WHO WE ARE
Barrett R. King and David A. (Andy) Hall have worked together since 2009 and came together to form King Hall LLC in 2016. Since that time, the firm has grown to help more families, fiduciaries and business owners carry out their legal responsibilities and protect their assets and objectives. The goal of King Hall as it has grown remains the same as when it started, to help families protect everything that is important to them. Through comprehensive fiduciary representation, estate planning, guardianship, and litigation, the firm aims to provide the peace of mind that comes with knowing your future is secure.
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Our Mission
To provide peace of mind and deliver personalized, practical, creative and effective legal strategies with the highest level of competence, professionalism and compassion for every client.
Our Vision
To be the most trusted source for estate planning, guardianship, and litigation matters in Maryland.
35+
Years of Combined Legal Experience
Extensive experience in Estates & Trusts, Guardianship and Litigation.
30+
Representative Publications & Presentations
Highly regarded thought leaders in the legal industry.
1000s
Legal Matters Managed By Our Team
The education and experience necessary to prevail in your case.
OUR TEAM
Jake Martin
Associate AttorneyKelly Raynaud
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Practice
Ms. Raynaud focuses her practice on guardianship, civil litigation, estates and trusts, and mediation. She has significant experience in guardianship matters and often represents fiduciaries and individuals in a variety of litigation matters. As a mediator, Ms. Raynaud uses the facilitative style, which is a classic approach.
Education
- J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law, summa cum laude
- M.B.A., International Business, University of Wisconsin at Madison
- B.A., dual majors in Economics and Philosophy, Lawrence University, cum laude
Bar and Court Admissions
- Court of Appeals of Maryland
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- District of Columbia
Biography
Ms. Raynaud is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law where she was a staff editor for the Law Review and a Fellow in the school’s Maryland State Bar Association Business Law Clerkship Program. Ms. Raynaud is a member of the Heuisler Honor Society, the 2016 recipient of the Maryland State Bar Association Business Law Section’s Seven Mandell Scholarship Award, and trained in mediation.
Following graduation, Ms. Raynaud clerked for the Honorable Richard S. Bernhardt at the Circuit Court for Howard County. Since then, she has been a member of the team at King Hall LLC. Ms. Raynaud is admitted to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia state and federal courts.
Ms. Raynaud’s background includes a Master of Business Administration degree and extensive business management experience in the financial sector with enterprises such as T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Maryland State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Maryland Women’s Bar Association
- Howard County Bar Association
- Howard County Women’s Bar Association
- Maryland Program for Mediator Excellence
Community Service
- Howard County Board of Education’s Community Advisory Council Executive Board Member (secretary)
- District Court of Maryland Alternative Dispute Resolution Program (volunteer)
- Howard County Mediation and Conflict Resolution Center (volunteer)
Languages
- French
Barrett R. King
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Practice
Mr. King focuses his practice on representing parties in fiduciary matters such as guardianships and probate or trust litigation. He routinely serves as court-appointed counsel in guardianship matters as well as serving as guardian, personal representative, and trustee. Mr. King is often designated or called to testify as an expert witness in guardianship, estate and trust matters. Barrett has tried dozens of cases including multiple cases before a jury and has argued before the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland resulting in a reported opinion.
Education
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J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law, cum laude
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B.A., Philosophy, Salisbury University
Bar and Court Admissions
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Court of Appeals of Maryland
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District of Columbia
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United States District Court for the District of Maryland
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United States Tax Court
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United States Supreme Court
Biography
Mr. King is a cum laude graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law and is admitted to practice law in Maryland and District of Columbia state and federal courts (including the United States Supreme Court), and before the United States Tax Court. He has served as counsel and as guardian, trustee or personal representative in estates, trusts and guardianships all over Maryland. Mr. King focuses his practice on guardianship, estate and trust planning/administration and litigation, and estate planning and elder law issues.
