
Jeffrey Kolender
Principal
301-951-9340
301-654-0165 FAX
jkolender@paleyrothman.com
Jeffrey Kolender chairs the firm’s Estate Planning and Estate & Trust Administration practice groups. He concentrates primarily in those areas and also advises small businesses in tax business planning. Jeffrey recognizes that each client is different and enjoys the challenge of creating a plan that accomplishes the client’s unique goals. He advises clients about adequately providing for their family, including saving taxes, creating trusts for children, planning for disability, and the special planning issues involved in second marriages and same-sex marriages.
He understands that estate planning can be a complex and emotional process for clients. Jeffrey always takes the time to educate his clients, in plain English, on their options so they may make well-informed decisions for what they believe is best for their family. He also works with families to assist them in administering a loved one’s estate, to ensure that the decedent’s goals are met.
Jeffrey has been recognized as one of the top estate lawyers in Maryland and D.C. Prior to joining the firm, he was a tax law specialist at the Bureau of National Affairs, where, among other things, he was the technical editor of the Tax Management Estate Gifts and Trusts Journal. Jeffrey also assisted in the writing, editing and publication of Tax Management’s analysis of the many legislative changes in the tax area, most notably those brought about by the Tax Reform Act of 1986. In addition, he was a co-editor of the Wills, Trusts and Estates Section, Annual Review of Maryland Case Law and has co-authored several articles of interest in the tax and estate planning area.
Maryland
District of Columbia
LL.M. in Taxation, George Washington University National Law Center, 1984
J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law, 1983
B.A., Emory University, 1980
"Top Lawyers," - Washingtonian magazine (2022)
Best Lawyers in America - Best Lawyers (2015-2023)
- Trusts and EstatesBest Law Firms – U.S. News & Best Lawyers
- Tier 2 National Ranking for Trusts & Estates
- Tier 1 Metropolitan (D.C. area) Ranking for Trusts & EstatesMaryland Super Lawyers (2011-2023)
Washington D.C. Super Lawyers (2011-2020)
"Top Financial Advisers - Estate Attorneys," - Washingtonian magazine (2019-2020, 2022)
"Top Attorneys," Bethesda Magazine (2019, 2021)
- Trusts and Estates“Top Estate Lawyers” - Bethesda Magazine (2011, 2018)
- Eight Paley Rothman Attorneys Named in the Washingtonian’s 2022 Top Lawyers List
- 19 Paley Rothman Attorneys Selected 2023 Best Lawyers ® in America
- 10 Paley Rothman Attorneys Named as Maryland Super Lawyers and Two Attorneys Named as Maryland Super Lawyers Rising Stars for 2022
- 14 Paley Rothman Attorneys Named to the 2023 Maryland Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
- Paley Rothman Earns National and Local Honors in U.S. News “Best Law Firms” 2023 Rankings
- Paley Rothman Earns National and Local Honors in U.S. News “Best Law Firms” 2022 Rankings
- Paula Calimafde Named 2022 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in the Washington, D.C. Area and 21 Paley Rothman Attorneys Selected Best Lawyers in America
- Jeffrey Kolender Published in Holocaust Remembered: Stolen Treasures
- Paula Calimafde, Jeffrey Kolender, and Michelle Chapin Named 2022 Washingtonian Top Financial Advisers for the Third Consecutive Time
- Three Paley Rothman Attorneys Were Selected to Washingtonian’s Top Financial Advisers list for 2021
- Glenn Cooper No. 1, 13 Paley Rothman Attorneys Named to the 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
- Twenty Paley Rothman Attorneys Selected to 2021 Best Lawyers in America
- Glenn Cooper Top 10, 14 Paley Rothman Attorneys Named to the 2020 Washington D.C. Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
- 14 Paley Rothman Attorneys Named to the 2020 Maryland Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
- Six Attorneys Listed in Washingtonian’s December 2019 Edition
- 3 Paley Rothman Attorneys Listed in Bethesda Magazine’s Top Estate Lawyers
- Jeffrey Kolender and Deborah Cohn Participated in a “Business Toolbox Seminar”
- Jeffrey Kolender Conducts “Dinner & Discussion” Program for the Montgomery County Medical Society
- Jeffrey Kolender Named to Three-Year Term as Member of MC Foundation Planned Giving Committee
- Jeffrey Kolender Participates in “Pre-Retirement” Seminar
- Jeffrey Kolender Presents for the Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
- Jeffrey Kolender Serves as Faculty Member for Estate Planning Seminar
- Jeffrey Kolender Serves as Panelist at Hebrew Home of Greater Washington Event on Estate Planning
- Jeffrey Kolender Speaks to MC Foundation Planned Giving Committee
- Deborah Cohn and Jeffrey Kolender Present to World Bank
- Jeffrey Kolender Provides Commentary in Forbes Article on Insurance Protection
"My Mother — Renee Kolender," Holocaust Remembered, April 2022
"My Father — Pincus Kolender," Holocaust Remembered, April 2022
“Advising Clients About Transfers to Children and Grandchildren – Tax and Practical Considerations” (Outline Co-Author)
“Basic Estate Planning for the Small to Mid-Sized Estate” (Outline Co-Author)
“Estate Planning for the Wealthy Client” (Outline Co-Author)
“Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts–Traps for the Unwary” (Outline Co-Author)
Bar Association of Montgomery County - Chair, Estates & Trusts Section (1992)
Montgomery College Foundation Planned Giving Committee - Member
Hebrew Home of Greater Washington - Board of Directors
B’Nai Israel Congregation - Board of Governors, Former Vice President
"Securing Your Legacy: Estate Planning and Family Philanthropy," a webinar for Bernstein and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, May 2021
"Ten Things You Should Know About Estate Planning," Lecturer
“Advising Clients About Transfers to Children and Grandchildren – Tax and Practical Considerations,” Lecturer
“Basic Estate Planning for the Small to Mid-Sized Estate,” Lecturer
“Estate Planning for the Wealthy Client,” Lecturer
“Eight Greatest Estate Planning Techniques in Maryland,” Lecturer
“Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts–Traps for the Unwary,” Lecturer