CHARLES S. ABELL

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Partner

Furey Doolan & Abell LLP

Charles S. Abell specializes in estate planning and tax matters, offering clients comprehensive services including will and trust drafting, special needs family planning, charitable gift planning and family business transfer planning. He provides guidance to personal representatives and trustees during estate and trust administration, delivering tax and administrative advice throughout the process.

Abell’s expertise extends to corporate advisory services for both nonprofit and for-profit entities. His corporate law practice includes business formation, corporate dissolution processes and the preparation of shareholder and employment agreements.

A Fellow of the American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel, Abell regularly speaks on estate planning and administration topics. His professional excellence has earned him recognition in The Best Lawyers in America.

Before entering private practice, Abell served as law clerk to the Honorable Thomas F. Hogan of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Abell maintains active community involvement through several organizations. He serves on the Board of Directors for both the Jubilee Association of Maryland, where he previously served as Board Chair, and Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School. His community leadership also includes past service as Board Chair and Member for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington. Additionally, he is affiliated with the John Carroll Society.

His practice areas formally include estates & trusts, private client services and corporate law.

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