By: Jeffrey Stauffer, Director, The Elville Center for the Creative Arts

443-393-7696, jeff@elvilleassociates.com

Since its inception in mid-2014, The Elville Center for the Creative Arts, the firm’s 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, has partnered with local and regional businesses such as Music and Arts, WBJC 91.5 FM, and recently The Columbia Orchestra and local schools to provide musical instruments, musical instrument rental, music lessons, and participation in music-related activities to and for children of all ages throughout Maryland. The purpose of the Elville Center is to improve the quality of life of children of all ages by providing them the opportunity to learn music theory and application, experience cultural events related to the musical and creative arts, and to use music and the promotion of music-related activities to transcend social and economic divisions.

Over the months, generous donors have provided instruments ranging from clarinets to violins, flutes to cellos, trumpets to guitars and even a rare Hawaiian ukulele and African flute. The Elville Center then takes these instruments to its Music & Arts Center partner and pays for their refurbishment so students receive an instrument in excellent condition that The Elville Center is proud to deliver and the students are excited to play.

On January 13th, Stephen R. Elville, President and Founder of The Elville Center, met with the administration and teachers of Benjamin Tasker Middle School to provide the first flight of musical instruments and music supplies to the school’s students and music department. Plans are underway for future instrument donations as well as providing assistance for the school’s spring musical.

“I hope this event sparks the imaginations of other donors,” remarked Mr. Elville. “We are looking forward to continuing the project of re-equipping the Music Department at Benjamin Tasker and addressing the needs of music students throughout the region.”

In March, The Elville Center partnered with The Columbia Orchestra to sponsor the purchase of 30 tickets for children to attend its popular Young People’s Concert Series. The program included a “Carnival of the Animals,” which featured a combination of music and dance as well as “The Thrill of the Orchestra,” which introduced children to the various instruments and music from the hit Disney movie “Frozen.” In between the performances, students were given the opportunity to participate in a musical instrument petting zoo where they could touch and try to play the various instruments

In addition to individual and corporate donations, Elville and Associates contributes its own corporate funds to the Elville Center. It is the hope of Mr. Elville that this charitable initiative will continue to capture the imaginations and enthusiasm of our clients, business partners, and the community at large and will continue to grow in scope, culminating in the fulfillment of many dreams and a continuation of the music.

If you are interested in The Elville Center For The Creative Arts and would like to learn more, or if you would like to make a donation or pledge, please contact Jeff Stauffer at 443-393-7696 or via email at jeff@elvilleassociates.com. Personal meetings with Mr. Elville for discussion of The Elville Center are available upon request.

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Frederick, Maryland – Stephen R. Elville, Principal of Elville & Associates, announced today the opening of a new office for the estate planning, elder law and special needs planning firm effective immediately.

The office is located at 5100 Buckeystown Pike, Suite 250, in Frederick, convenient to the bustling I-270 corridor. To complement the firm’s vision of constantly working to exceed its clients’ and business partners’ expectations, the amenities are state-of-the-art, with an especially attractive, high-tech, comfortable conference room. The Frederick office will complement the firm’s offices in Columbia (9192 Red Branch Road, Suites 100 and 300) Rockville (Rockville Town Center, 199 E. Montgomery Avenue, Suite 100), Annapolis (1997 Annapolis Exchange Parkway, Suite 300) and Baltimore (The Rotunda, 711 W. 40th Street, Suite 358).

“I am very happy to expand our firm’s estate planning educational approach and caring for clients model, along with our elder law capabilities, to Frederick and Frederick County, and the entire I-270 corridor,” said Mr. Elville. “It is my hope that our presence in Frederick will greatly benefit the community through the delivery of leading-edge solutions to individuals and families.”

For more information about Elville & Associates’ new Frederick office, please contact 443-393-7696, visit elvilleassociates-staging.bgbshlgq-liquidwebsites.com or email jeff@elvilleassociates.com.

