Mara for Probate

vators, and terminating parental rights. The Probate Court touches almost everybody, and most people approach the court without counsel during challenging family and personal circumstances. They deserve to be seen and heard. And helped. I have been a lawyer since 1985. I am rated as “superb” by AVVO® and as a “Connecticut Super Lawyer”® in commercial litigation. I am an attorney trial referee in the Superior Court. I help my clients to make decisions and grow their businesses. They seek my counsel to resolve disputes, provide for their families, and protect their legacies. My clients range from regional nonprofit agencies to family businesses to individuals, and I’ve been invited into their business, financial, and family concerns. My clients buy and develop property. I’ve helped Towns to reserve farm and open space land. I recently helped a nonprofit to acquire property and to create an innovative new form of short-term emergency shelter in Hartford. My clients buy businesses and then pass them from one generation to the next. I help clients settle disputes in and outside of court. I also offer pro bono legal services for young people involved with the Department of Children and Families through my long-term association with Lawyers for Children America. For 35 more than years I've worked to understand my clients’ issues and find effective practicable solutions. I am running to bring that wide-ranging experience and temperament to the probate court. We have had two excellent Judges since the inception of the To***co Valley Court, and I would be honored to continue their legacy.