Attorney Biographies
FREDERICK R. FRANKE, JR. was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1946. Fred received an A.B. from Kenyon College, a J.D. from Washington & Lee University, and a L.L.M. (Taxation) from George Washington University. He was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1975. Fred lectures in continuing professional education programs for attorneys and certified public accountants on a variety of subjects, including estate planning, wills and revocable trusts, family partnerships, valuation discounting, probate avoidance, and guardianships. He is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and is an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore. Fred is past chair of the Estate and Trust Section of the Maryland State Bar Association. He has been selected to be included in the 2003-2004 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
MARYLAND HARTGE COLE was born in Annapolis, Maryland in 1943. Maryland received a B.A. from George Washington University in 1964, a M.S.W. from the University of Maryland School of Social Work in 1973 and a J.D. from the University of Maryland Law School in 1981 (with honors). She was a volunteer with the Peace Corps in Bombay, India in 1966 to 1968. For a number of years, Maryland maintained a part-time estates and trusts practice while raising her two children and worked for the City of Baltimore as an attorney in the Department of Legislative Reference. After her children reached college age, Maryland joined Fred as a full-time estates and trusts attorney.
CPA Biography
ANNE BRIDGMAN FRANKE was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1954. Anne received a B.S. in nursing from the University of Maryland in 1980 and worked as an intensive care nurse for many years. In 1992, Anne began working for the firm as a paralegal responsible for estate administration matters, including federal and state tax returns. She attended a post-baccalaureate accounting program at night while working with the firm and raising three children with Fred. In 1999, Anne received her CPA certification and has expanded her involvement in fiduciary tax matters.
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