Elville & Associates engages clients in a multi-step educational process to ensure that estate, elder law, and special needs planning works from inception, throughout lifetime, and at death. Clients are encouraged to take advantage of the Planning Team Concept for leading edge, customized planning. The education of clients and their families through counseling and superior legal-technical knowledge is the mission of Elville and Associates.

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Stephen R. Elville, Principal at the estate planning, elder law and special needs firm of Elville and Associates, will be speaking on a nationwide webinar through Bloomberg BNA on Monday, June 29th from noon to 1:00 p.m. The webinar, titled “Estate Planning Essentials,” will cover traditional versus non-traditional estate planning, avoiding plan failure, understanding non-probate transfers, and the avoidance of guardianship.

According to its website, “Bloomberg BNA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bloomberg, is a leading source of legal, tax, regulatory and business information for professionals. It has a network of more than 2,500 reporters, correspondents and leading practitioners that deliver expert analysis, news, practice tools, and guidance. Its flagship legal product, Bloomberg Law, a fully-integrated legal and business intelligence research solution, combines trusted news and expert analysis with comprehensive market data and cutting-edge technology.”

Mr. Elville works with individuals and families to provide a unique attorney-client experience and peace of mind solutions to the challenges they face with estate, asset protection, and tax planning issues, and with disability and a long-term care planning issues. He has extensive experience in working with clients involved in crisis situations. He also brings a unique and personalized approach to pre-crisis planning. Mr. Elville routinely handles clients issues in the followings areas: wills, trusts, powers of attorney, living wills/advance medical directives, Medicaid asset protection trusts, Medicaid planning and qualification, estate administration, fiduciary representation, nursing home selection, guardianships, special needs planning for children and adults, Social Security Disability Income (SSDI), Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and IRS tax controversy.

Mr. Elville was named a Maryland Super Lawyer for 2015, and is a member of the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys, Elder Counsel, Wealth Counsel, the Academy of Special Needs Planners, and the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys. He currently serves as a member of the Maryland State Bar Association Elder Law Section Council and the Charitable Gift Planning Advisory Committee for Anne Arundel Medical Center. He also serves as Chair for Law Day Maryland.

He is a frequent guest presenter for banks and credit unions, businesses, associations, hospitals, and other facilities and groups. He provides continuing education for financial advisors and CPAs, and is a guest lecturer for the National Business Institute. Mr. Elville’s daily blog appears on WBJC.com and on elvilleassociates-staging.bgbshlgq-liquidwebsites.com and his articles have appeared in The Business Monthly.

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On May 31, 2011 Barrett R. King, Esquire, an associate attorney at Elville & Associates in the Columbia, Maryland office, was admitted to the United States Supreme Court in a formal ceremony. Following the ceremony, Mr. King and peer inductees met for a luncheon attended by Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg.To have the right to appear and argue cases in front of any court, a lawyer has to seek admission and be sworn in by that court. For example, all Maryland lawyers are admitted to practice before the Maryland Court of Appeals, which gives them the right to practice in any state court in Maryland. To practice in the US Supreme Court Bar, a lawyer must be sponsored by attorneys already admitted to the Supreme Court and appear for a swearing-in before the Justices in attendance.

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On September 18, 2012, Stephen R. Elville, J.D., LL.M., Principal and Barrett R. King, J.D. of Elville & Associates in Columbia Maryland, delivered a presentation on How to be a Trustee and Fiduciary at Linden Hall in Ellicott City, MD. The client education event sponsored by Elville & Associates included remarks by guest speakers Bob Harrison, Senior Gifts Officer at Anne Arundel Medical Center Foundation, and Cathy Lonas, RN, BSN, MSBA from Advocate 360.

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Congratulations to Barrett King, Associate at Elville & Associates, for his recognition in the 2014 Rising Stars section of the Maryland Super Lawyers List. This honor is limited to no more than 2.5% of the attorneys within the state of Maryland.

According to Super Lawyers’ website, “Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

“Super Lawyers Magazine features the list and profiles of selected attorneys and is distributed to attorneys in the state or region and the ABA-accredited law school libraries. Super Lawyers is also published as a special section in leading city and regional magazines across the country.”

