Alexandria, Virginia
| Managing Partner Owner | |
| phone | (703) 548-5182 |
| fax | (703) 548-5659 |
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Elizabeth Pirsch is an attorney specializing in estate and tax planning with over 26 years of experience. She received her Juris Doctorate from Creighton University School of Law and a Masters of Tax (LL.M.) from Georgetown University Law Center. She clerked for the Chief Justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court and interned for Congressman Tom Harkin after completing law school. She is admitted To Practice in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.
Ms. Pirsch has been active in community and professional activities. She wrote the estate and inheritance tax section of the D.C. Lawyers' Practice Manual at the request of the D.C. Bar Association and assisted the D.C. Department of Finance and Revenue to draft estate tax regulations. She has served as counsel to the City of Alexandria in the formation and operation of two non-profits partnered with the City. Ms. Pirsch is a frequent lecturer on tax, estate and probate planning to many public and private groups and served as the chair of the Tax Committee of the Alexandria Bar Association.
- Areas of Practice:
- Business Organizations
- Business Successions
- Closely Held Businesses
- Corporate Governance
- Dissolution
- Formation & Business Planning
- Franchising
- Joint Ventures
- Limited Liability Companies
- Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations
- Partnerships
- Reorganizations
- Shareholders' Rights
- Estate Planning
- Elder Law
- Guardianships & Conservatorships
- Living Wills
- Powers of Attorney and Appointment
- Trusts
- Wills
- Disability
- Medicare & Medicaid
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Estate Administration
- Taxation Law
- Corporate Taxation
- Estate & Gift Taxation
- Income Taxation
- Payroll Taxes
- Property (Ad Valorem) Taxes
- Sales & Use Taxes
- Bar Admissions:
- District of Columbia, 1980
- Nebraska, 1981
- Virginia, 1982
- Maryland, 1994
- U.S. District Court, 2008
- U.S. Tax Court, 1988
- Education:
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia,
1986
Masters of Laws
Major: Taxation - Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska,
1980
J.D.
Major: Law - University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
B.A.
Honors: 4 year Regents Scholarship
Major: Political Science
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- District of Columbia Bar Association, 1980 - Present
- Member
- Virginia State Bar, 1983 - Present
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Chief Justice, Nebraska Supreme Court, Law Clerk, 1980 - 1981
- Office of U.S. Congressman Tom Harkin, Research Intern, 1981 - 1982
- Languages:
- Spanish
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Alpha Xi Delta
- Omicron Delta Kappa
