Mary draws on a broad array of experience to help clients handle their loved ones’ affairs. She is a paralegal in the Wealth Strategies Service Line of Shumaker’s Sarasota office, where she works primarily on trust and estate, estate administration, and probate matters.
Mary served in the U.S. Army as a legal specialist with training at Fort Benjamin Harrison near Indianapolis and subsequent service at Camp Casey, Korea and Fort Meade, Maryland. After being honorably discharged, she worked in the Pentagon in the research and development section of the Legislative Liaison Department. Mary later moved to Florida and has worked as a probate paralegal ever since. She loves to sculpt and has participated in many art fairs in the area and also painted murals up and down the coast. Recently, she became interested in the needs of Florida's senior population and became a professional guardian.
Outside of work, Mary likes running, creating art, spending time with her pets, enjoying the outdoors with her friends, and working on vintage vehicles with her son. She feels blessed to live near the beautiful shores of the Sarasota beaches.
Education
A.A., cum laude, Art, State College of Florida
A.A., cum laude, Paralegal Studies, State College of Florida
B.A., Homeland Security, State College of Florida
Professional Associations
- Manasota Track Club
- A Girl and A Gun
- Professional Guardian, State of Florida
Honors
- Art student of the year at State College of Florida
- Military service ribbons
Certifications
- Military and Legal Specialist Training, U.S. Army, Judge Advocate General Corps
- Florida Bar Registered Paralegal
- State of Florida Notary Public