Barrett’s complete profile can be found on our staff page and his Super Lawyer profile may be viewed by clicking here.

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For the fourth consecutive year, Barrett R. King, Esq., will be one of seven distinguished faculty members of the National Business Institute’s Probate Boot Camp, a seminar for CPAs, financial planners and attorneys that will focus on probate procedures from start to finish.

Mr. King’s presentation topics during the May 19-20 seminar will be “Probating Insolvent and Bankrupt Estates” as well as addressing “Ancillary Probate and Other Problem Areas.” Within those topics he will focus on specific issues such as avoiding foreclosure of a probate asset, addressing assets that have title problems and dealing with death before a divorce is finalized, among other discussion points.

The National Business Institute has provided continuing education for legal professionals for over 30 years.

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Barrett R. King, Esq., will be one of five distinguished faculty members of the National Business Institute’s August 8th seminar in Baltimore, titled “Protecting Assets While Qualifying for Medicaid,” a seminar for professionals who work with seniors and their families that will provide an overview of asset protection concepts and crisis management tools elder law attorneys can use while working in the Medicaid environment.

Mr. King’s presentation topics during the seminar will include “Avoiding Conflicts of Interest (Who is Your Client?),” “Dealing with Clients’ Diminishing Mental Capacity,” “Spotting and Preventing Elder Abuse,” “Appropriate Client Communications,” “Navigating through Family Conflict” and “Setting and Collecting Attorney Fees.”

The National Business Institute has provided continuing education for legal professionals for over 30 years. For more information about the seminar or to register, please click here: Protecting Assets While Qualifying for Medicaid

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Barrett R. King, Partner at Elville and Associates, will be one of six distinguished faculty members of the National Business Institute’s December 5th seminar in Rockville, Maryland, titled “The Probate Process From Start to Finish,” a comprehensive seminar for professionals who work with clients that must navigate through a probate case from start to finish.

The course will provide a step-by-step walkthrough of a probate case with practice tips from the faculty, enable the attendees to effectively guide the executor and administrator through their various duties, help them avoid problems arising from creditors’ claims, assist in forestalling disagreements between beneficiaries along with other topics of importance.

Mr. King’s presentation topic during the seminar will cover “Litigating the Case in Probate Court.” He also authored the portion of the seminar titled, “Uncovering the Laws of Intestacy and How They May Apply.”

Mr. King has been a faculty member for The National Business Institute since 2011. The NBI has provided continuing education for legal professionals for over 30 years. For more information about the National Business Institute and its seminar offerings, please visit nbi-sems.com.

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By: Jeffrey Stauffer, Community Relations Director

Barrett R. King, Partner at Elville and Associates, will be one of eight distinguished faculty members at the National Business Institute’s May 12th seminar in Baltimore, Maryland, titled “Trusts 101,” a comprehensive seminar for professionals involved in creating, administering and terminating trusts.

The course will provide a step-by-step walk-through of a probate case with practice tips from the faculty, enable the attendees to effectively guide the executor and administrator through their various duties, help them avoid problems arising from creditors’ claims, assist in forestalling disagreements between beneficiaries along with other topics of importance.

Mr. King authored and will present the topic, “Estate Planning for the Disabled”— which will cover the types of special needs trusts and their specific purposes and who can be the beneficiary along with drafting tips and samples. He also will present the topic, “Ethical Considerations,” which will cover the importance of confidentiality in third party communications and knowing your client, assessing the client’s capacity and avoiding fraudulent transfers.

Other topics included in the seminar include “Where to Begin?- An Overview of Trusts”; “Revocable Living Trusts”; “Trusts Used for Tax Reduction”; and “Grantor Trusts.”

Mr. King has been a faculty member for The National Business Institute since 2011. The NBI has provided continuing education for legal professionals for over 30 years. For more information about the National Business Institute and its seminar offerings, please visit nbi-sems.com.

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