Stephen H. Paley, 71, co-founder of Paley Rothman, a law firm in Bethesda, died Oct. 9 at Montgomery Hospice's Casey House. He had liver cancer.
Before establishing his law firm in 1972, Mr. Paley worked in the Justice Department's tax division.
He served as chairman of the Practicing Law Institute, a nonprofit continuing education legal organization, where he also lectured.
Stephen Herbert Paley, a native Washingtonian, graduated from Wilson High School in 1957 and received a bachelor's degree from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., in 1961. He graduated from Georgetown University law school in 1964.
Mr. Paley lived in Dickerson and was a member of the National Steeplechase Association and the Potomac Hunt Club, where he served as treasurer.
His marriage to Maralyn Griff Paley ended in divorce.
Survivors include his wife of four years, Lana Paley of Dickerson; three children from his first marriage, Kevin Paley of Hebron, Ky., Shawn Paley of Germantown and Stacey Bradshaw of Austin; two stepchildren, Natasha Gorgue of London and Alex Parvizian of Dallas; two sisters, Stephanie Blum of Delray Beach, Fla., and Susan Gordon of Rockville; and nine grandchildren.
Before establishing his law firm in 1972, Mr. Paley worked in the Justice Department's tax division.
He served as chairman of the Practicing Law Institute, a nonprofit continuing education legal organization, where he also lectured.
Stephen Herbert Paley, a native Washingtonian, graduated from Wilson High School in 1957 and received a bachelor's degree from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., in 1961. He graduated from Georgetown University law school in 1964.
Mr. Paley lived in Dickerson and was a member of the National Steeplechase Association and the Potomac Hunt Club, where he served as treasurer.
His marriage to Maralyn Griff Paley ended in divorce.
Survivors include his wife of four years, Lana Paley of Dickerson; three children from his first marriage, Kevin Paley of Hebron, Ky., Shawn Paley of Germantown and Stacey Bradshaw of Austin; two stepchildren, Natasha Gorgue of London and Alex Parvizian of Dallas; two sisters, Stephanie Blum of Delray Beach, Fla., and Susan Gordon of Rockville; and nine grandchildren.
Stephen H. Paley, 71, co-founder of Paley Rothman, a law firm in Bethesda, died Oct. 9 at Montgomery Hospice's Casey House. He had liver cancer.
Before establishing his law firm in 1972, Mr. Paley worked in the Justice Department's tax division.
He served as chairman of the Practicing Law Institute, a nonprofit continuing education legal organization, where he also lectured.
Stephen Herbert Paley, a native Washingtonian, graduated from Wilson High School in 1957 and received a bachelor's degree from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., in 1961. He graduated from Georgetown University law school in 1964.
Mr. Paley lived in Dickerson and was a member of the National Steeplechase Association and the Potomac Hunt Club, where he served as treasurer.
His marriage to Maralyn Griff Paley ended in divorce.
Survivors include his wife of four years, Lana Paley of Dickerson; three children from his first marriage, Kevin Paley of Hebron, Ky., Shawn Paley of Germantown and Stacey Bradshaw of Austin; two stepchildren, Natasha Gorgue of London and Alex Parvizian of Dallas; two sisters, Stephanie Blum of Delray Beach, Fla., and Susan Gordon of Rockville; and nine grandchildren.
Before establishing his law firm in 1972, Mr. Paley worked in the Justice Department's tax division.
He served as chairman of the Practicing Law Institute, a nonprofit continuing education legal organization, where he also lectured.
Stephen Herbert Paley, a native Washingtonian, graduated from Wilson High School in 1957 and received a bachelor's degree from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., in 1961. He graduated from Georgetown University law school in 1964.
Mr. Paley lived in Dickerson and was a member of the National Steeplechase Association and the Potomac Hunt Club, where he served as treasurer.
His marriage to Maralyn Griff Paley ended in divorce.
Survivors include his wife of four years, Lana Paley of Dickerson; three children from his first marriage, Kevin Paley of Hebron, Ky., Shawn Paley of Germantown and Stacey Bradshaw of Austin; two stepchildren, Natasha Gorgue of London and Alex Parvizian of Dallas; two sisters, Stephanie Blum of Delray Beach, Fla., and Susan Gordon of Rockville; and nine grandchildren.
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