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BT Arnett

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Licensed for 34 years

Law Degree

Awards

Primary Practice Area

Business

Language

French Spanish

About

I value my clients and endeavor to provide white glove care when dealing with their assets.  The following was an unsolicited client comment regarding a very interesting article that appeared in the Wall Street Journal! This Wall Street Journal article hit close to home. A family in Maryland ( a construction family) with all their millions failed to have a simple stipulation agreement as to how matters would be handled between members of their family when shopping for bank and investment advisors  When my client read this article.  He said that, "... they should have consulted with your firm and you could have navigated these treacherous waters for them!!! I am in awe that this family did not have a legal team like we have! It is unbelievable! You may want to keep this article and provide it to future clients as to real pitfalls with estate and business planning and how to navigate these issues." Wm. The Wall Street Article is available upon request. 

Practices Areas

Estate Planning

Business

Probate

Language

French Spanish

Contact

10605 Concord StreetSuite 206Kensington, MD, 20895

Office: N/A

Website: N/A

Reviews

Nick
January 3, 2022

I hired Ms. Arnett to create my Living Trust and my Last Will and Testament. I knew the time had come, but I was naive. I thought I just needed a Will. But after interviewing me and taking meticulous notes on my wishes, she helped me understand that especially because I own a small business, a Will was not sufficient enough to honor my wishes. And this was no upsell. It was a lesson about how little power a Will has and how much it doesn't cover. And I think most lay people like me would be surprised too. It's not just about who you want your deceased grandmother's jewelry to go to. What would you do if you were still alive, but unable to make decisions for yourself? If you own a small business, what's going to happen to it if you die? What if you have no wife, siblings or children, such there would be not be an obvious or lawful choice as a beneficiary? And if a Court had to ultimately decide for you, would you want some random Judge making these decisions - all because you didn't want to spend the time and money to create the needed official legal documents that ratify your wishes when you were still alive? Ms. Arnett was willing to negotiate a very fair cost for drafting these docs and was more than patient with me when some life events caused me to take a really long time to review and proofread the drafts of all of the docs, even though she prepared them in a timely manner. And when it was time to sign all of the documents, she included two of her own assistants, necessary to serve as two witnesses, with one being a notary public. I give BT Arnett my highest recommendation!

Calvin
October 17, 2015

My family has a number of businesses. Ms. Arnett helped my family create a means of transferring these businesses to our children. The plan was well developed and accomplished our goals. She provided the right level of information and advice.

Tamar
October 16, 2015

We have used BT Arnett for many years for all aspects of estate planning as well as closing estates and trusts. She is thoroughly knowledgeable and compassionate. We would not consider even using any other estate attorney

Laura
May 10, 2010

I had the pleasure of being Ms. Arnett's client for over 4 years. During that time, Ms. Arnett has navigated me through very complicated Estate/ probate matters. Without her incomparable legal expertise and compassionate personality I clearly would have been unable to get through extremely trying situations. Highly recommend!

Nick
January 3, 2022

I hired Ms. Arnett to create my Living Trust and my Last Will and Testament. I knew the time had come, but I was naive. I thought I just needed a Will. But after interviewing me and taking meticulous notes on my wishes, she helped me understand that especially because I own a small business, a Will was not sufficient enough to honor my wishes. And this was no upsell. It was a lesson about how little power a Will has and how much it doesn't cover. And I think most lay people like me would be surprised too. It's not just about who you want your deceased grandmother's jewelry to go to. What would you do if you were still alive, but unable to make decisions for yourself? If you own a small business, what's going to happen to it if you die? What if you have no wife, siblings or children, such there would be not be an obvious or lawful choice as a beneficiary? And if a Court had to ultimately decide for you, would you want some random Judge making these decisions - all because you didn't want to spend the time and money to create the needed official legal documents that ratify your wishes when you were still alive? Ms. Arnett was willing to negotiate a very fair cost for drafting these docs and was more than patient with me when some life events caused me to take a really long time to review and proofread the drafts of all of the docs, even though she prepared them in a timely manner. And when it was time to sign all of the documents, she included two of her own assistants, necessary to serve as two witnesses, with one being a notary public. I give BT Arnett my highest recommendation!

Calvin
October 17, 2015

My family has a number of businesses. Ms. Arnett helped my family create a means of transferring these businesses to our children. The plan was well developed and accomplished our goals. She provided the right level of information and advice.

