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PROTECT YOUR LEGACY
Welcome to Brown Law Offices
We are a law firm that has always focused on family issues. Currently, that focus includes wills, estate planning, prenuptial agreements, and trust and probate administration. In the past, we focused on custody, visitation, and adoption. It remains our goal to support family relationships and family values. Through estate planning, our firm assists individuals in safeguarding and transferring what they have built over the years, including family wisdom and wealth.
WHAT WE DO
We help families with life and legacy planning with:
- Durable powers of attorney
- Healthcare powers of attorney
- Wills
- Trusts
- Living Wills
- Advance Healthcare Directive
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Property Settlement Agreements
- Probate and Trust Administration
ABOUT US
Our firm was founded in 2009 on the belief that our clients’
needs are of the utmost importance. Our entire team is
committed to meeting those needs.
We would welcome the opportunity to earn your trust and
deliver you the best legal service in the industry.
Lisa Brown Esq. is the principal attorney for Brown Law
Offices. She received her J.D. from The George Washington
University Law School and an LL.M. in taxation from Georgetown
University Law Center. She is licensed to practice law in Virginia
and Washington, D.C. She is admitted to the United States
Bankruptcy Court. The attorney has been a certified guardian
ad litem, GAL in the state of Virginia. Lisa Brown is also admitted
to practice in the federal court system, particularly, the United
States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia.
PRACTICE AREAS
Estate Planning is for everyone. It ensures that you choose what happens to you in terms of how you share your family values, how financial affairs and health care decisions are made. It allows you to provide both non-financial and financial assets to your descendants.
Protecting Your Children
Do you need to appoint a guardian for your children if you or you and your spouse are no longer here? Is it documented where the finances will come from for your children if you are not here. Do you want to protect your young adults from inheriting a large sum of money at one time. Do you want to appoint someone to make sure your children’s finances are properly invested or who will protect their inheritance if they need to wait several years before inheriting any funds?
Trust Administration is the process of administering the estate of an individual who has died with a trust in place. It is a private process as opposed to the administration of a will, which is a public process. What needs to be done? The beneficiaries need to be notified, an inventory of the assets must be conducted; real estate may need to be sold; and other instructions from the trust must be followed.
OUR TESTIMONIALS
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AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
LEGACY PLANNING SESSION
At your Legacy Planning Session, we will go over exactly what documents comprise an Estate Plan and what roles you want those in your life to plan in your Estate Plan. We will also go over how your assets will be distributed upon your death and what will happen if you become incapacitated.
SIGNING CEREMONY - In Person or Virtual
It’s time to sign your estate plan documents. We will have a notary and witnesses to get your documents executed. At this point, you can stop being concerned about not having an estate plan because your plan is completed.
IT'S ALL YOURS: BINDER PRESENTATION
We will provide your binder with your full Estate Plan and your documents on a thumb drive. We will review your binder with you and the placement of your documents. At that time you will have a chance to confirm that everything is the way you want it to be. If you change your mind about anything over the next 60 days, let us know and we will make changes to your documents.
LEGACY VALUES
After we deliver your binder, we will encourage you to focus on capturing your value-based assets. Do you want to leave a video for your family or a family letter. Do you want to share your spiritual values with your family. Do you want to pass on your family pictures and memories to your children or grandchildren.
LIFETIME SUPPORT
We will be here for you as your life changes and you need to make changes to your Estate Planning documents. We will update and make amendments to your estate plan as those changes become necessary. We will advise you as you look for advisors in other areas of law and finances or if you need lawyers in other jurisdictions. We will also be here for your agents and family if they have questions about your estate plan.