Mr. King brings a unique perspective to the estates and trust practice, advising clients on protecting their businesses, using premarital agreements as an estate planning tool, as well as protecting intellectual property and digital assets (including online account information and internet identities) as a comprehensive part of the planning and administration process.
Representative Cases and Litigation
Mr. King has represented Petitioners, Interested Persons and the Respondent alleged disabled or minor child in guardianship proceedings; he has represented trustees, heirs, beneficiaries, and the wrongfully disinherited in estate and trust litigation with disputed issues involving financial mismanagement, lack of mental capacity, undue influence, fraud, duress and forgery. In addition, Mr. King has assisted plaintiffs in personal injury actions, businesses involved in litigation claims, landlords and tenants in commercial and residential real estate disputes, individuals and families in estate and trust planning, and parents of children with special needs seeking to provide for and protect their children via special needs trusts.
In the Matter of Ronald Meddings, 244 Md. App. 204, 222 A.3d 302 (2019).
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Mr. King is the Past President of the Board of Directors of theWomen’s Law Center of Maryland, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation providing direct legal services in several counties in Maryland. He also sits on and is a past chair of the organization’s Judicial Selections Committee
- Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation
- Maryland State Bar Association
- The Honorable James Macgill American Inns of Court
- Howard County Estate Planning Council
- National Guardianship Association
Representative Publications and Presentations
- Hot Topics in Adult Guardianship, Maryland State Bar Association, 2020
- Guardianship Mock Jury Trial, Maryland State Bar Association Annual Meeting, 2019
- The Probate Process from Start to Finish, NBI Seminar Faculty, July 2019
- Guardianships, Powers of Attorney and the Vulnerable Adult, Maryland State’s Attorney Association, 2019
- Fiduciary Litigation, Baltimore County Bar Association, February 2019
- Probate Boot Camp, NBI Seminar Faculty, December 2017
- Estate Administration From Start to Finish, NBI Seminar Faculty, March 2016
- Estate Planning from A to Z, NBI Seminar Faculty, December 2015
- Probate Boot Camp, NBI Seminar Faculty, May 2014
- Protecting Assets While Qualifying for Medicaid, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2014
- Elder Law and Medicaid Planning: What You Need to Know Now, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2013
Previous Work
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Elville & Associates, P.C., 2010-2016
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Walsh & Company, P.A., 2008-2010
David A. (Andy) Hall
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Practice Areas
Civil Litigation, Guardianships, Estates & Trusts, Corporate/Business Law, Appellate
Practice
Mr. Hall focuses his practice on representing fiduciaries, businesses and individuals in a variety of litigation matters.
Education
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J.D., Washington College of Law, American University, cum laude
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M.A., International Affairs, School of International Service, American University
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B.A., History, Salisbury University, cum laude
Bar and Court Admissions
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Court of Appeals of Maryland
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United States District Court for the District of Maryland
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United States Tax Court
Points of Distinction
Mr. Hall provides representation to businesses, fiduciaries, and individuals in a wide variety of litigation and transactional matters. Mr. Hall has practiced before the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, various Circuit Courts of Maryland, District Courts of Maryland, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the United States Bankruptcy Court, and the United States Tax Court.
Mr. Hall graduated cum laude from the American University Washington College of Law where he served on the editorial board of the American University International Law Review. In addition, he received his Master of Arts in International Affairs from the American University School of International Service. He has worked for Elville & Associates, P.C., in solo practice, for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the American Society of International Law and has extensive business management experience.
Representative litigation: represented trustees and beneficiaries in trust litigation with substantive issues involving financial mismanagement, lack of mental capacity, and undue influence; represented petitioners, respondents and interested persons in adult guardianship proceedings; represented personal representatives and interested parties in estate disputes involving issues of fraud, forgery, lack of mental capacity, and undue influence; represented plaintiffs in personal injury actions; represented plaintiffs and defendants in breach of contract claims; represented employees in employment law claims; represented creditors in commercial foreclosures; represented creditors and debtors in bankruptcy proceedings; represented landlords and tenants.
