SharePrinter-friendly versionSend by emailA TitleA TitleA Title A A A Lynn K. Pearle TabsetOverviewBar & Court Admission Bar & Court Admissions District of Columbia Bar Education Boston College Law School, LL.B, Smith College, BA, Lynn K. Pearle CounselWashington, DC T 202.857.6116 E lynn.pearle@arentfox.com Download vCard Lynn Pearle’s practice focuses on the preservation of wealth and the transfer of that wealth from generation to generation. During more than 30 years, Lynn has developed and employed creative techniques to meet the estate planning objectives of high net worth individuals. Client Work Lynn implements strategies to preserve wealth, minimize taxes, and carry out her client’s intentions, using the most current techniques available. Her practice includes: Estate planning and family wealth management, including the preparation of wills and trusts, life insurance planning, and planning for retirement benefits Estate and trust administration, including valuing and probating estate assets, preparation of estate tax returns and post mortem tax planning Estate and trust tax controversies with the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities Charitable gift planning, including preparation of charitable remainder and charitable lead trusts Private foundations, including formation, tax–qualification and operation of private foundations and supporting organizations Business succession planning for owners of closely held businesses and their families, including preparation of family limited partnerships and limited liability companies Professional Activities Lynn is a fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, elected in 1988. Lynn was chair of the Estate Planning Committee of the District of Columbia Bar Association’s Tax Section, is a member of the advisory board of Tax Management’s Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal, and was chair of the Hariton Forum of the Washington, DC Estate Planning Council. Lynn is also a member of the American Bar Association’s Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law. Lynn has authored more than 40 articles on tax and estate planning subjects and has lectured extensively on various aspects of estate planning and administration. Publications, Presentations and Recognitions By vote of her peers, Lynn has been included in The Best Lawyers in America for 18 consecutive years, 1995-2012. Lynn has been included in eight Washingtonian magazine articles featuring selected trust and estate lawyers in the Washington metropolitan area: “Gimme Shelters,” February 1993; “Best Lawyers in Washington,”February 1997; “Finding Good Financial Help,” Washingtonian, December 2002; “Top Lawyers in Washington,” December 2004; “Finding Good Financial Help,” January 2009; “Washington’s Top Lawyers,” December 2009; “Washington’s Top Financial Advisors,” November 2010; and “Washington’s Best Lawyers,” December 2011. Lynn has been named one of the top attorneys in the Washington, DC metropolitan area in Super Lawyers magazine, 2007-2012. Lynn was listed in Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top 50 women attorneys in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, 2007, 2008. Lynn holds the highest peer review rating (“AV Preeminent”) from Martindale-Hubbell. Newsroom Date Type Title 1 / 9 / 2013 Alert Overview of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 and Some Important Estate Planning Opportunities for High Net Worth Individuals 8 / 27 / 2012 Press Release Thirty-Four Arent Fox Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Latest Edition of The Best Lawyers in America 5 / 2 / 2012 Press Release Arent Fox Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Super Lawyers 2012 Edition 12 / 12 / 2011 Press Release Arent Fox Attorneys Recognized by The Washingtonian as DC Area’s Best Lawyers 10 / 6 / 2011 Press Release Numerous Arent Fox Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Latest Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and New York Super Lawyers 2012 Editions 5 / 6 / 2011 Press Release Ten Arent Fox Attorneys Are Recognized in 2011 Edition of Washington, DC, Super Lawyers 1 / 11 / 2011 Alert Estate Planning Provisions of the Tax Relief Act of 2010: An Analysis 11 / 23 / 2010 Press Release Arent Fox Attorneys are Recognized by The Washingtonian as Area’s Top Estate Attorneys 1 / 5 / 2010 Alert Termination of the Federal Estate Tax 11 / 24 / 2009 Press Release Arent Fox Attorneys Named in The Washingtonian's "Top Lawyers" Issue 11 / 2 / 2009 Alert Arent Fox Well-Represented in 2010 Edition of Washington DC's Best Lawyers 4 / 24 / 2006 Press Release 12 Arent Fox Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers in America" 9 / 13 / 2005 Press Release Eleven Arent Fox Attorneys Named "Best Lawyers in America" 6 / 20 / 2001 Alert HR 1836, The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001