Danielle M. Cruttenden - Annapolis, MD
Attorney at McNamee Hosea, P.A.
Estate Planning Lawyers in Annapolis, MD
888 Bestgate Road Suite 402 Annapolis, MD 21401
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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38
Years
Experience
Annapolis Estate Planning Lawyer
Updated: 03/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning
- Probate
- Estate and Business Planning
- Trust Administration
- Succession Planning
Attorney Information
Overview
Since 1991, Danielle has focused her practice in estate planning and estate and trust administration, helping clients develop estate plans that address their unique needs. Danielle has experience in drafting numerous estate planning documents including wills and revocable trusts with credit shelter, marital and generation skipping provisions, life insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts and charitable trusts. She also helps clients with their decisions and execution of durable powers of attorney and advance medical directives. She is also experienced in the preparation and filing of estate and gift tax returns. Following the death of a loved one, Danielle helps families settle the descendant's final affairs.
Caring and sincere, Danielle takes a very personal approach to representing her clients. Her goal is to become a trusted confidante and the person that her clients go to to solve the problems they cannot solve alone.
Danielle says that "keeping current in the field is extremely important and that she has always been, and will continue to be, very active in the promotion of continued education programs in estates and trusts." She has served as Co-Chair of the Study Group for the Estate & Trust Section of the Maryland Bar Association and currently sits as a member of the Estates and Trusts Section Council. She also currently leads the educational programs for the Maryland Estates and Trusts Bar. In addition, Danielle is on the executive committee of the Anne Arundel Estate Planning Council and is and active member of the Charitable Gift and Planning Committee of the Anne Arundel Medical Center Foundation.
Danielle's "happy place" is Camden Yards.
Awards and Honors
Other Sources of Feedback About Danielle M. Cruttenden
Included on the 2026 Maryland Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2024 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2023 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Maryland Super Lawyers list
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Maryland School of Law,
Baltimore,
Maryland, 1988
J.D.
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University of Maryland School of Law,
Baltimore,
Maryland, 1988
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Non Legal Education
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University of Maryland,
Catonsville,
Maryland, 1985
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Major: Psychology
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University of Maryland,
Catonsville,
Maryland, 1985
Current Employment Position(s)
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Principal
Past Positions
- Merrill, Cruttenden, & Collinson, P.A., 1997 - 2015
- Ryan & Drewniak, P.A., Of Counsel, 1994 - 1997
- McNamee Hosea, Attorney, 1990 - 1994
Classes and Seminars
- Will Drafting, MICPEL
Pro Bono Activities
- Anne Arundel Medical Center Foundation Charitable Gift and Planning Committee, 2004 - Present
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 1988
- U.S. District Court, 1988
Other Affiliations
- Maryland State Bar Association, 1988 - 2009 (Member)
- Anne Arundel County Bar Association, 1994 - 2009 (Member)
- American Bar Association, 2012 - Present
- Anne Arundel Estate Planning Council, 2015 - Present (Board Member)
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Contact
888 Bestgate Road
Suite 402
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 410-266-9909
Fax: 410-266-8425
Email: Send a message
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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