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    Ashley N. Nelson-Raut

    Ashley Nelson-Raut is an Associate in the firm’s Wealth Preservation Group. Ashley focuses her practice on advising clients in the areas of estate planning, elder care, estate and trust administration, income taxation of trusts and estates and family law.

    Ashley graduated cum laude from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2017. While in Law School, Ashley was an Associate Editor for the University of Baltimore Law Forum, a member of the Royal Shannonhouse III Honor Society, Historian of the Phi Delta Phi International Honor Society, and Law Scholar for ILS/Civil Procedure for Professor John Bessler.

    During Law School, Ashley worked as a Research Assistant to Professor Angela Vallario, for which she assisted in drafting Professor Vallario’s Fundamentals of Estate Planning Textbook, and researched the Elective Share in Maryland. Also while in Law School, Ashley worked as a Law Clerk specializing in administrating trusts and probate estates, preparation of various tax returns, and drafting estate planning documents.

    In addition to practicing law, Ashley is active in the community. She was a Member of the Ulman Foundation, Body of Young Adult Advisors, where she was recognized as a “GameChanger” for her fundraising efforts, a One Love Foundation Escalation Workshop Facilitator and Speaker, a Member of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Tomorrow’s Leaders for the Baltimore Chapter, and is currently a volunteer at the Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation Klein Crisis Center and Cancer Center. She is also currently teaching as an Adjunct Professor in the Legal Studies Program at Stevenson University where she teaches Advanced Estate Administration and Advanced Estate Planning and Towson University where she teaches Fundamentals of Estate Planning. Ashley recently received a Certificate of Appreciation from Stevenson University for her exceptional efforts in assisting the University’s faculty leadership during the pandemic.

    Prior to law school Ashley attended Stevenson University graduating summa cum laude, where she obtained her degree in Paralegal Studies.

    Education


    • University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2017
    • Stevenson University, B.S., summa cum laude, 2013

    Bar Admissions


    • Maryland
    • District of Columbia

    Community Involvement


    • The Ulman Foundation, Body of Young Adult Advisors, Member
    • GameChanger, The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults (2018-2019)
    • Career Day Guest Speaker, Bear Creek Elementary School (4/19/2018)
    • One Love Foundation, Escalation Workshop Facilitator
    • Speaker, One Love Foundation Escalation Workshop, Eastern Technical High School (4/18/2018)
    • Kennedy Krieger Institute, Planning for Families of Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities Workshop Night
    • Baltimore Estate Planning Council, Member
    • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Tomorrow’s Leaders, Member, Baltimore, Maryland Chapter (2019)
    • Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation Volunteer with the Klein Crisis Center and Cancer Center (2021 – present)
    • Adjunct Professor, Stevenson University Legal Studies Program (Advanced Estate Administration and Advanced Estate Planning) 2021-2022
    • Adjunct Professor, Towson University (Fundamentals of Estate Planning) 2021-2022

    Awards and Accolades


    • Maryland Daily Record Leading Woman, 2018
    • Selected for inclusion in “Rising Stars” in Super Lawyers Magazine, 2020-2022
    • Awarded Certificate of Appreciation by Stevenson University for exceptional efforts during the pandemic year 2020-2021 which contributed to the University’s success
    • Maryland Daily Record 2021 VIP List

    Presentations


    • Monthly presentations with Scott Ferguson at Nettworth Financial Group regarding issues impacting the Communication Workers of America (CWA)
    • Monthly seminars on various estate planning, medicaid planning, and small business succession planning issues at the PK Law Learning Center, PK Law Bel Air Office
    • Quarterly seminars regarding estate planning and charitable giving at Stevenson University

    Ashley N. Nelson-Raut

    Associate
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    anelsonraut@pklaw.com
    (410) 740-3149
    (410) 832-5634
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    Practice Areas:

    Estate Planning Probate and Trust Administration Wealth Preservation Elder Law Family Law

    Articles:

    • Heading Down the Road to 2022 – Are Your Estate Planning Documents In Place and Up-To-Date?
    • February 10 – Integrating Your Business Succession Plan Into Your Estate Plan
    • The Importance of an Advance Healthcare Directive
    • A Message From PK Law’s Wealth Preservation Group
    • Titling Jointly Owned Property: What You Need to Know Before You Walk Down the Aisle
    • 2018 Federal and Maryland Legislation Changes Regarding Estate and Gift Tax
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