Lawyer Maria Leonard Olsen, graduated from Boston College, Class of 1985, B.S., Business Management, magna cum laude University of Virginia School of Law, Class of 1988, J.D., is now employed by Pels Law at 4845 Rugby Avenue, 3rd Floor Bethesda, MD 20814.

While being a member of The District of Columbia Bar., Maria Leonard Olsen is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing Maria Leonard Olsen as your lawyer, you should consider whether Maria Leonard Olsen offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if Maria Leonard Olsen has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Maria Leonard Olsen's office is located at Bethesda, MD, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

You should also ask how long the lawyer has been in practice, how much experience he or she has in cases like yours, and more importantly, the outcomes of those cases! Focus of the lawyer's practice and years of experience are also very important factors in your evaluation process. The more focused the lawyer's practice areas, the better service he or she could provide. So do not make decisions solely on one or two factors. Only hire lawyers you feel comfortable with as they will represent you and your interests, and you will be sharing private details about your life with them.

Maria Leonard Olsen has been admitted in 1988, District of Columbia; 1989, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1991, U.S. Tax Court; 2015, Maryland;. His or her practice areas include Litigation, Construction Litigation, Corporate Litigation, Tax.

Maria Leonard Olsen's college and law school education includes Boston College, Class of 1985, B.S., Business Management, magna cum laude, University of Virginia School of Law, Class of 1988, J.D.. Other biographical background includes Peer Reviewed | Maria Leonard Olsen graduated magna cum laude from Boston College (Bachelor of Science in Business Management, 1985) and the University of Virginia School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1988). Upon graduation from law school, she worked as a commercial litigator at Dow Lohnes, which was then one of the largest law firms in Washington, D.C. In 1992, she was appointed by President Clinton as Special Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs at the U.S. Department of Justice, where she served until 1995. During her time there, she was honored by Attorney General Janet Reno as the highest-ranking Asian American political appointee at the Justice Department. From 1995 to 1997, Ms. Olsen served as the Pro Bono Program Manager for the Justice Department’s Pro Bono Program in the Office of Policy Development. After her second child was born in 1997, she continued to do pro bono legal work for the DC Volunteer Lawyers Project and the East Coast Migrant Head Start Program, and to work as a freelance journalist, as well as an editor and writer at Bethesda Magazine. Ms. Olsen joined The Pels Law Firm in 2014, as a general litigator handling construction, corporate, tax and other litigation matters. She is an author of several children’s books and adult non-fiction books, and hosts/produces a live radio show on WPFW fm 89.3 that focuses on diversity issues. Ms. Olsen has been a foster mother for eight newborn babies awaiting adoption, and has serv. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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