The Law Offices of Kathleen J. Masterton, P.C.

The Riderwood Building
1107 Kenilworth Drive, Suite 312
Towson, MD 21204

410-339-7111 (Voice)

410-339-7112 (Facsimile)

kmasterton@verizon.net (e-mail)

The Law Offices of Kathleen J. Masterton, P.C., is a full-service law firm in general civil practice in Baltimore and surrounding counties, conveniently located in Lutherville/Towson, Maryland, and easily accessible from I 83, I 695, I 95, and from Baltimore City via Charles Street. There is ample, safe parking. Former Assistant Attorney General Kathleen ("Kate") Masterton is committed to providing clients with the highest level of personalized attention, expertise, and professionalism. She founded the Law Offices of Kathleen J. Masterton, P.C., in order to use her extensive general lawyering skills, her wills and estates and business law expertise, the reputation and contacts she has built in Maryland State government and the Baltimore community, her managerial and planning talents, and her background in the horse industry to create a law practice that provides, with integrity and respect, quality legal services in a client-centered environment that allows her to practice law at a level of professionalism and mindfulness in harmony with her strong personal values and 19 years of experience.

The firm currently provides legal services in the following areas:

--Estates and probate law, including estate and end-of-life planning; advice and counsel on asset preservation and transfers; planning for elder years; tax minimization strategies; drafting of appropriate instruments such as wills, trusts, deeds, powers of attorney, and advance directives; and estate administration.

--Business and corporate law, including business form selection; formation and dissolution of various business entities; negotiation, preparation, review and enforcement of contracts and other instruments; government relations, including licensing, zoning, and other matters; and advice and counsel on a range of general business legal problems, including labor and employment issues.

--Equine law, including general business law; equine insurance issues; sales, leasing, boarding, breeding, and facilities use contracts; land use matters, including sales, rental, and conservation and other forms of easements; and estate and business continuity planning focused on the needs of horse owners, farm operators, and others in Maryland's vibrant horse industry.

--Mediation of disputes, with advanced training in mediation of estate and probate matters.

For more information on any of these focus areas, please click on the appropriate button below.

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Kate Masterton to Speak at University of Maryland

Forum On Preserving Farm Assets for the Future

Kate Masterton will be a featured speaker at the day-long forum on preserving, protecting and passing on farm assets being planned by the Baltimore County Office of the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension with the Harford, Carroll, Cecil, Howard, Montgomery and Anne Arundel county extension offices, the Maryland Horse Breeders Association, and accounting firm Naden/ Lean LLC. The seminar, Thursday, Sept.7^th from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. at the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in White Marsh, MD, will answer the How to' questions about financial and legal issues. Preparing for the financial future of an agricultural enterprise requires educating your children, planning for retirement, and developing strategies to pass farm assets to your heirs without saddling them with a crushing estate tax debt. This program will explain the terminology and processes needed to develop your plans. As tax laws change every few years, it is important to review your present situation and adjust your plans. Land preservation programs have changed and are expected to be well funded in the next year; learn how this can benefit you.

If you have questions about retirement, income sources, land preservation, insurance, managing risk, and the legal aspects of estate planning tools for farms, then this program will help you. The program costs $30 for each family member and includes lunch. To register, call the University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Baltimore County Office at 410-666-1022.

--The Law Office of Kathleen J. Masterton, P.C., celebrated its two-year anniversary by moving to its own larger, more spacious quarters in the Riderwood Building, near the corner of Charles Street and Kenilworth Drive in Lutherville/Towson. I want to express my gratitude to the many satisfied clients who have recommended the Firm to their friends and business colleagues, and to the many area attorneys who have demonstrated their belief in my expertise and integrity by referring cases to me. It is often said that the highest compliment an attorney can receive is the referral of ones business associates, friends and family. These referrals, and the confidence they represent, have made my growth and success possible. Thanks to such referrals, the Firms business in the areas of estate planning and administration, business and commercial law, equine law, and mediation has continued to thrive in our new location.

Although our address has changed, our telephone and fax numbers, e mail address, and web site remain unchanged. Feel free to clip out the "business card" printed below and save it for future reference. And if you are in the area, stop in and see our new office!

Enjoy the rest of the summer!

--Click on the "Equine Law" Section for Kate Masterton's recently published article, "Tax Advantages of Conservation Easements."

For more information on any of the events featured above, call the Law Offices of Kathleen J. Masterton, P.C., at 410-339-7111.

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