Powers & Worshtil, P.C. has served Maryland families, fiduciaries, beneficiaries, and property owners since 1976, building nearly five decades of experience in estate, probate, and property matters. The firm combines long-standing knowledge of Maryland courts with direct senior-attorney involvement from the first consultation through final resolution. The firm’s main office is in Upper Marlboro, while its Kensington office serves the greater Bethesda area by appointment, providing the same senior attorney attention clients have relied on for over 40 years.
Powers & Worshtil, P.C. handles estate planning, probate and estate administration, estate and trust litigation, contested guardianships, real property disputes, and elder law. Its attorneys prepare wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and related planning documents while helping personal representatives manage court filings, creditor notices, inventories, tax matters, and distributions. The firm also represents heirs, beneficiaries, trustees, and property owners in will contests, fiduciary disputes, partition actions, title problems, guardianship conflicts, and other contested proceedings throughout Maryland.
Powers & Worshtil, P.C. supports its work with documented outcomes in disputes. The firm reports restoring a $2.4 million estate after proving undue influence involving a will signed three weeks before death. It also removed a corporate trustee and recovered $800,000 for beneficiaries after challenging excessive fees and misappropriated trust funds. In a real property matter, the firm pursued a partition action against a co-heir who refused to sell or contribute to maintenance, secured a fair valuation, and protected the client’s full property share.
Powers & Worshtil, P.C. has earned professional recognition through Best Lawyers in America and AV Preeminent peer-review ratings from Martindale-Hubbell. Zachary W. Worshtil was recognized in Best Lawyers in America for Litigation – Trusts and Estates in 2026 and named to The Daily Record’s Estate and Trust Law Power List in 2024. Ralph W. Powers, Jr. holds an AV Preeminent rating and brings more than five decades of legal experience. From its Upper Marlboro office and Kensington location, serving the greater Bethesda area by appointment, the firm provides direct attorney access and experienced Maryland representation.
