Biography

Kyra Fischbeck Howell, Esq.’s estate and business
planning practice focuses on helping families enhance
their lives today and securing their futures
tomorrow. She excels in guiding her clients through
the often confusing maze of financial and legal decisions to create plans
that ensure the well-being of their families and the accomplishment of
cherished family goals. Her legal services include family protection,
wealth preservation, and values-based planning, as well as planning
strategies for unmarried couples and divorced individuals. Whether you
are married or single, have a traditional family or blended one, just starting
out or looking back on a life well-lived, Kyra will help you craft a plan
that achieves your goals for your loved ones today and for years to come.
Kyra graduated in the top one-third of her law school class from Fordham
University School of Law in 1996, having attended at night, and served
as Director of Business Affairs and in-house counsel to PrimeTime 24,
an entertainment company in New York City, from 1996 to 1998. Kyra
then moved to Virginia and was selected as assistant telecommunications
counsel to the Ranking Member of the U.S. House of Representatives’
Commerce Committee. She then served as Legislative Assistant in
the United States Senate to Senator Frank Lautenberg, handling among
other things, small business and taxation issues. After leaving Capitol
Hill, Kyra was an associate at the law firm of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer &
Murphy, where she represented companies in international trade and intellectual
property legislative matters. Kyra is the founder of The Howell
Law Firm , PLLC, which opened in 2005, and she now pursues her interests
of working closely with individuals by engaging in planning for parents
and grandparents focused on the healthy transition of family wealth.
Kyra is a member of the Estates & Trusts Section of the American Bar
Association as well as the Virginia Bar Association.
Kyra’s previous work has been quoted in the Washington Post, and she
has appeared in the media – including MSNBC, CBC-Toronto, and Radio
Free Europe. Kyra has chosen to concentrate on Trusts and Estates and
Business Planning, because she is passionate about helping families
create happy and secure futures.
Most importantly, Kyra and her husband Steven are the proud parents of
Mason, Lilliane, and Carson.
P.O. Box 228, Sperryville, Virginia 22740
www.thehowelllawfirm.com
P: 877-351-5732
F: 571-921-4304