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Law Offices of Deborah G. Matthews

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703.548.3699
info@dmatthewslaw.com

Resources

Books and Downloads

  • Digital Property Inventory
  • How to Capture and Keep Clients (by: Jennifer Rose)

Emergency Planning

  • DC Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
  • Houses of Worship
  • MARYLAND Prepares
  • Ready Virginia

Estate Planning

Digital Property

  • Digital Property Inventory
  • Handy Guide to Deleting Digital Accounts
  • Senate Special Committee on Aging: Scams & Identity Theft

Funeral

  • Shopping for Funeral Services
  • Your Rights When Buying Funeral Goods and Services

Organ, Eye and Tissue Donor Registry

  • Maryland
  • Virginia
  • Washington, D.C.

Retirement

  • AARP: Livability Index
  • AARP: Public Policy Institute
  • Department of Labor: Retirement Toolkit

General Information

Elder Care and Justice

  • US Department of Justice – Elder Justice Initiative

Healthcare

  • AARP: Health Law Fact Sheets
  • The American Geriatrics Society
  • Aon Retiree Health Exchange
  • eHealthMedicare.com
  • eHealthMedicare -Medicare Choice and Impact Study
  • Family Caregiver Alliance
  • Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act
  • HHS: State by State
  • Kaiser Family Foundation – Medicare Part D Spotlight
  • Medicare.gov – Plan Finder Tool
  • My Medicare Matters: Online Questionaire
  • The National Council on Aging
  • National Institutes of Health – NIGSeniorHealth
  • NIGSeniorHealth – Email Sign-up
  • NIGSeniorHealth – Videos
  • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
  • Senate Special Committee on Aging: Healthcare Information
  • United Health Foundation: America’s Health Rankings – Senior Report
  • Veterans Enrolled in the ACA
  • Veterans Not Enrolled in the ACA
  • The Washington Post: How to find out if your doctor is in good standing

Identity Theft

  • FTC: Free Credit Reports
  • FTC: Identity Theft
  • IRS: Form 14039
  • IRS: Taxpayer Guide to Identity Theft
  • Senate Special Committee on Aging: Scams & Identity Theft

Money Management

  • CFPB: Court-appointed guardians and conservators (guardians of the property)
  • CFPB: Court-appointed Conservators (guardians of the property, Virginia)
  • CFPB: Government fiduciaries – Social Security representative payees and VA fiduciaries
  • CFPB: Government fiduciaries – Social Security representative payees and VA fiduciaries (Virginia)
  • CFPB: Help for agents under a power of attorney
  • CFPB: Help for agents under a power of attorney (Virginia)
  • CFPB: Protecting residents from financial exploitation
  • CFPB: Trustees of revocable trusts
  • CFPB: Trustees of revocable trusts (Virginia)
  • Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA)
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
  • Senate Special Committee on Aging: Entrepreneurship & Financial Security
  • Senate Special Committee on Aging: Financial Fraud & Deceptive Marketing

Nursing Homes

  • Nursing Home Checklist
  • Nursing Home Compare
  • Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home or Other Long Term Care

Reducing unwanted calls, mail, catalogs

  • Do Not Call
  • Do Not Mail
  • Reduce Catalogs
  • Other options for reducing solicitations

Social Security

  • “My Social Security” account set up

Trust and Estate Administration

  • CFPB: Help for trustees under a revocable living trust
  • Handling Mail for the Deceased

Vehicles and Licenses for Deceased Owners

  • DC: Vehicle Acquired Through Death of Owner
  • Maryland: Deceased Individuals
  • Maryland: Titling – Deceased Owner
  • Virginia DMV Guide for Family Members and Friends of the Recently Deceased

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Location

My office is located on
Tavern Square in
Old Town Alexandria

110 North Royal Street
Suite 575
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Click for map & directions

Practice Areas

  • Estate Planning
  • Probate
  • Trust and Estate Administration

Recent Articles

  • Confirm Your Retirement Account Beneficiaries
  • REIMBURSEMENTS FOR COVID-RELATED FUNERAL AND BURIAL COSTS
  • REIMBURSEMENT FOR COVID FUNERAL AND BURIAL COSTS
  • Preparing For COVID-19 Checklist
  • Accessing Medical Information and Directives
  • Options for Cremated Remains
  • Home for the holidays, time to have The Talk: get the new year off to a good start
  • Thanksgiving: A Time for Family and For Remembering
  • New Medicare Tool
  • Planning for Retirement: Federal Employees

Categories

Awards and Recognition

  • Exemplary Service Award from Mount Vernon Unitarian Church: for tireless efforts to support refugees around the globe, including the Afghan family that MVUC supports locally, with Co-Chair Roberta Finkelstein.
  • Door Opener Society member, Community Foundation for Northern Virginia, 2021
  • Fellow, Class of 2020, Virginia Law Foundation
  • Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly, 2019
  • Recognition from Delegate Paul Krizek for HB1559, extending renewal period for “Senior IDs
  • Fairfax County Public Schools, thank you for donating 2,000+ masks for vulnerable students- 2020
  • Recognition from Delegate Scott A. Surovell for suggested legislation HB1973 – Clarifying Control of Real Estate Brokerages
  • Fairfax Bar Association, Pro Bono Attorney of the Year 2012
  • American Gar Association GP|Solo, Chairman’s Award, for her leadership of the National Solo and Small Firm Conference, August 2008
  • American Bar Association GP|Solo “Star of the Quarter”
  • Fairfax Bar Association, President’s Award, 2006

Community Events

  • “Simple Estate Planning”, Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center CLE – training for lawyer volunteers to assist low income seniors and people with disabilities with estate planning.

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Alexandria, Virginia 22314

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