Brian W. Ritter Jr.

I practice in all aspects of estate planning and elder law. I have over a decade of experience in these and related areas of law. Some of the services I provide include:

· Planning for high net-worth individuals
· Handling nearly all types of probate, guardianship, and trust administration cases
· Representing Personal Representatives of estates in every step of the probate process
· Providing Powers of Attorney for healthcare and financial decisions
· Preparing property deeds
· Creating Last Wills and Testaments and Codicils
· Assisting in formation and succession planning of family businesses
· Navigating nursing home and assisted living facility arrangements with families
· Managing long-term care Medicaid issues, including application, asset spend-down, and asset protection planning

I have also been the petitioner, court-appointed counsel, or the permanent guardian in countless guardianship cases. I have written and lectured on legal topics relating primarily to Medicaid rules, application, and spend-down strategy, the guardianship process in general, guardianship and Medicaid and how they interact with each other, and Social Security benefits planning. I am also accredited to provide Continuing Legal Education and have done so on multiple occasions, including presenting for various bar associations and teaching other attorneys for Lorman Education Services. I am rated by SuperLawyers and a member of ElderCounsel, which provides me access to some of the most sophisticated drafting software on the market.

In addition to my elder law/estate planning practice, I also represent physicians in a wide array of legal matters, including employment contract review and negotiations. I earned my J.D., Magna cum laude, in 2011 from the University of Baltimore School of Law, and my B.A., Magna cum laude, in 2007 from the University of South Carolina.

University of Baltimore

J.D. (2011) | Law

2008 - 2011

Honors: Magna Cum Laude American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics Student Award

Activities: Law Forum - Assistant Managing Editor UB Health Law Group - President

University of South Carolina - Columbia

B.A. | Political Science

2005 - 2007

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Owner

Ritter Elder Law & Estate Planning

2018 - Current

Owner/Of Counsel

ERA Law Group, LLC

2017 - 2018

Managing Attorney - Estate Planning, Probate & Elder Law Group

Ferrante & Dill, LLC

2015 - 2017

Attorney

Byrd & Byrd, LLC

2012 - 2015

Program Analyst in the Medicare Appeals Division

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

2010 - 2012

Law Clerk

MEDVAL, LLC

2010 - 2010

Law Clerk

Johns Hopkins Hospital Office of the General Counsel

2010 - 2010

ElderCounsel

Member

2018 - Current

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Member

2012 - Current

Calvert County Bar Association

Member

2012 - Current

Prince George's County Bar Association

Member

2011 - Current

Maryland State Bar Association

Member

2009 - Current

District of Columbia

Since 2012

Maryland

Since 2011

Federal District Court of Maryland

Federal District Court of the District of Columbia

• Credit Cards Accepted

• Estate Litigation
• Social Security Retirement Planning