This one-hour course is a practical guide on the process of administering an estate. We will discuss the fundamentals of probate, including determining jurisdiction, issues with Wills (and how to solve them), real property in Virginia and answers all the questions you have on how to manage an estate.

Gretchyn G. Meinken
Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner, PLLC

Gretchyn Meinken is a partner at Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner PLLC. Ms. Meinken focuses her practice on estate planning and administration, as well as general corporate law and taxation. She represents individuals, estates, trusts, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations. She moved to the Washington, D.C. Metro area after completing a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Alabama in 2000 and now calls Alexandria, Virginia home.

Ms. Meinken has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a "Best Lawyer," a "Top Attorney" by Arlington Magazine, and a "Legal Elite" by Virginia Business Magazine.

Xue Connelly
Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner, PLLC

Xue Connelly is an associate at Wade, Grimes, Friedman, Meinken & Leischner, PLLC, specializing in bankruptcy, wills, trusts and estates. Ms. Connelly helps individuals and small businesses throughout Northern Virginia protect their assets. She also concentrated on estate planning and administration, advising clients on the latest and most efficient asset-protection strategies.

Today, Xue is one of Alexandria’s few Spanish-speaking attorneys. She spends her free time giving back to her community by mentoring high school students while also volunteering as an estate-planning lawyer for elderly residents. Ms. Connelly has been named to the "Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch" list by U.S. News & World Report, a "Legal Elite" by Virginia Business Magazine, a "Super Lawyers Rising Star" in Northern Virginia and Washington D.C and one of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce 40 under 40 for 2023.