lynn, giannina

What lynn, giannina does

Lynn and Palumbo is a two-attorney law firm headquartered at 1008 Pennsylvania Ave. SE on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, providing legal services in wills, trusts, probate, trust administration, and guardianship and conservatorship matters to individual clients in the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland. The practice was founded by Giannina (Gina) Lynn in 1994 and today operates as a partnership between Lynn and Jessica Palumbo, supported by two legal assistants. There are no software products, digital platforms, or technology infrastructure — service delivery is entirely through direct attorney-client engagement via in-person meetings, telephone, email, and Zoom, with client intake supported by downloadable PDF estate planning questionnaires on the firm's Squarespace-hosted website.

The firm's service portfolio comprises six interconnected practice areas: comprehensive estate planning (including asset assessment, beneficiary designation review, and minor-children guardianship planning), probate administration, trust administration (including coordination with outside CPAs on trust income tax matters), guardianship and conservatorship proceedings, will drafting and execution (including living wills and revocable living trusts), and trusts for minor children. Both attorneys have served on the fiduciary panel of the Probate Division of the D.C. Superior Court, and Lynn has been court-appointed as successor personal representative, conservator, and special master — credentials the firm positions as core differentiators.

Revenue is generated exclusively through attorney fees on a professional-services basis; pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by case complexity. Customer acquisition is referral-driven, drawing on personal referrals, court appointments through the D.C. Superior Court fiduciary panel, D.C. Bar involvement, pro bono work, and civic activities. There is no enterprise or institutional client base, no external funding, and no parent company — the firm is entirely founder/partner operated.

Name

lynn, giannina

Legal name

Giannina Lynn, Attorney at Law

Website

https://ginalynnlaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Lynn and Palumbo is a Washington DC-based, two-attorney law firm providing estate planning, probate, trust administration, and guardianship legal services to individual clients in the District of Columbia and Maryland. Founded in 1994, the firm operates on a referral-driven, fee-for-service professional services model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services (Estate Planning and Probate)

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities (523991)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Estate & Probate Administration Services (FSAEAKAD), Trust & Estate Tax Planning & Compliance (FSAEAKAE)

Keywords

• Estate planning
• Probate administration
• Trust administration
• Guardianship law
• Will drafting

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services: Professional legal services for estate planning, probate, trust administration, and guardianship/conservatorship matters. Services provided to individuals in DC and Maryland. Revenue generated through attorney fees for legal consultations, document drafting, court representation, and ongoing legal advice.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lynn and Palumbo is a boutique law firm providing legal services in wills, trusts, probate, and guardianship/conservatorship matters to individuals in the District of Columbia and Maryland. The firm delivers estate planning, probate administration, trust administration, and guardianship representation through direct attorney-client engagement, including document drafting, court representation, and ongoing legal advice. Services are rendered by two licensed attorneys supported by two legal assistants from a single Capitol Hill office.

Product overview

Lynn and Palumbo is a law firm providing comprehensive legal services in wills, trusts, and probate matters for clients in Washington D.C. and Maryland. The firm offers a unified suite of estate planning and administration services built around six interconnected practice areas: Estate Planning (including initial client intake questionnaires for spouses and individuals), Probate, Trust Administration, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Will Drafting and Execution (covering living wills and revocable living trusts), and Trusts for Minor Children. The firm operates through a traditional legal services model with in-person or remote consultations and document preparation, without any software products or digital platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Estate Planning Comprehensive estate planning services for individuals and spouses, including client information gathering, asset assessment, beneficiary designation review, and minor children guardianship planning. Delivered through an initial consultation followed by document drafting, review, and execution.
• Probate Administration Legal representation for the probate process of transferring assets of a deceased person to beneficiaries, either pursuant to a will or intestate succession laws, in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
• Trust Administration Administration services for revocable trusts including required beneficiary notices, asset management guidance, and coordination with Certified Public Accountants for complex income tax treatment of trusts during administration.
• Guardianship and Conservatorship Legal assistance for petitioning courts to appoint guardians for incapacitated individuals and conservators to manage assets, including court report filing support.
• Will Drafting and Execution Preparation and execution of wills, living wills, and revocable (living) trusts through a two-visit process involving an initial consultation and a document signing appointment.
• Trusts for Minor Children Estate planning services addressing management of assets for minor children, including care arrangements and financial management designations.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Certified Public AccountantsminorOthersThe firm works with Certified Public Accountants to assist trustees with the complex income tax treatment of trusts during trust administration. This is a referral relationship for specialized trust tax services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• FreeWill: Online will and estate planning platform used by individuals and nonprofits. Comparable to Lynn and Palumbo because it serves the same primary use case (basic wills and estate planning) for individual clients, often at no cost, putting price pressure on the lower end of the firm's services.
• Trust & Will: Online estate planning platform offering wills, trusts, and related documents at lower price points. Comparable to Lynn and Palumbo because it targets the same individual end-customer with overlapping estate planning products, though delivered via a digital self-service model rather than attorney-led service.
• Wealth.com: Estate planning platform for financial advisors and wealth management firms offering digital wills, trusts, and estate documents. Comparable to Lynn and Palumbo as a technology-enabled entrant in the estate planning space, though targeted at advisor-channel distribution rather than direct consumer.

Broad incumbents

• LegalZoom: Large online legal services platform with a wills, trusts, and probate offering alongside a wide portfolio of legal and compliance products. Comparable to Lynn and Palumbo as a substitute for basic estate planning services, competing on price and convenience rather than bespoke attorney-led advice.
• Northern Trust: Large wealth management and trust services firm providing personal trust administration, estate planning, and fiduciary services for high-net-worth individuals. Comparable to Lynn and Palumbo for the trust administration and fiduciary work the firm performs, with similar product offerings but at institutional scale.
• BNY Mellon Wealth Management: Large wealth management business offering personal trust, estate administration, and fiduciary services. Comparable to Lynn and Palumbo in the trust and estate practice area, competing for higher-end estate administration work with institutional resources and multi-jurisdictional reach.
• Holland & Knight: Large full-service law firm with a private wealth services practice handling wills, trusts, probate, and estate administration. Comparable to Lynn and Palumbo as a competing estate planning legal provider, with Gina Lynn's prior employment at the firm suggesting direct awareness of the competitive set; differs in scale and breadth of practice.
• Rocket Lawyer: Online legal services subscription platform offering document preparation, including wills and estate planning, with on-demand attorney access. Comparable to Lynn and Palumbo as a low-cost alternative for individual consumers seeking estate planning documents.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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