Charlotte H. Carter

Profile Carter provides tax advice and other guidance to domestic and foreign individuals and their closely held businesses. In addition to preparing wills and a wide variety of trusts, Carter has established family limited partnerships and limited liability companies and implemented the sale of family businesses to grantor and non-grantor trusts. He has administered estates, established private foundations, advised clients on pre- and post-nuptial agreements, provided post-mortem tax planning advice and represented taxpayers before the Internal Revenue Service in audits and appeals. Practice Areas Estate Planning Estate Administration Gift & Estate Tax Planning Income Tax Planning International Planning & Compliance Privately Held Businesses Wills & Trusts Tax International Tax Education Harvard University Law School, 1998, J. D., cum laude George Washington University, School of Business and Public Management, 1995, Master of Taxation, summa cum laude Harvard College, 1991, A. B., Economics, magna cum laude Bar & Court Admissions District of Columbia Virginia Academic Appointments Adjunct Professor, Graduate Tax Program, Georgetown University Law Center, 2004 - Present (Teaching Income Taxation of Trusts, Estates and Beneficiaries)Memberships & Affiliations American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) American Bar Association, Tax Section American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section District of Columbia Bar, Estates, Trusts and Probate Law Section Virginia Bar Association Honors & Awards Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Guide 2019 - present Best Lawyers in America 2012 - present Washingtonian Magazine, Washington, DCs Best Lawyers: Trusts and Estates, 2020 - present