Richard Hamilton Boatwright | Manassas Law Group

Richard H. Boatwright Esquire

Managing Partner

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703-361-4171

In the area of estate planning and estate administration, I enjoy matching the available tools to my client’s goals and priorities.

My estate planning practice includes the preparation of Wills, Revocable Living Trusts, and Powers of Attorney and Advance Medical Directives as well as strategies based on the titling of assets and the utilization of beneficiary designations.

My estate planning practice involves utilizing tools including trusts to protect the inheritance of underage and immature beneficiaries. We also can protect the inheritances of family members who are receiving public benefits such as SSI and Medicaid.

My estate administration practice includes assisting in the probate process (court supervised transfer of assets) as well as various forms of non-probate transfers including the utilization of trusts and retirement accounts.

I also practice in the area of Conservatorships and Guardianships representing individuals who are seeking a Conservatorship or Guardianship over another family member.

I enjoy helping families and individuals plan for their loved ones.

I prepare Premarital Agreements for clients who are contemplating a marriage.

I have deep roots in the community through my community service including providing scholarships and other funding for the youth of the community.

Areas of Practice

Estate Planning including Revocable Living Trusts and Will
Estate Administration
Trust Administration
Conservatorship Proceedings
Pre-Marital Agreements

Bar Admissions

Virginia, 1974

Education

University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, Richmond, Virginia
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Representative Cases

Honors and Awards

Designated Among the “Legal Elite” by Virginia Business Magazine, 2003 2014
Top American Lawyers, 2017
Recognized by the Inter-Service Club Council of Greater Manassas as an Outstanding Community Volunteer, January 18, 2018
Recipient of Kiwanian of the Year Award from the Kiwanis Club of Manassas Battlefield, 2010
Recipient of Kiwanian of the Year Award from the Kiwanis Club of Manassas Battlefield, 1997

Professional Associations and Memberships

Prince William County Bar Association, Member, 1974 – Present
Virginia State Bar Association
Member of Wealth Counsel, a national network of estate planning attorneys
Prince William County Bar Association, Judicial Screening Committee, 2002-2006; 2010-2014
Prince William County Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2007 – 2010
Prince William County Circuit Court, Commissioner in Chancery

Pro Bono Activities

President, Kiwanis Club of Manassas, 1990 – 1991
Chairman, Scholarship Committee, Kiwanis Club of Manassas, 1987 – 1998
Co-Chair, Fundraising Committee, Kiwanis Club of Manassas, 1995 – 1998
President, Kiwanis Club of Manassas-Battlefield, 2002 – 2003
Co-Chair, Fundraising Committee, Kiwanis Club of Manassas-Battlefield, 1999 – present