Maria was wonderful from the start. I was referred to Maria by a friend. She was extremely responsive and was very easy to meet with. She's the type of lady that wants to truly help her clients. She listened to my case, and with the information and evidence of my case she ended up dropping one of my ...charges completely and reducing the other to just a $100 fine. I was extremely happy with her results. I would recommend Maria to any friend of mine.

When Maria decided to take my case she ensured that she truly understood what had happened and why I was being charged. She did her research, she was available to speak to me when I had questions or concerns. Even when another officer called trying to investigate another case, she stepped in and de...fended me (not the initial case that I had hired her for). She could have easily said no sorry, that is NOT what we talked about, however she looked into it and in my own words, I felt protected by her. Up to my court date, she give me a sense of tranquility and I had no doubt that she was the right choice. Thank you Maria for connecting with me and helping get my case DISMISSED! Any lawyer can take your money and tell you to plead guilty. It takes the right lawyer to research, ask questions, understand, sympathize and translate that to the court. If you are researching who you should hire & if they will do their best, pick her asap or take a chance of a mediocre laywer.

I hired Maria after firing another lawyer for three criminal defense charges I was facing: DUI, hit and run and resisting. The original lawyer I hired sold themselves as the "best in town" for defense cases but from the get-go they wanted to settle. I believed I was "not guilty" of these charges beca...use in short, I had taken the wrong prescribed medication unbeknownst to me at 8:00 am which led me to drive erratically). The original lawyer wanted me to settle and the commonwealth attorney would drop 2/3 charges but I would have a DUI on my record for the rest of my life. I was extremely disappointed with these "top attorneys" in leesburg who I had explained I accidently grabbed the wrong medication that morning. They didn't care about me or what this would do to my life. Scared and not knowing what to do, I found Maria through a friend. The best thing about Maria is she listened and she heard me out. I know she believed me. She not only listened but gave me outstanding legal counsel. She gave me options including settling but I told her why this would not work. She fought very hard and did not back down and she was able to get the DUI dropped to Reckless and had the other two charges dropped. Maria made me believe in true "defense attorneys", attorneys who are there to defend you when you are wrongly charged and to help ensure that you are INNOCENT until proven guilty. Before Maria, I had to hire divorce/child custody. I wish I had Maria at that time as well as I know she would always work hard and give honest counsel that would help you and your child.