Attorney Maria C. Baler is an estate planning attorney and partner who has been with the firm since 1991. Attorney Baler concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning, including wills and trusts and estate tax planning, probate and trust administration, and elder law. Attorney Baler is an active member of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys where she served on the Board of Directors from 2009-2016, and as chair of the Program Committee in 2010 and 2011.  She was named as the Outstanding Chapter Member of the Massachusetts Chapter in 2010.

Attorney Baler received her undergraduate degree from Franklin & Marshall College, and her J.D. cum laude from Suffolk University Law School, where she was a published member of the Law Review. She contributes a newspaper column on estate planning matters and elder law issues to the Dedham Transcript on a regular basis, and also speaks regularly on estate planning and elder law topics,  often at the Westwood Council on Aging. 

Attorney Baler lives in Medfield, where she was active for many years in the Medfield Music Association.  She satisfies her interest in historic preservation as a member of the Medfield Historical Commission and the Board of Directors of Vine Lake Preservation Trust which supports Medfield’s historic Vine Lake Cemetery.  Among her favorite things are a good restaurant, live jazz, and spending time with her husband and son.

Areas of Practice:
Estate Planning
Elder Law
Estate and Trust Administration
Estate Tax and Gift Tax Planning
Fiduciary Representation

Education:
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, J.D. 1987
Honors: Cum Laude
Law Review: Suffolk University Law Review, 1987

Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, B.A. 1983

Bar Admissions:
Massachusetts, 1987

Professional Associations and Memberships:
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Massachusetts Chapter
Bar Association of Norfolk County
Massachusetts Bar Association
Massachusetts Forum of Estate Planning Attorneys
Norfolk-Plymouth Estate Planning Council

Community Activities:
Medfield Historical Commission (2003 – Present)
Director, Vine Lake Preservation Trust (2009 – Present)
Secretary, Medfield Music Association (2011 – 2013)
Vice-President, Medfield Music Association (2014)