Foster S. B. Friedman

Foster S. B. Friedman is a partner at Friedman, Grimes, Meinken & Leischner PLLC in Alexandria, Virginia. He focuses on trust and estate planning, estate administration, and disputes involving wills and trusts. He helps individuals transfer assets to beneficiaries and plan for family-owned business succession. His work includes wills, trusts, family limited partnerships, and limited liability companies designed to address long-term family and estate planning needs.

Foster earned a B.A. in Economics from Washington & Lee University and a J.D. from Boston University School of Law. His education supports legal and financial analysis involving property transfers, business interests, estate administration, and tax-related planning. He has been admitted to practice in several jurisdictions, including Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts, and has worked extensively with clients managing family assets and estate responsibilities.

Foster advises clients on federal income, estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax considerations. He assists with trusts for family members, charitable giving arrangements, special needs planning, and the management of inherited assets. He also counsels executors and trustees as they administer estates and trusts. His litigation experience includes will disputes, interpretation of trust documents, and other conflicts that arise during estate administration.

Foster S. B. Friedman has served as president of the Alexandria Bar Association and has held leadership roles with the Alexandria Bar Foundation. His professional recognition includes Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell. He also chairs the Alexandria Bar Foundation’s Beat the Odds Steering Committee. His practice combines planning and dispute resolution to help clients preserve and distribute assets according to their goals.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Friedman, Grimes, Meinken & Leischner PLLC
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Bar Council Representative, 18th Judicial Circuit, Virginia State Bar (2012 – 2018)
• Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
• Immediate Past President, Alexandria Bar Association (2007)
• Director, Alexandria Bar Foundation (2007 – Present)
• Member, Virginia State Bar, Trusts and Estates Section

Licensed State

• New York
• Virginia
• Massachusetts

Education

• Boston University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Washington & Lee University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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