Law Office of
James C. Haight, J.D.
6259 Executive Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20852-3906
Tel: (240) 715-4399 • Fax: (240) 331-9186

Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Jim Haight has lived in the Washington, D.C. area for the past 40 years and has practiced law for over 35 of those years, both in the private sector and with the Government (USPTO, DOE, and NIH).  Trained in both science and the law, his practice has been limited to intellectual property law; small business, retirement, and estate planning; special needs trusts; guardianship; elder law; and probate. Although he already had over two decades worth of experience in estate planning and related matters, in the summer of 2000 he successfully took the Certified Financial Planner^™ examination and attended a week long CFP^® Residency training program in order to provide him with a broadened perspective in counseling clients.  In addition, he annually attends over a dozen continuing education programs sponsored by various bar associations and the Financial Planning Association to keep up with the cutting edge solutions to many of the problems facing clients these days. He holds an “av” rating from Martindle-Hubbel Law Directory, which is awarded based upon peer recommendations from other lawyers. An AV Rating shows that a lawyer has reached the height of professional excellence. He or she has usually practiced law for many years, and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity.

Jim Haight has long been an active member of his community and profession.  When he maintained an office in Montgomery Village, Maryland, he was active in the local Rotary Club of Gaithersburg and helped to establish the first the Upper Montgomery County YMCA Committee of Management.  He also spent six years on the Metropolitan Washington YMCA Board of Directors, where he chaired the Legal Concerns Committee.  He also served on the parish council of St. Rose of Lima Parish and as a volunteer financial counselor with Gaithersburg HELP and is currently an active member of the Montgomery County and Maryland State Bar Associations and The Estate Planning Council of Suburban Maryland.

Education:

• B.S., University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana (1962)
• Georgetown Medical School, 1962 – 1963
• J.D., University of Maryland School of Law (1968)
• Certified Financial Planner^™ Examination (2000)
• Financial Planning Association Residency Program (2000)
• ALI-ABA Skills Training for Estate Planners (Emory University School of Law, 2001)

Work Experience:

• 1968 - 1976    Attorney, Millen Raptes & White, Arlington, VA
• 1976 - 1987    Attorney, Haight & Associates, P.C., Gaithersburg, MD
• 1987 - 1988    Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• 1988 - 1989    Patent Attorney, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.
• 1989 - 2006     Senior Patent Attorney, NIH Office of Technology Transfer, Rockville, MD
• 2001 - date     Private practice of law limited to estate planning, elder law, and related matters

Professional Memberships:

• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• GROWS – Grass Roots Organization for the Welfare of Seniors
• Suburban Maryland Estate Planning Council
• Professional Advisors Council, Community Association of Montgomery County, Maryland
• Maryland State Bar Association (Sections on Elder Law; Estates and Trusts)
• Bar Association of Montgomery County, Maryland (Sections on Elder Law; Estates and Trusts)
• Wealth Counsel network of estate planning attorneys

Bar Admissions:

• Court of Appeals of Maryland (1968)
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (1969)
• Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1982)
• Supreme Court of the United States (1972)

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