Mariela D’Alessio, an attorney with Smith, Gildea & Schmidt, LLC (SGS), a regional law firm based in Towson, was initiated as a Fellow in the Maryland Bar Foundation at their Annual Meeting on June 16^th.

A Fellow, which is limited to no more than 2.5% of Maryland State Bar Association membership, is an attorney recognized for his or her “outstanding dedication and contribution to maintaining the honor and integrity of the legal profession, the improvement and facilitation of the administration of justice, the work of the organized Bar of Maryland and civic leadership.”

“We are so proud of Mariela for being named a Fellow,” said David Gildea, managing partner of SGS. “This initiation is well deserved as Mariela is always going that extra mile for her clients. She’s such a valuable part of our team here at SGS and we’re glad her hard work and commitment to the legal profession and her community is being recognized.”

D’Alessio, the Chair of the Estates and Trust Department, joined SGS as an associate attorney in 2014. Her practice focuses on estate planning and estate and trust administration. She most recently was named a “Rising Star” in the field of law in 2014, 2015 and 2016 by Super Lawyers magazine.

Prior to joining SGS, D’Alessio worked initially as a paralegal and then as an associate attorney at the AV-rated firm of Bodie, Dolina, Hobbs, Friddell and Grenzer, P.C. D’Alessio is a graduate of Florida Coastal School of Law and Villa Julie College, now known as Stevenson University.

D'Alessio is licensed to practice law in Florida, Maryland and Pennsylvania. She is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA), Baltimore County Bar Association (BCBA), Baltimore County Estate and Trust Committee, and is an active member of the Young Lawyer Section of the Baltimore County Bar Association. She is also a member of the following Florida Bar Sections: Business Law; Out-of-State Practitioners Division; Real Property Probate and Trust Law; and The Young Lawyers Division; and the following Pennsylvania Bar Sections: Pennsylvania Bar Association; and the York County Bar Association.

About Maryland Bar Foundation

Founded in 1965, the Maryland Bar Foundation is a non-profit corporation which secures gifts and contributions to foster and maintain the honor and integrity of the profession of the law, improve and facilitate the administration of justice and promote the study of the law and research therein as well as the continuing education of lawyers.

About Smith, Gildea & Schmidt

Smith, Gildea & Schmidt is a regional law firm with 13 lawyers whose practice areas include complex civil litigation, land use, estates and trusts, business law, governmental affairs, and domestic relations, among others. The firm's clients range from multinational corporations to individuals with particular legal needs. The practice encompasses most of the jurisdictions in the State of Maryland and the complex civil litigation section has vast courtroom experience in both the federal and state courts.

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