Michael L. Riffkin

Michael L. Riffkin is a Partner at Grant, Riffkin & Strauss, P.C. in Rockville. His practice covers estate planning, probate and trust administration, commercial and residential real estate, financing, and business representation. He works with individuals, families, business owners, fiduciaries, and beneficiaries on matters involving asset protection, wealth transfer, property transactions, and business planning. His approach connects legal decisions across real estate, business operations, and long-term estate objectives.

Riffkin earned a J.D. from Duquesne University School of Law and a B.S. from The Pennsylvania State University. His education supports a practice involving transactions, tax-sensitive planning, fiduciary responsibilities, lending arrangements, and business documentation. That foundation helps him evaluate how estate plans, ownership structures, financing terms, and commercial agreements interact, allowing clients to address legal issues as part of a broader financial and business strategy.

Riffkin assists clients with advanced trust planning, probate, trust administration, commercial and residential closings, loan transactions, modifications, workouts, and foreclosures. He also serves as a Qualified Intermediary and advises on IRS Section 1031 Like-Kind Exchanges. His business work includes entity formation, contracts, disputes, and strategic planning. These areas frequently overlap when clients own businesses, hold investment property, or need coordinated planning for succession and wealth preservation.

Michael L. Riffkin is admitted in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania. His practice emphasizes careful planning and precise transactional work in matters where real estate, business interests, financing, and estate objectives intersect. He helps clients structure transactions, administer estates and trusts, protect assets, and align business and property decisions with longer-term plans for ownership, succession, and family wealth.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Grant, Riffkin & Strauss, P.C.
• Member, District of Columbia Bar
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Board Member, MJBHA
• Member, Real Estate and Investment Services, LLC

Licensed State

• District of Columbia
• Maryland
• Pennsylvania

Education

• Duquesne University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• The Pennsylvania State University
  Bachelor of Science (BS)

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