Jeffrey Kolender
Principal
301-838-3206
jkolender@steinsperling.com
It has been a pleasure working with you over the years.
I will be transitioning to Stein Sperling effective April 24, 2023.
For new and existing clients, you can contact me using the updated information above.
Thanks again and I look forward to continuing our work together.
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