MARY H. SCHMIDT
mary.schmidt@schmidt-federico.com

EDUCATION: Graduate of Cornell University, College of Arts & Sciences (B.A., 1968); University of Chicago Law School (J.D., 1971); Boston University School of Law (L.L.M., 1985).

BAR MEMBERSHIPS: Admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1971); United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (1971); United States Supreme Court (1985)

BAR ASSOCIATIONS & COMMITTEES: Member of the Boston, Massachusetts, American Bar Associations; Member (Former President), Massachusetts Family & Probate Inns of Court; Member (Former President), Boston Estate Planning Council; Member, Boston Bar Foundation; Fellow, American College of Trust & Estate Counsel

AWARDS & HONORS: Estate Planner of the Year, Boston Estate Planning Council (1995). Ms. Schmidt has been listed as one of Boston Magazine's top 50 female attorneys.

CIVIC ACTIVITIES: Named to the Massachusetts Clients’ Security Board of the Supreme Judicial Court (Former Chairperson) (1997–2003); Trustee, Social Law Library (1990-1996); Member, Board of Directors, Boston Center for Adult Education (1996-2001)

PRACTICE AREAS & EXPERIENCE: Mary has a broad range of experience in domestic relations and probate litigation at the trial and appellate levels. The areas of her practice include sophisticated trust and estate planning, prenuptial agreement preparation and negotiation and estate administration. She is one of the founding partners of Schmidt & Federico, P.C.

Mary has lectured extensively on domestic relations, tax and trust and estate subjects. She has authored chapters for a number of Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education publications, including: "Massachusetts Probate Manual,” “Massachusetts Divorce Law and Practice,” “A Practical Guide to Estate Planning in Massachusetts,” and “Drafting Wills and Trusts in Massachusetts.” She has also been frequently appointed by the Probate & Family Court to serve as a discovery master, fiduciary and guardian ad litem in various probate and family law matters.

See Mary H. Schmidt's Martindale Bio