Vera L. Golenzer

Ms. Golenzer is a Partner with the law firm of Hale Ball Carlson Baumgartner Murphy, PLC. Vera concentrates her practice in estate planning including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance medical directives, planning for small business owners, special needs planning, trust and estate administration, Medicaid planning, guardianships, conservatorships and elder law. She serves regularly as a Guardian ad litem for incapacitated persons.

Vera is licensed to practice in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. She is a member of the Virginia State Bar, Maryland State Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar, Fairfax County Bar Association, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and Northern Virginia Estate Planning Council. Vera currently serves on the Board of Directors and Education Committee of the Virginia Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She served in the past as co-chair of the Fairfax County Bar Elder Law Section and on the Board of Directors for the McLean Estate Planning Council.

She earned her J.D. degree from Villanova University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota. Having successfully launched her two children, Vera enjoys her Vienna home, hanging out with family and friends, traveling, hiking, and yoga. She is active in her church community.