Professional Services
Expert help when you need it!
You already know that AFSPA is all about bringing the best health, dental, disability, life, and travel insurance plans by the best providers at the best prices. But did you also know that beyond these essential programs, AFSPA also stands ready to help our members with other important needs—from legal and tax consulting to financial and retirement planning?
To help us meet your special non-medical and non-insurance needs, we have created a network of professional partnerships across several disciplines. These savvy, trusted experts are ready to meet with you when you need them.
Legal Services
Select firms offer AFSPA members preferred rates for typical legal services
With many of our members living and working abroad, it can be especially difficult to address legal issues that occur both overseas and domestically. AFSPA has arranged for several law firms in Washington, DC and Virginia to be available to represent our members.
Common problem areas in which it may be important to have legal advice, document preparation, and/or representation include wills and living wills; trusts; estate administration; estate planning; buying, selling, and renting real estate; tax advice; starting and operating a business; accidents; domestic and elder law; and disputes.
Here’s what you need to know about these arrangements:
- Each firm practices in the greater Washington, DC area; they all represent clients anywhere who need legal services involving the Federal government
- Each firm has agreed to help find other counsel, if the firm you contact does not practice in the location or field of law involved in your case
- The firm you choose to retain will propose a fee arrangement tailored to the case at hand
- You should feel free to ask questions about the proposed fee, express any concerns you may have, and make suggestions
Additional information about each firm can be found by following the link to the firm’s website or in the letters of agreement below.
Baskin, Jackson, & Lasso, P.C.
- Special focus areas include personal, business and commercial litigation; estate planning; probate and estate administration; zoning, land use and related real estate matters; commercial and residential landlord representation; lease review and litigation; and domestic relations
- Provides legal representation throughout Northern Virginia.
- AFSPA members will work with one of the principal attorneys, William M. Baskin, Jr., John G. Jackson, or Martha J. Mothershead
- Contact them directly at https://www.baskinjackson.com/contact-us/ or (703) 534-3610
Bean, Kinney & Korman, P.C.
- Special focus areas include civil litigation, business advice, employment issues, contracts, commercial law, estate planning, real estate, family law, and adoptions
- Practice area: Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia
- Offers AFSPA members a 10% discount off their standard hourly rate, as well as a free initial consultation
- Contact Jonathan Kinney or Jennifer Schiffer at (703) 525-4000 or jkinney@beankinney.com / jschiffer@beankinney.com
Bikoff Law
- Offers a wide range of legal services to State Department and Foreign Service employees. Areas including adverse employment actions in both the Federal workforce and private sector; estate planning and probate; domestic and international civil and criminal litigation. Secondary areas include homeland security and immigration; business compliance and advice.
- Provides legal representation within Washington, D.C., and Virginia (bar memberships)
- Lead attorney Russell Bikoff began his legal career as an Assistant District Attorney in New York County (Manhattan) under then-DA Robert M. Morgenthau. After seven years in that office, in 1983 Mr. Bikoff entered the U.S. Foreign Service and took up public diplomacy assignments at the U.S. Embassy in Bonn, West Germany (1984), and Cape Town, South Africa (1985-87). During Washington assignments he focused on rule of law in the former USSR and Eastern Europe, and later the Fulbright educational exchange program. In 1998 he left the U.S. Information Agency to serve as a deputy director in the Office of International Affairs in the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (1998 to 2004). In 2005, after 15 years at USIA and six years at DOJ, he established his law practice.
- Offers AFSPA members special discounted fees, and a free in-person consultation with prospective clients
- Contact the firm at RAB@BIKOFFLAW.COM, the client form on the BikoffLaw.com website, or 202-466-8270
Tax Consulting
Select discounts and top-notch service
Filing taxes is frequently stressful and even more so while living abroad. AFSPA partners with Beers, Hamerman, Cohen & Burger, P.C. to offer our members special discounts and top-notch service.
- Work with one of five CPA tax accountants, each with at least ten years’ accounting experience
- Receive a complimentary 20-minute consultation, and a 10% discount off standard hourly rates
- The firm uses a dedicated and secure email address for sensitive questions
Simply identify yourself as an AFSPA member – retired or active – when you first contact the firm. They will issue a letter of understanding that spells out specific rates and expectations prior to providing services.
To contact the firm, email taxinquiry@bhcbcpa.com or call (203) 787-6527.
Wellness Hub
Get guidance to help prepare for the future
The Prudential Insurance Company of America
If something happened to you tomorrow, would your loved ones be in a tough spot without your income? Do you have questions about insurance and budgeting, but don’t know where to turn?
