Matthew F. Penater, Partner at Elville & Associates, has been selected to the 2015 Maryland Rising Stars list, his third consecutive year attaining the award. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor.
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When told he had been selected to the list for a third consecutive year, Mr. Penater commented, “I am humbled to have been selected as a 2015 Rising Star. This recognition only makes me want to work harder for my clients and to continue providing sound legal services.”
Mr. Penater is a cum laude graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law. Admitted to practice law in Maryland, Baltimore, before the United States Tax Court and the United States District Court, Mr. Penater focuses his practice on Probate/Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Trust Creation/Administration, Business Law and Tax Law. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Scranton, his J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law, and LL.M.[Masters in Taxation Law] from the University of Baltimore School of Law.
Mr. Penater practices primarily in the areas of Probate/Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Trust Creation/Administration, Business Law and Tax Law. In his Estates and Trusts practice, he assists clients from a broad spectrum of net worth in customizing estate plans that meet their specific family’s needs while limiting their exposure to estate tax and gift tax when necessary.
In his Business & Tax Law practice, Mr. Penater assists clients in structuring business transactions from both a tax-related and business organization standpoint, including company formation (including S-corporations, partnerships and LLC’s) and the creation/implementation of business succession plans. Mr. Penater is particularly focused on Physician and Dental practice representation, addressing the personal and business needs specific to those professions.
Elville & Associates engages clients in a multi-step educational process to ensure that estate and elder law 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 firm considers counseling and education of paramount importance while working with its clients and community.
Mr. Penater will be heading up Elville & Associates’ fourth office, which is opening at the end of December in the newly-expanded Rotunda complex in the Roland Park area of downtown Baltimore.
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