Jeffrey Kolender

Jeffrey Kolender chairs the firm’s Estate Planning and Estate & Trust Administration practice groups. He concentrates primarily in those areas and also advises small businesses in tax business planning. Jeffrey recognizes that each client is different and enjoys the challenge of creating a plan that accomplishes the client’s unique goals. He advises clients about adequately providing for their family, including saving taxes, creating trusts for children, planning for disability, and the special planning issues involved in second marriages and same-sex marriages.
He understands that estate planning can be a complex and emotional process for clients. Jeffrey always takes the time to educate his clients, in plain English, on their options so they may make well-informed decisions for what they believe is best for their family. He also works with families to assist them in administering a loved one’s estate, to ensure that the decedent’s goals are met.
Jeffrey has been recognized as one of the top estate lawyers in Maryland and D.C. Prior to joining the firm, he was a tax law specialist at the Bureau of National Affairs, where, among other things, he was the technical editor of the Tax Management Estate Gifts and Trusts Journal. Jeffrey also assisted in the writing, editing and publication of Tax Management’s analysis of the many legislative changes in the tax area, most notably those brought about by the Tax Reform Act of 1986. In addition, he was a co-editor of the Wills, Trusts and Estates Section, Annual Review of Maryland Case Law and has co-authored several articles of interest in the tax and estate planning area.

The George Washington University Law School

LL.M. (1984) | Taxation

University of South Carolina School of Law

J.D. (1983)

1983

Emory University

B.A. (1980)

Principal

Paley Rothman

Current

Best Lawyers (2015-2018)

Best Lawyers in America

2018

Maryland Super Lawyers (2011-2018)

Maryland Super Lawyers

2018

Washington D.C. Super Lawyers (2011-2018)

Washington D.C. Super Lawyers

2018

“Top Estate Lawyers” (2011, 2018)

Bethesda Magazine (2011, 2018)

2018

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

Maryland State Bar

Member

Current

Montgomery College Foundation Planned Giving Committee

Member

Current

District of Columbia Bar

Member

1984 - Current

Bar Association of Montgomery County - Chair, Estates & Trusts Section (1992)

Chair, Estates & Trusts Section (1992)

1992

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Since 1984

Maryland

• Estate & Trust Administration