PRACTICE AREAS
Estate Planning, Probate & Estate Administration, Business Formation & Succession, Special Needs Trusts, Marital Agreements, Expert Testimony, Taxation
From estates with French jewelry collections and prized stallions, to estate planning for ordinary people like us and our loved ones, Lisa can and has handled it. She brings her seemingly inexhaustible supply of legal knowledge—and her customary charm and calm—to bear for every client.
Over her 30+ years practicing trusts and estates law, she has developed extensive knowledge of planning for assisted reproductive technology, same-sex couples, closely-held businesses, incapacitated beneficiaries, and non-citizens. In the office, we count on her for input in those cases as well as for her ability to take charge of a project and get it done.
Lisa has recently taken up ballroom dancing. She claims to be a beginner, but we’re pretty sure she scores perfect 10s.
BEST WAY TO CONTACT LISA
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CHRISTOPHER T. LEIGHTON
Partner
PRACTICE AREAS
Chris focuses his practice on estate planning and administration, as well as fiduciary litigation and taxation. He has a passion for working with individuals, families and family-controlled entities to create tailored tax and estate planning strategies.
Chris advises clients on the following types of matters:
- Design and preparation of comprehensive estate plans
- Formation, governance and strategic planning of closely-held businesses
- Contested guardianships, conservatorships and other fiduciary disputes
- Administration of trusts and estates
- Preparation of Federal estate and gift tax returns
- Military and Veterans’ issues
A native of the D.C area, Chris graduated from Gonzaga College High School and clerked for the Honorable Joseph A. Dugan, Jr. of the Circuit Court for Montgomery County after law school. Chris then served eight years on active duty in the U.S. Army JAG Corps where he served primarily as a first chair litigator in criminal, administrative and appellate matters on both sides of the aisle.
Chris continues to serve in the U.S. Army Reserve, defending Officers and Soldiers against administrative elimination proceedings, and is never shy in leveraging his litigation experience to advocate for any of his clients. Outside of the office, Chris enjoys coaching youth sports and spending time with his wife, three children and the world’s only unaffectionate Goldendoodle.
BEST WAY TO CONTACT CHRIS
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A. EVERETT HOEG, III
Attorney
PRACTICE AREAS
Estate Planning, Probate & Estate Administration, Business Formation & Succession, Expert Testimony, Taxation.
Everett has more than 50 years of experience representing entrepreneurs and business executives in their personal and business matters. He knows the ins and outs of business divorces and buy-sell provisions like no one else we’ve met. Everett’s practice focuses on creative estate planning, trust department representation, business succession planning, and high stakes estate and gift tax matters. He serves as an active independent trustee of a regional closely-held business, providing business advice in addition to legal counsel. In his ample free time, Everett enjoys sports and reading American history.
BEST WAY TO CONTACT EVERETT
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