Stephanie M Smith

Stephanie M Smith

SMS Law Offices, LLC
Washington, DC

Stephanie M Smith is an experienced attorney with over twenty-five years of practice in trust and estate planning, elder law, and real estate strategy. Through her firm, SMS Law Offices, LLC, located in Maryland and Washington, D.C., she advises families on creating revocable and irrevocable trusts, Medicaid planning, and integrating property ownership into long-term wealth and care strategies. Ms. Smith also advises LLCs, for-profit and non-profit corporations, corporate trusts and high-net worth estates on developing complex real estate development projects with their financial assets.  As a tax attorney by trade, she provides strategic tax advice related to real estate investment activities for preserving assets, structures asset property transfers, and navigates complex Medicare and Medicaid eligibility rules. Additionally, Ms. Smith handles all types of probate administration matters, and for clients who need expert advice on how to manage, invest, and/or develop their inherited real estate properties. She earned a B.A. degree from Howard University in Washington, D.C., her J.D. degree from Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey and her LL.M. degree, with a concentration in international taxation, from Georgetown University Law Center. Ms. Smith is admitted to practice in D.C., Maryland and New Jersey.

Stephanie M Smith's Courses

  • Elder Law and Disability Planning Guide for Paralegals

    Estate Planning, Trusts & Probate

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    California MCLE Paralegal Approved 6 Total
    Delaware Certified Paralegal Program Approved 6 Total
    Florida Registered Paralegal Approved 6 Total
    Indiana Paralegal CLE Approved 6 Total
    NALA Approved 6 Total
    Montana CLE Credit for Paralegals Approved 6 Total
    North Carolina Continuing Paralegal Education Approved 6 Total
    New Mexico Paralegal Division, State Bar of Approved 6 Total
    Ohio Certified Paralegals Approved 6 Total
    NFPA Approved 6 Total
    Texas State Bar of Paralegal Division Approved 6 Total
    Washington Paralegal Association Approved 6 Total
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    6 Paralegal_California MCLE Paralegal