Attorney as Executor and Beneficiary (DC)?

[JeepBud]

Is it proper for the decease's personal (estate planning )attorney to be named in the Will as a prime beneficiary and the estate's Executor (Washington DC)?

 

[lawrat]

I am a law school graduate. What I offer is mere information, not to be construed as forming an attorney client relationship.

As the executor yes.

As beneficiary, it depends. Did the decedent seek independent counsel to review/write will? Or is the lawyer/bene/executor same? I.e. lawyer 1 had duty to tell decedent to seek review and obtain a copy of what is basically a written okay/certificate from some lawyer 2 that what lawyer 1 has and will get is okay?

This link below will take you to the District of Columbia Code. Please check out ALL of Part III, wills! I am sure you will find your answer in there.

Hope this helps.
http://www.lexislawpublishing.com/sdCGI-BIN/om_isapi.dll?clientID=6591&infobase=dccode.NFO&softpage=doc_frame_pg