Suzanne B. Simpson

Founded in 2003, Simpson Law, PA provides a Compassionate, Convenient and Comprehensive way for busy parents and professionals to obtain vitally necessary estate planning services in MD, DC, and VA. The standard package of documents provided includes a Will, Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Mental Health Care, Powers of Attorney for Finances, and an Authority to Dispose of Remains. Depending upon the client's needs, trusts such as revocable or irrevocable, marital trusts, children's trusts, and life insurance trusts are advised and prepared. Suzanne counsels clients about strategies to reduce or eliminate estate tax liability, and makes recommendations regarding asset titling, life insurance, and beneficiary designations.

Simpson Law also helps families and friends going through the process of administrating the estate of a lost loved one: either through probate or trust administration.

If a family member is disabled and needs a guardianship or may qualify for Medicaid, Simpson Law stands ready to assist.

Suzanne is recognized by Super Lawyers in both Maryland and the District of Columbia as among the top five percent in her area of practice. For almost a decade, AVVO has consistently ranked Suzanne as a Client's Choice Attorney and a Top Estate Attorney. She was recognized as a nominee for the internationally prestigious Athena award.

Suzanne sits on the board for VisArts in Rockville Maryland and serves on the advisory committee for Cornerstone Montgomery. An active member of the Maryland Chapter of NAELA (National Association of Elder Law Attorneys) and the Howard County Chapter of the Estate Planning Council, Suzanne is as Past-President to the Howard County Women's Bar Association; Past Secretary to the Estate Planning Council of Suburban Maryland; and was on the Board of Directors for the Olney Chamber of Commerce, where she served as Chair of the Legislative Affairs Committee. She was the co-chair of the Estate Planning section of the Howard County Bar Association and was selected for the Leadership Montgomery Class of 2011. She has served as vice president and serve as By-Laws Chair on the PTA at her children's school and has held board positions with the local International MOMs Club.

Prior to establishing Simpson Law, P.A., Suzanne was a strong litigator, practicing in domestic relations with Bean Kinney & Korman, as Senior Associate, and Smolen & Plevy, P.C., where her practice focused on estate planning, domestic relations, and civil litigation.

When working with the firms mentioned above, Suzanne was Vice-Chair of the Continuing Legal Education group for the Fairfax County Bar Association, was named to the counsel for the Virginia State Bar, Inns of Court, and was involved with several community outreach programs. She is former general counsel to the Washington Ski Club.

A graduate of George Mason Law University Law School in 1991, Suzanne served as Law Clerk to the then Chief Judge of Fairfax County, the Honorable Richard J. Jamborsky and the Honorable Thomas S. Kenny. Suzanne also served as Law Clerk to the then Chief Judge of Loudoun County, the Honorable Thomas H. Horne, and the Honorable James H. Chamblin.