Join the DC Department of Insurance\, Secu rities\, and Banking (DISB) and DC Bar< a href="https://www.dcbar.org/pro-bono/about-the-center/pro-bono-center-st aff/murray-scheel"> Managing Attorney Murray Scheel for a clear and ac cessible session on the basics of estate planning.
\nFree and open t o all&mdash\;spaces are limited\, arrive early! Registration is encouraged but not required.
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\nMurray Scheel is the Managing At torney for the Future Planning &\; Probate Program at the DC Bar Pro Bono Center. In this role\, he is developing brief advice and rep resentation services for simple estate planning and probate for low-income District residents.
\nPrior to joining the Pro Bono Center\, Murray worked as a senior staff attorney at Justice in Aging\, where he engaged in Medicaid and Medicare policy advocacy. He also recently conducted publi c benefits counseling for participants in a guaranteed income project\, Mo ther&rsquo\;s Outreach Network.
\nFrom 2013 to 2022\, Murray was a s enior staff attorney at Whitman-Walker Health\, the nation's oldest medica l-legal partnership\, dedicated to LGBTQ+ and HIV health. He focused on le gal services and policy initiatives to address the needs of elderly indivi duals\, including estate planning services and public benefits.
\nEa rlier in his career\, Murray served as a senior associate in civil litigat ion at Karp\, Wigodsky\, Norwind\, Kudel and Gold\, PA. Before entering pr ivate practice\, he clerked for the Honorable Noel A. Kramer on the DC Sup erior Court and the Honorable Vanessa Ruiz on the DC Court of Appeals.
\nMurray holds a Bachelor of Arts with honors from Swarthmore College\, a Master of Social Work from University of Maryland School of Social Work \, and a Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School. He is a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia Bars.
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