Richard S. Chisholm - Bethesda, MD
Attorney at Chisholm Law Group, LLC
Estate Planning Lawyers in Bethesda, MD
4550 Montgomery Avenue Suite 900N Bethesda, MD 20814
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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32
Years
Experience
Bethesda Estate Planning Lawyer
Updated: 04/30/2026
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning
- Estate and Trust Administration
Attorney Information
Overview
Richard is the founding member of Chisholm Law Group LLC and was previously a managing partner of WardChisholm, LLP, ChisholmOliver, LLP, and various predecessor entities.
Richard’s law practice focuses on estate planning, estate and trust administration, business and individual tax planning, and domestic and international tax planning and compliance.
Utilizing his decades of experience as an attorney, certified public accountant, and former Revenue Agent with the Internal Revenue Service, Richard moves seamlessly among those practice areas, providing his clients with efficient, creative, and effective results.
By listening closely to a client’s concerns and asking appropriate questions, Richard develops a clear understanding of each client’s goals and objectives and designs appropriate strategies for achieving them.
Leveraging his more than 40 years of practical business, tax, estate planning and estate and trust administration experience, Richard assists his clients with
- preserving and protecting a family’s wealth for future generations through commonsense estate planning,
- advising executors, personal representatives, and trustees in fulfilling their fiduciary duties,
- advising business owners regarding tax and business issues, and
- helping taxpayers reduce the burden of complex tax systems.
Formerly an adjunct professor of law for 14 years, Richard contributed to the legal community by teaching estate and gift taxation and estate planning courses to law students and is a frequent lecturer for continuing education courses to the legal and accounting communities.
Awards and Honors
Awards
Other Sources of Feedback About Richard S. Chisholm
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
Education
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Legal Education
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Howard University School of Law,
Washington,
District of Columbia, 1994
Juris Doctor
Honors: With Honors
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Howard University School of Law,
Washington,
District of Columbia, 1994
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Non Legal Education
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Frostburg State University, 1985
Bachelor of Science
Major: Accounting
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Frostburg State University, 1985
Current Employment Position(s)
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Managing Member
Classes and Seminars
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George Mason University School of Law (2015 – 2021) – Mr. Chisholm was an adjunct professor of law teaching courses in estate and gift taxation and estate planning.
- The Columbus School of Law at Catholic University (2002-2009) – Mr. Chisholm served as a lecturer in law and taught courses in estate and gift taxation and estate planning.
Other Affiliations
- Maryland State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants
- Montgomery County Bar Association
- Maryland Bar Association
- American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants (Treasurer and Member – Executive Committee)
- Washington D.C. Estate Planning Council
- Montgomery County Estate Planning Council
- Maryland Estate Planning Council
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Contact
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 900N
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 844-991-1392
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.clgllc.com/
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