Tamar
October 16, 2015

We have used BT Arnett for many years for all aspects of estate planning as well as closing estates and trusts. She is thoroughly knowledgeable and compassionate. We would not consider even using any other estate attorney

Laura
May 10, 2010

I had the pleasure of being Ms. Arnett's client for over 4 years. During that time, Ms. Arnett has navigated me through very complicated Estate/ probate matters. Without her incomparable legal expertise and compassionate personality I clearly would have been unable to get through extremely trying situations. Highly recommend!

Nick
January 3, 2022

I hired Ms. Arnett to create my Living Trust and my Last Will and Testament. I knew the time had come, but I was naive. I thought I just needed a Will. But after interviewing me and taking meticulous notes on my wishes, she helped me understand that especially because I own a small business, a Will was not sufficient enough to honor my wishes. And this was no upsell. It was a lesson about how little power a Will has and how much it doesn't cover. And I think most lay people like me would be surprised too. It's not just about who you want your deceased grandmother's jewelry to go to. What would you do if you were still alive, but unable to make decisions for yourself? If you own a small business, what's going to happen to it if you die? What if you have no wife, siblings or children, such there would be not be an obvious or lawful choice as a beneficiary? And if a Court had to ultimately decide for you, would you want some random Judge making these decisions - all because you didn't want to spend the time and money to create the needed official legal documents that ratify your wishes when you were still alive? Ms. Arnett was willing to negotiate a very fair cost for drafting these docs and was more than patient with me when some life events caused me to take a really long time to review and proofread the drafts of all of the docs, even though she prepared them in a timely manner. And when it was time to sign all of the documents, she included two of her own assistants, necessary to serve as two witnesses, with one being a notary public. I give BT Arnett my highest recommendation!

Calvin
October 17, 2015

My family has a number of businesses. Ms. Arnett helped my family create a means of transferring these businesses to our children. The plan was well developed and accomplished our goals. She provided the right level of information and advice.

Tamar
October 16, 2015

We have used BT Arnett for many years for all aspects of estate planning as well as closing estates and trusts. She is thoroughly knowledgeable and compassionate. We would not consider even using any other estate attorney

Laura
May 10, 2010

I had the pleasure of being Ms. Arnett's client for over 4 years. During that time, Ms. Arnett has navigated me through very complicated Estate/ probate matters. Without her incomparable legal expertise and compassionate personality I clearly would have been unable to get through extremely trying situations. Highly recommend!

Nick
January 3, 2022

I hired Ms. Arnett to create my Living Trust and my Last Will and Testament. I knew the time had come, but I was naive. I thought I just needed a Will. But after interviewing me and taking meticulous notes on my wishes, she helped me understand that especially because I own a small business, a Will was not sufficient enough to honor my wishes. And this was no upsell. It was a lesson about how little power a Will has and how much it doesn't cover. And I think most lay people like me would be surprised too. It's not just about who you want your deceased grandmother's jewelry to go to. What would you do if you were still alive, but unable to make decisions for yourself? If you own a small business, what's going to happen to it if you die? What if you have no wife, siblings or children, such there would be not be an obvious or lawful choice as a beneficiary? And if a Court had to ultimately decide for you, would you want some random Judge making these decisions - all because you didn't want to spend the time and money to create the needed official legal documents that ratify your wishes when you were still alive? Ms. Arnett was willing to negotiate a very fair cost for drafting these docs and was more than patient with me when some life events caused me to take a really long time to review and proofread the drafts of all of the docs, even though she prepared them in a timely manner. And when it was time to sign all of the documents, she included two of her own assistants, necessary to serve as two witnesses, with one being a notary public. I give BT Arnett my highest recommendation!

Calvin
October 17, 2015

My family has a number of businesses. Ms. Arnett helped my family create a means of transferring these businesses to our children. The plan was well developed and accomplished our goals. She provided the right level of information and advice.

Tamar
October 16, 2015

We have used BT Arnett for many years for all aspects of estate planning as well as closing estates and trusts. She is thoroughly knowledgeable and compassionate. We would not consider even using any other estate attorney

Laura
May 10, 2010

I had the pleasure of being Ms. Arnett's client for over 4 years. During that time, Ms. Arnett has navigated me through very complicated Estate/ probate matters. Without her incomparable legal expertise and compassionate personality I clearly would have been unable to get through extremely trying situations. Highly recommend!