Representative transactional matters: served as outside general counsel to multiple companies counseling businesses on a wide variety of business and employment law matters; drafted and reviewed documents related to finance, manufacturing, technology and service agreements; represented purchasers and sellers in sales of businesses and real property; provided counsel regarding a variety of real property issues; prepared estate plans for individuals and couples.
Professional Associations and Memberships:
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Maryland State Bar Association
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American Bar Association
- The Honorable James Macgill American Inn of Court, Secretary
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National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Howard County Estate Planning Council
Publications & Speaking Engagements
- Fiduciary Litigation, Baltimore County Bar Association, Estates & Trusts Committee, Presenter, 2019
- Top Challenges in Estate Administration: Sticky Estate and Trust Contests, Disputes and Challenges, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2018
- Top Challenges in Estate Administration: Final Accounting and Closing Hitches, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2018
- Guardianship Changes Under the New Rules and Statutes, Baltimore County Bar Association, Estates & Trusts Committee, Presenter, 2018
- Probate Inventory and Final Accounting: Legal Ethics in Probate Practice, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2018
- Probate Boot Camp: Probating Estates that Include a Business, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2017
- Probate Boot Camp: Spouses’ Elective Share, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2017
- Advanced Trusts and Estates: A “How-to” Guide, Estate and Trust Litigation in Maryland, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2017
- Use of LLCs in Asset Protection and Estate Planning: Legal Ethics, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2016
- Trusts from A to Z: What are Trusts? Main Trust Principles, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2016
- The Ultimate Guide to Probate: Ethical Practice Considerations and Concerns in Probate, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2016
- The Ultimate Guide to Probate: Beneficiary Distributions, Final Account and Closing of the Estate, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2016
- Probate Boot Camp: Probating Business Assets in Estate, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2016
- Probate Boot Camp: Legal Ethics in Estate Administration NBI Seminar Faculty, 2016
- Estate Administration From Start to Finish: Distributions and Closing of the Estate, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2016
- Estate Administration From Start to Finish: Complex Issues in Estate Administration, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2016
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Estate Planning from A to Z, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2015
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Estate Administration and Medicaid Estate Recovery, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2015
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Probate Boot Camp, NBI Seminar Faculty, 2014
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David A. Hall, The False Panacea of International Agreements for the U.S. Regulation of Sovereign Wealth Funds, B.Y.U. INT’L L. & MGMT. REV. (Winter 2009).
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Archie Fallon, T. Nikki Powell, & David A. Hall, International Energy and Resource Transactions, in ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, & RESOURCES LAW: YEAR IN REVIEW 2007 (A.B.A. 2008).
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Articles Editor, American University International Law Review, 2008-2009
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Editor-in-Chief, Swords and Ploughshares, 2007-2008
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Contributing Editor, Journal of Public and International Affairs, 2007
Community Involvement
- Huntington’s Disease Society of America, Central Maryland Affiliate, Board Member, 2017-Present
- Ellicott City Partnership, Immediate Past President, 2016-2018
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Ellicott City Partnership, President, 2013-2016
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Ellicott City Business Association, Treasurer, 2012-2013
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Women’s Law Center, Judicial Nominating Committee Member, 2015-present
Previous Legal Work
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Elville & Associates, P.C., 2015-2016
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Law Office of David A. Hall, LLC, Principal, 2009-2015
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Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Legal Affairs Intern, 2008
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American Society of International Law, Contributing Editor, 2007-2008
R. Anthony Pasciuto (“Tony”)
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Practice Areas
Guardianship, Estate Planning, Elder Law
Education
- J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law
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B.A., University of Maryland, College Park
Biography
Mr Pasciuto is an attorney admitted to the Maryland bar who has focused his practice on Estate Planning and Elder Law since 2017. He is an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), and the Prince George’s Senior Provider Network. He frequently gives presentations on planning for long term care Medicaid, and estate planning documents all adults should have.
