objectives. She also helps clients implement lifetime gifting and post-mortem wealth transfer strategies and counsels fiduciaries on estate and trust administration matters. Michelle focuses a part of her practice on estate planning for clients with international issues, including estate, gift and other tax concerns of non-U.S. citizens, U.S. citizens with non-U.S. citizen spouses, and U.S. citizens owning property abroad. When she's not being interviewed by the Wall Street Journal or speaking to various groups in the DC metropolitan area, Michelle enjoys traveling and spending time with her husband and 2 children.
Prior to joining Paley Rothman, Michelle practiced for several years at a law firm in Northern Virginia where she assisted clients with gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax planning as well as probate.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Maryland

Virginia

U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Experience

Current

Paley Rothman

Principal

Education

Honors: With Distinction, Dean’s List

Georgetown University Law Center

Certificate | Estate Planning

Honors: With Distinction, Dean’s List

Georgetown University Law Center

LL.M. (2011) | Taxation

2005

American University Washington College of Law

J.D. (2005)

Honors: With Honors

University of Florida

B.A. (2002)

Awards

year - Michelle Jacobs Chapin

Top Estate Lawyers (Rising Stars)

Bethesda Magazine

"Rising Stars"

Maryland Super Lawyers

"Rising Stars"

Washington D.C. Super Lawyers

year - Michelle Jacobs Chapin

“Washington’s Best Lawyers,” Trusts and Estates

Washingtonian Magazine

Michelle Jacobs Chapin

Best Law Firms

U.S. News & Best Lawyers

Contacts

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

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Michelle Jacobs Chapin Principal, Paley Rothman

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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

Websites

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