As a valued member of the American Foreign Service Protective Association (AFSPA), you have access to a variety of financial tools and education that can help you achieve your overall financial goals, at no cost to you.
Explore how well you’re spending, planning and protecting your money and assets, and get tips to do better. Click here to access the AFSPA Wellness Hub.
- Educational articles
- Articles on key financial topics
- Interactive tools such as the budgeting tool and the life insurance needs estimator
Financial Wellness offerings, including access to any third-party referrals, are provided by Prudential Workplace Solutions Group Services, LLC (“PWSGS”). PWSGS is an affiliate of Prudential Financial, Inc. PWSGS is not a licensed insurance company, does not provide insurance products or services, and does not provide financial, investment or tax advice. Individuals should consult appropriate professionals when making financial, investment and tax decisions. The Financial Wellness offerings are made available for general financial education purposes. Access to financial wellness, products, services, seminars and tools is not conditioned upon the purchase of insurance or retirement products or services from any Prudential company.
Financial Wellness offerings, including any products, services or solutions, described in this document are voluntary. individually-selected offerings. Thy are not part of any employee benefit plan or any program sponsored or endorsed by an employer.
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Wealth Management - GEBA
- Assess your investment strategies to plan for your future
- Review and adjust insurance coverage to ensure you and your family are protected in the most efficient way possible
- Assist with pre-retirement decisions regarding your benefits and insurance, including long term care
- Invest your retirement savings using your TSP and other investments you may have in a coordinated & efficient way
Wealth Management services provided by GEBA Wealth Management can help insure you achieve financial goals like buying a home, funding college tuition, or preparing for transition such as leaving federal employment or retirement.
Long Term Care Planning
No insurance portfolio is complete wtihout this vital coverage
At AFSPA, we are firm believers in the value of long-term care (LTC) plans as a critical component to comprehensive healthcare coverage. This is the insurance you simply can’t get when you need it most.
To help you navigate today’s myriad LTC—and other insurance offerings—AFSPA offers LTC Consulting Service, a complimentary service to help you find the best, most affordable LTC options for your needs.
The LTC Consulting Service currently includes two highly experienced professional consultant groups: Long-Term Care Consultants, Inc. and Signature Financial Partners, LLC. Each group offers 20+ years of experience in the LTC industry and are available to consult with you whether you reside in the U.S. or abroad.
- Learn more about LTC insurance including how it functions
- Highlight the difference between coverage under LTC and medical insurances
- Identify your caregiving preferences
- Determine affordability
- Filter out the insurance company’s health requirements and care options that are most appropriate for your needs
- Provide caregiver support and address questions or concerns
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Long-Term Care Consultants, Inc. ltccinc.com/afspa
Visit www.ltccinc.com/afspa or contact the founder and CEO, Linda Caruthers, at (804)-306-0016 or email afspa@ltccinc.com.
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Signature Financial Partners, LLC sfpfinancial.com
Contact the President and CEO, Daryl Brockman at (703) 893-2550 or by email DBrockman@SFPfinancial.com.
Personalized Federal Retirement Planning & Counseling
Now is the best time to enjoy your future
Planning right for your future now will ensure you can enjoy it then. There’s no doubt that the sooner you get to planning wisely and saving—the greater your nest egg will grow and weather any potential financial storms. And, the best way to plan now is to know all you can, and to understand it as best as you can.
To help you achieve this, AFSPA has partnered with Retire Federal. Since 1985, Retire Federal has provided personalized federal employee retirement training and counseling to civilian federal employees. Led by Principal Retirement Specialist Tammy Flanagan, Retire Federal seeks to bridge the knowledge between federal benefits and financial planning to optimize your retirement fund potential and yields.
- Guidance and pre-retirement benefits counseling (5-hour minimum, fee-for-service)
- One-on-one review and analysis of documents affecting your retirement benefits
- Guidance on important decisions as you approach retirement
- Preparation on your financial journey to retirement
Learn more or schedule your appointment today!
Visit retirefederal.com or email info@retirefederal.com.
Tammy Flanagan, Principal Retirement Specialist,
has been providing retirement planning assistance to Federal employees since 1985 when she first began work as a retirement benefits specialist at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Tammy has comprehensive knowledge and resources of the various retirement benefits as they relate to your personal needs. She and her team of experts offer services through one-on-one counseling, informational webinars, and training seminars.
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