Reviews

Few things in life, other than your health, are as important as ensuring that those you love are provided for after you’re gone. It’s a responsibility that can be quite daunting given the complexities of the law, the legal profession and the fact that the plan that you create may have to function for years if not decades. Having had a number of estate plans and lawyers over the years I’ve come to the conclusion that one of the most important things you can do is to retain a team that you can trust. After you’ve departed, you have to rely on those you’ve retained to help implement your plan. It is also important to know that estate plans will often need to be adjusted over time to reflect changes in your family’s circumstances. I had an unhappy experience years ago when the law firm that drew up my first estate plan wanted to charge me more to make changes than the original plan cost. This was especially annoying as many of the changes were strictly boilerplate. I quickly decided I didn’t want to be held hostage to this firm. But, who could I turn to? Who could I trust? Fortunately, I attended a financial seminar that featured attorney Jessica Marchegiano. I was impressed by her presentation and later met with her for a detailed overview of what I thought I needed. Our conversation was in plain English. I felt comfortable with both her knowledge and approach and gave her the go-ahead. It wasn’t long before I received a bound estate plan. I am relieved that it’s done and am confident it will withstand the test of time.

Jessica, and her team at JM Law, handled all of our Estate Planning needs from reviewing and explaining my parents' trusts, of which I was a beneficiary, to creating our own wills and revocable living trusts, even finding someone to draw up new deeds to retitle our real estate in accordance with her new plan, all in a friendly and professional manner which made the whole process a pleasure.

Jessica did an excellent and very professional job with our trust. We would use her again and we recommend her to others,

My wife and I needed to update our trusts which were established over 10 years ago since we wanted to provide for grandchildren and to be sure all current laws and regulations were met. Jessica patiently gave us options after learning about our family situation. She carefully provided the appropriate provisions to include in the updated trusts.

JM Law PLLC and its principal Jessica Marchegiano, Esq. was thorough in combing through our family's estate plan and trust documents prepared originally by the Collins Law Firm some 10 years ago to make the estate plan more relevant and less pro forma, but also to bring the plan into compliance with current law and Maryland statutes pertaining to estates. Her service and guidance have been invaluable in setting us up for a smooth succession and worry-free asset management future. She has also combined our retirement and trust assets held at Cassaday & Company in McLean, VA with assets held at large investment firms for estate planning purposes. Nihal Goonewardene

Ms. Marchegiano and her staff worked closely with us to understand our estate planning goals, advised us as to how to best achieve them, and then prepared all of the documents to implement the plan. Ms. Marchegiano and her team were very helpful throughout the process and took time to explain the documents and answer our questions about them. We were extremely pleased with the end product!

Jessica and her staff put together a full set of legal documents for my wife and me: wills, revocable and retirement trusts, powers of attorney and healthcare power of attorney, living will, and some supporting stuff. She was incredibly patient with us - explaining things, answering questions, tailoring the documents to our somewhat complicated family requirements. She was also very nice/pleasant to work with.

Jessica Marchigiano advised us in detail about the pros and cons of a will versus a trust and on the best ways to leave an estate to our son. Her advice was clear and concise. We highly recommend her as an estate planning expert.

Jessica and her team have been a wonderful asset for my clients. Jessica and her team are extremely thorough, patient, knowledgeable, and asked all of the necessary questions, even if some of them may be a little bit uncomfortable, but it's because of their vast experience. They don't want to leave any stone unturned and want to assure that each and every scenario or outcome can be accounted and planned for. I definitely recommend utilizing her and her team for any estate planning needs.

Jessica provided excellent counsel when she guided us through development of our estate planning. She was professional and responsive and most importantly experienced in all aspects of this effort.

JM Law, Jessica especially, has always provided us with friendly, reliable, professional services. They are exceptional at what they do and a pleasure to work with.