• I am the owner and founder of the Law Office of Maria T Patente PLLC, a Northern Virginia based law firm.  It is my goal to expand access to law so that people of all ages of life can lead a rewarding life in comfort and with support and as much indpenedence as desired.  As a Virginia attorney, I have worked extensively with people diagnosed with mental illness or with learning/intellectual challenges, and have assisted them and their families with life plans for comfort and care.
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• My legal practice encompasses planning for a continuum of care for people of all ages including advocacy in Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), trust implementation and administration, housing advocacy, guardianship and conservatorship matters, estate planning and probate administration. 
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• I am an alumna of the American University Washington College of Law, where I graduated Magna Cum Laude, and the San Francisco State Master of Business Program, where I grauated with high honors.  As an undergraduate, I earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland at College Park's Biology and Molecular Genetics department.  Prior to attending graduate school and law school, I worked as a scientist at institutions such as the National Institutes of Health and diagnostic laboratories.  
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• When I am not advocating for my greatly-valued clients, I enjoy gardenning, participating in environmental and vegetarian societies, and connecting with nature and animals. 

Firm Description

The Law Office of Maria T Patente PLLC focuses on special needs and elder law matters, and encourages clients to use the law to live their fullest most rewarding life at all ages and stages of life.  Our services include drafting Special/Supplemental Needs Trusts, Medicaid planning, government benefit qualification and advocacy, guardianship and conservatorship matters, and all forms of advocacy and counseling in mental health law, special needs education law, estate planning and probate administration. 

People may have special needs at any age, and those needs are likely to change with time.  The law firm provides a continuum of legal services and strives to keep communication with clients open so that clients are informed to make decisions that preserve their prosperity even if the laws change or needs change. 

The Law Office of Maria T Patente PLLC advocates and counsels clients in Northern Virginia.

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