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Gary Altman Shares His Family's Personal Encounter with Flawed Business Succession

In an interview with Private Wealth magazine, estate planning attorney, Gary Altman, shares his family's personal encounter with business succession gone wrong. Altman's grandfather started a child's coat manufacturing business in 1934, but died suddenly in 1972, leaving the business in the hands of Altman's father who had zero management experience. While he was able […]

Local Estate Planning Attorney, Gary Altman, Honored as DC and Maryland “Super Lawyer” as His Firm Celebrates 25 Years in Business

[ROCKVILLE, MD] – May 16, 2011 Gary Altman, Esq., founder of the Maryland-based estate planning law firm Altman & Associates, has been recognized as a 2011 Maryland and Washington, DC estate planning and probate “Super Lawyer”. The acknowledgement, released this month by Washington Post Magazine (“A Great Way to Find Great Attorneys”), marks Altman’s fifth […]

"They Know Money" - Gary Altman Makes Washingtonian's List of Best Estate Planners

In a recent article, "They Know Money", estate planning expert, Gary Altman, was recognized by Washingtonian magazine as one of the Washington, DC area's best estate planners. In compiling the coveted list, Washingtonian first surveyed hundreds of area financial professionals, asking them: "Whom would you trust with your own money?" They also did their own intensive […]

Are Debts Inherited? ¿Se Heredan Las Deudas?

In an article with Yahoo! EN ESPAÑOL, award-winning estate planner, Gary Altman, Esq., answers questions about what happens to debts of the deceased. The full article can be viewed (in Spanish) here. Gary's complete responses are below: 60% of Americans will die without having a legitimate will in place. Even more shocking is that, according to a 2004 survey […]

"The Taxman Cometh - Limit the Amount He Takes" - Gary Altman on the Use of Insurance Trusts

In an exclusive interview for Private Opportunities Club (a publication of Newsmax.com and Moneynews.com), attorney, Gary Altman, discusses the benefits - and pitfalls - of using tools such as life insurance trusts when t comes to curbing hefty estate taxes. "Life insurance trusts are very, very efficient and effective, but life any estate planning tool, they […]

Gary Altman Comments on the Importance of Having a 'Digital Executor'

In a recent interview with The Washington Post, local estate planning attorney, Gary Altman, weighs in on the recent development of web sites offering virtual storage vaults that store important information such as passwords and log-in information so that when the worst happens, the information will be accessible to whomever the deceased had designated as […]

Gary Altman Set to Share His Expertise with Two Howard County Publications in Early 2010

Award-winning estate planning attorney, Gary Altman, will once again lend his expertise to the Howard County, Maryland publications, Generations, and also Business Monthly. Altman’s article contributions will offer a succinct look at two different estate planning topics. With an office in Columbia, Maryland, Altman feels these publications are close to home for many of his […]

Gary Altman Sheds Light on "Debt After Death" - Who's Responsible

In response to an inquiry from La Opinion – the leading Spanish-language daily in the U.S. – estate planning attorney, Gary Altman, offers insight as to who is responsible for debts after someone dies. “After someone passes, family members typically have no obligation to pay the debts of the decedent from their sole and individual […]

"Estate Affairs" – Gary Altman Offers Expert Advice to Making Sure Family Heirlooms End Up in the Right Hands

Emotions run high when it comes to dividing up family heirlooms. In an interview with Family Tree magazine, estate planning attorney, Gary Altman, offers sound advice on how to best ensure that your possessions end up where you want them. Not surprisingly, Altman’s first recommendation is to have a will. He says, “[Absent a will] […]

"Advanced Health Care Directives" – End-of-Life Planning Can Put You and Your Family at Ease

In a contribution to Boomer-Living.com, Gary Altman, highlights examples such as recent celebrity deaths as a way of underscoring the importance of having an Advanced Health Care Directive. Altman explains, “Simply put, Advanced Health Care Directives are instructions given by individuals specifying what actions should be taken for their health in the event that they […]

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