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Building wealth is only half the job. Protecting wealth for your loved ones and yourself is equally important. Through estate planning, business planning, and asset protection, our firm will help you protect everything you love — family, friends, and favorite charities. For more information, visit our website, where you can access our blog, events schedule, and complimentary newsletter!

A New Lawyer Has Joined Our Team

We are proud to announce that a new attorney has joined our firm.

Justin Wedgewood is an Estate Planning Attorney who resides in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is blessed to be the father of a beautiful daughter named Emmeline.

Before attending law school, Justin spent five years as a Catholic school educator and parish music and youth minister. His background in education and ministry greatly influences how he approaches law practice.

Justin graduated from Marian University in Indianapolis, Indiana, with a B.A. in Catholic Studies, Pastoral Music Ministry, and Music Performance. He received his J.D. from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, where he served as a staff editor of the Catholic University Law Review. He is pursuing an LL.M. in Taxation and Certificate in Estate Planning from Georgetown University Law Center.

Justin worked for our firm as a law clerk from June 2021 before being admitted to the bar and has been drafting many of our estate plans for over a year.

In addition to his work as an attorney, Justin serves as a Pastoral Musician at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C., St. Camillus Catholic Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, and St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church in Camp Springs, Maryland. Justin is also a composer of Catholic liturgical music. His music is published by OCP Publications and is sung in parishes across the country.

A sample of his composition work is located on YouTube here.

Justin is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association and the Catholic Bar Association. Through our firm, he is also affiliated with WealthCounsel and ElderCounsel, national estate planning lawyers networks.

Justin joins our other attorneys, Tom Downs, Stephen Wallace, Patricia Perez, and our dedicated staff of legal assistants.

We are excited to have him join our team.

Upcoming Webinar January 24 at 5:30 pm

We have a short Property Power of Attorney webinar on January 24 at 5:30 pm. We estimate 20 minutes in length. To find out more, click here.

Having a Property Power of Attorney is critical to your estate planning, even if you have a Living Trust, to manage things outside the trust, like retirement plans, litigation, and tax filings.

Please join us if you want a refresher on your planning, and want to introduce your family to the use of a Power of Attorney. Also, if you’re going to give a friend a chance to find out about their options for planning, please pass this newsletter on.