Upon graduating from law school, Mr Pasciuto clerked for the Honorable Nicholas E. Rattal in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. After his clerkship, he worked as an Assistant Public Defender in Charles County, Maryland handling a versatile case load of misdemeanor criminal, traffic, juvenile, and felony criminal cases from 2010 -2014. Following his experience in criminal practice, Mr Pasciuto entered civil litigation where he focused on obtaining benefits for injured workers before the Maryland Workmen’s Compensation Commission and protecting creditors’ rights and other breach of contract/debt collection cases in both the District and Circuit Courts.
Mr Pasciuto currently resides in Anne Arundel County with his wife and two daughters and enjoys playing men’s league ice hockey and guitar in his free time.
Professional Associations and Memberships
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National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
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Prince George’s Senior Provider Network
R. Anthony Pasciuto (“Tony”)
AVVO Profile
Practice Areas
Guardianship, Estate Planning, Elder Law
Education
- J.D., University of Baltimore School of Law
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B.A., University of Maryland, College Park
Biography
Mr Pasciuto is an attorney admitted to the Maryland bar who has focused his practice on Estate Planning and Elder Law since 2017. He is an active member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), and the Prince George’s Senior Provider Network. He frequently gives presentations on planning for long term care Medicaid, and estate planning documents all adults should have.
Upon graduating from law school, Mr Pasciuto clerked for the Honorable Nicholas E. Rattal in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County. After his clerkship, he worked as an Assistant Public Defender in Charles County, Maryland handling a versatile case load of misdemeanor criminal, traffic, juvenile, and felony criminal cases from 2010 -2014. Following his experience in criminal practice, Mr Pasciuto entered civil litigation where he focused on obtaining benefits for injured workers before the Maryland Workmen’s Compensation Commission and protecting creditors’ rights and other breach of contract/debt collection cases in both the District and Circuit Courts.
Mr Pasciuto currently resides in Anne Arundel County with his wife and two daughters and enjoys playing men’s league ice hockey and guitar in his free time.
Professional Associations and Memberships
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National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
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Prince George’s Senior Provider Network
Jake Martin
Education
- J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law
- B.A., University of Oklahoma
Biography
Mr. Martin is an attorney admitted to the Maryland bar who focuses his practice in the guardianship arena. He is a member of the American Association for Justice. Mr. Martin is currently pursuing a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the Washington College of Law, American University, so that he can better serve his clients.
In law school, Mr. Martin served as an assistant articles editor for the Oklahoma Law Review and the alumni coordinator for the Harlan Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity. He also was one of the eight premier recipients of Oklahoma Law’s certificate in international law and has briefed officials from the U.S. Department of State on the status of freedom of expression in India.
Mr. Martin currently resides in Anne Arundel County with his wife. Both enjoy historical fencing with the Society for Creative Anachronism, where Mr. Martin also serves as a deputy branch chronicler.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Maryland Association for Justice
THE ATTORNEYS OF KING HALL HAVE APPEARED BEFORE:
Disclaimer: References to various courts and judicial entities are not an endorsement by any court or impartial jurist.
District and Circuit
Courts of Maryland
The Superior Court for
the District of Columbia
The Court of Special
Appeals of Maryland
The Register of Wills and
Orphan’s Courts of Maryland
The Maryland and
United States Tax Courts
The United States District Court
for the District of Maryland
IN OUR COMMUNITY
When the attorneys at King Hall are not working with clients, they are out in their community hosting donation drives for residents of assisted living facilities, serving on the boards of local foundations and legal services organizations, as well as attending and presenting at speaking engagements and events where they can help educate their fellow Marylanders, whether attorneys or the general public, about estate planning, guardianship, and litigation.
“Barrett King took a lot of time to explain all of our options and any legal ramifications. We are very pleased with our documents, and recommend him.”
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