The Eleff Law Group

Focus and practice areas

The Eleff Law Group is a solo law practice based in Silver Spring, Maryland. Its work sits in three connected areas: estate planning, business law, and commercial real estate. The firm also handles prenuptial agreements. That mix suits clients who want personal planning and business matters handled by the same lawyer.

On the estate side, the firm drafts wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. It also sets up family limited partnerships and advises on Maryland estate tax planning. When someone dies, the firm assists with estate administration and probate, and it takes on dispute resolution when questions arise among heirs or executors.

The business work covers the steps of forming and running a company. That includes LLC formation, operating agreements, and partnerships, along with mergers, acquisitions, private placements, employment agreements, and secured transactions. Clients starting a company and those buying or selling one both fit the range described on the site.

Commercial real estate rounds out the practice. The firm advises on acquisitions, development, leasing, and financing, and it handles tax-free exchanges. Pairing real estate with business and estate planning gives owners a single point of contact across matters that often overlap in practice.

How the practice is built

This is a solo practice, and the firm is direct about it. The site tells clients they will work with Attorney Susan Eleff rather than being passed to junior staff. For anyone who has felt handed off inside a larger firm, that structure answers a real concern.

In my opinion, the appeal of a one-lawyer practice is continuity. The person who takes your first call is the person who drafts your documents and answers your later questions. Estate planning and business formation both run over years, not weeks, so knowing who holds the file has practical value.

The trade-off is worth naming plainly. A solo firm has one calendar and one lawyer's capacity. Clients who value a named point of contact tend to accept that in exchange for the consistency it brings. The firm's own framing leans toward that kind of client.

The attorney behind the work

Susan Eleff leads the practice. She earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and her B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. That economics grounding lines up with the firm's business and real estate work, where the numbers and the drafting sit close together.

Her admissions are unusually wide for a solo practitioner. She is admitted in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Illinois. Six jurisdictions give the firm room to help clients whose lives or businesses cross state lines, which is common in the Washington region.

Her background also includes Of Counsel roles at Ballard Spahr and at Bregman Berbert Schwartz & Gilday LLC. Both are established firms, and that history helps explain how a solo practice can carry work like mergers, private placements, and commercial real estate financing. The site adds pro bono service through Wills for Heroes, a program that prepares estate documents for first responders.

Where the firm works

The Eleff Law Group serves clients in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia. Within Maryland, it points to Montgomery County, including Silver Spring and Bethesda. That footprint matches the firm's Maryland, DC, and Virginia admissions, so the coverage is real rather than aspirational.

The firm lists offices in Silver Spring, Bethesda, and Frederick. Three locations across the area give clients some choice about where to meet, which matters for estate signings and business closings that often call for an in-person session. The Silver Spring office is the main one.

What the record shows and how to begin

The firm's site describes over 25 and over 35 years of experience in its materials. It does not state a founding year, so I will not attach one. What the pages do make clear is a settled focus: the same three practice areas appear across the home, about, and navigation pages, with consistent detail behind each.

As a reviewer, I read that consistency as a sign of a defined practice rather than a general one. The firm is not trying to cover every field of law. It handles estate matters, business transactions, and commercial real estate, and it describes the specific tasks inside each. That kind of narrow, repeated framing tends to reflect where a lawyer actually spends the day.

For a prospective client, the practical first step is the initial consultation the firm offers at no charge, running up to 15 minutes. That is enough time to describe a matter and hear whether it fits the firm's areas. It also lets a client gauge the direct working style the firm advertises before committing to anything further.

My reading is straightforward. The Eleff Law Group presents a focused solo practice, led by a lawyer with broad regional admissions and a documented firm background, serving individuals and businesses across the Maryland, DC, and Virginia area. Clients who want one experienced lawyer across their estate, business, and real estate matters will find the firm's structure built for exactly that.