D. Kathleen Rus, Esq.
Providing Legal Services to Help Secure Your Ideal Future
For over 25 years, I have dedicated my life to providing knowledgeable legal advice to businesses and guiding people through the often-emotional process of estate planning. I have more than two decades of experience in Maryland Law, and in 2003, I established The Law Office of D. Kathleen Rus, Esq. Before opening my own firm, I practiced as a tax attorney in the areas of individual, corporate and estate taxes, employee benefits, trusts and estates, and tax-exempt organizations.
My current practice is focused in two primary areas
In 2020, I am proud to provide legal assistance to residents at my offices in Parkton, MD and Westminster, MD.
Taking an Altruistic Approach to Your Legal Concerns
As a professional attorney, I understand your need for qualified legal advice when making crucial life and business decisions.
As a human being, I understand how overwhelming it can be to consider your own mortality, let alone make decisions about what should happen to your family, assets, and business once you are gone.
That’s why I take a unique approach with each of my clients. Rather than providing jargon-heavy legal advice and sending you on your way, I first dedicate myself to ensuring you understand and feel as comfortable as possible with the legal process in which you are entering. By addressing each client’s needs and concerns in a more welcoming environment, I create trusting relationships in order to better provide legal advice, guidance, and services through these impactful processes.
Guiding You in Estate, Business, and Non-Profit Law
In my experience as a Business attorney, I have helped hundreds of individuals form and start both small businesses and Non-Profit Organizations. I have also taught courses at Carroll Community College on:
- Legal Issues in Business
- How to Buy & Sell a Business
- Legal Issues for Artists
- Succession Planning in Business.
As an Estate, Wills and Trusts attorney, I help families and individuals plan and administer their estates, implement trust agreements, navigate the probate process and prepare for the future. My goal is to provide clients with high-quality, compassionate, and affordable legal services to Baltimore County, Carroll County, and Howard County residents in need.
Prior Firm Associations
BLUM, YUMKAS, MAILMAN, GUTMAN & DENICK, Baltimore, MD
MILES & STOCKBRIDGE, Baltimore, MD
OLWINE, CONNELLY, CHASE, O’DONNELL & WEYHER, New York, NY
Education
New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 1990
New York Law School, J.D. – magna cum laude, 1987
Hofstra University, B.A. English/Publishing, 1980
If you have questions about estate planning, business law, succession planning, non-profit law, or are looking for related legal services in Maryland, contact DK Rus today.
