WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Pasternak & Fidis, P.C. announced that managing partner, Nancy Fax, has been named the 2017 “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers® for Trusts and Estates in the Washington, DC area. The “Lawyer of the Year” honor is conferred upon a single attorney in each practice area within a designated metropolitan area.
The award is the product of a rigorous peer-review evaluation process conducted by Best Lawyers throughout the year and reflects high marks for talent, accomplishments and integrity. The “Lawyer of the Year” commendation testifies to the respect earned by Nancy Fax from other leading lawyers in the DC legal community.
“Being selected by my peers for this honor reflects the efforts of all of our attorneys and staff,” said Ms. Fax. “Recognitions such as this encourage us to continue to strive for excellence and to maintain our focus on personal service to our clients.”
A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center with a master’s in taxation, Nancy Fax is the former principal author of the annual Maryland Estate Planning and Probate Laws Annotated (2008-2014), considered the bible by Maryland estate attorneys, and founder and editor for many years of the District of Columbia Estates, Trusts and Probate Law Digest. She is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), a selective national organization that brings together top trusts and estates lawyers nationwide, and she serves on many ACTEC committees. Ms. Fax was named a Noted Practitioner in the 2016 inaugural issue of Chambers and Partners’ High Net Worth Guide.
Additional Pasternak & Fidis attorneys recognized as Best Lawyers in Maryland in their respective fields include: Jan White in Family Law and Collaborative Law: Family Law; Vicki Viramontes-LaFree and Linda Ravdin in Family Law; and Nancy Fax, Al Pasternak and Marcia Fidis in Trusts and Estates.
About Pasternak & Fidis
Pasternak & Fidis, P.C. is a 14-lawyer firm located on Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda. Founded in 1980, the firm practices in the areas of estate planning and administration, domestic and family law, and fiduciary litigation in Maryland, DC and Virginia. For more information, visit: http://www.pasternakfidis.com.
About Best Lawyers
First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on peer-review evaluations in which more than 36,000 leading attorneys cast almost 4.4 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas.
