Professional Bios

Lynn Caudle Boynton
Partner

Lynn Caudle Boynton earned her B.A. from the University of Maryland in 1979 and her J.D. from the University of Baltimore in 1982. Ms. Boynton is a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia Bars. She is a long time resident of the Washington Metropolitan area.

Ms. Boynton has practiced locally since 1982, beginning with her clerkship to the Honorable John F. McAuliffe. Lynn was an associate for Conroy, Fitzgerald, Ballman & Ridgeway from 1983 to 1986 and Debelius, Clifford & Debelius from 1986 to 1992. Lynn practiced law with Henry C. Clarke, Jr., from 1992-2001 and they co-owned Signature Settlement Services beginning in 2001. Lynn is a member of the Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD (BAMC.ORG), Maryland State Bar Association( MSBA), Bar Association for Frederick County, MD, Women’s Bar Association (WBA) Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR), Women’s Council of Realtors (WCR), Maryland Land Title Association (MLTA), American Land Title Association (ALTA), Maryland Association of Mortgage Brokers (MAMB), Union Plus Legal Services Panel Attorney (UNIONPLUS.ORG), American Association of Retired Persons Panel Attorney (AARP), American Bar Association (ABA) and is a licensed title agent with Fidelity National Title and Lawyers National Title Insurance Corporation.

She has substantial experience in a broad range of commercial and residential real estate matters, as well as probate, estate planning and business entity formation. Lynn manages Olde Key Title, LLC, with Ethridge, Quinn McAuliffe Rowan & Hartinger serving as of counsel. Lynn is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, a national peer rating service, A represents competency and V represents ethics, both of which are the highest ratings an attorney can achieve. Lynn represented Montgomery County, MD in the purchase of 26 properties that comprise the Silver Spring Urban Renewal Project and also represents Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning in real property acquisition transactions.

Lynn’s extensive real estate background over almost 30 years coupled with her estate planning and probate practice make it possible for her to protect clients best interests taking into consideration the implications a real estate transaction may have on estate planning and is capable of “funding” trusts for estate planning clients if it is part of the agreed upon estate plan.

Lynn resides in Rockville with her husband, Lawrence B. Pendleton, IV and their five children. Lynn has always been active in her community sitting on her children’s school boards and community associations since the early 1980’s, volunteering and acting as counsel for Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County, MD and Stepping Stones Shelter.