Brian W. Ritter Jr.

I practice in all aspects of estate planning and elder law. I have over a decade of experience in these and related areas of law. Some of the services I provide include:

· Planning for high net-worth individuals
· Handling nearly all types of probate, guardianship, and trust administration cases
· Representing Personal Representatives of estates in every step of the probate process
· Providing Powers of Attorney for healthcare and financial decisions
· Preparing property deeds
· Creating Last Wills and Testaments and Codicils
· Assisting in formation and succession planning of family businesses
· Navigating nursing home and assisted living facility arrangements with families
· Managing long-term care Medicaid issues, including application, asset spend-down, and asset protection planning

I have also been the petitioner, court-appointed counsel, or the permanent guardian in countless guardianship cases. I have written and lectured on legal topics relating primarily to Medicaid rules, application, and spend-down strategy, the guardianship process in general, guardianship and Medicaid and how they interact with each other, and Social Security benefits planning. I am also accredited to provide Continuing Legal Education and have done so on multiple occasions, including presenting for various bar associations and teaching other attorneys for Lorman Education Services. I am rated by SuperLawyers and a member of ElderCounsel, which provides me access to some of the most sophisticated drafting software on the market.

In addition to my elder law/estate planning practice, I also represent physicians in a wide array of legal matters, including employment contract review and negotiations. I earned my J.D., Magna cum laude, in 2011 from the University of Baltimore School of Law, and my B.A., Magna cum laude, in 2007 from the University of South Carolina.

• Estate Litigation
• Social Security Retirement Planning

• Credit Cards Accepted

District of Columbia

Since 2012

Maryland

Since 2011

Federal District Court of Maryland

Federal District Court of the District of Columbia

Owner

Ritter Elder Law & Estate Planning

2018 - Current

Owner/Of Counsel

ERA Law Group, LLC

2017 - 2018

Managing Attorney - Estate Planning, Probate & Elder Law Group

Ferrante & Dill, LLC

2015 - 2017

Attorney

Byrd & Byrd, LLC

2012 - 2015

Program Analyst in the Medicare Appeals Division

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

2010 - 2012

Law Clerk

MEDVAL, LLC

2010 - 2010

Law Clerk

Johns Hopkins Hospital Office of the General Counsel

2010 - 2010

University of Baltimore

J.D. (2011) | Law

2008 - 2011

Honors: Magna Cum Laude American Society of Law, Medicine, and Ethics Student Award

Activities: Law Forum - Assistant Managing Editor UB Health Law Group - President

University of South Carolina - Columbia

B.A. | Political Science

2005 - 2007

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

ElderCounsel

Member

2018 - Current

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys

Member

2012 - Current

Calvert County Bar Association

Member

2012 - Current

Prince George's County Bar Association

Member

2011 - Current

Maryland State Bar Association

Member

2009 - Current