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Mariela C. D’Alessio

Mariela C. D’Alessio

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Founder
D’Alessio Law LLC

Mariela D’Alessio takes great pride in the boutique Estates and Trusts law firm that she founded. She regularly meets with clients to implement personalized and comprehensive estate plans and is frequently retained to handle the administration of both estates and trusts and guardianship proceedings. Aside from her practice, D’Alessio can assist clients with various transactional needs such as business formation, review and drafting of business contracts and agreements, real estate transactions such as deeds, contracts of sale, and leases, both commercial and residential.

Prior to founding D’Alessio Law, she worked as an associate attorney and then as a partner at Smith, Gildea & Schmidt LLC.

From 2014 to 2022, D’Alessio was listed as a Rising Star on SuperLawyers and listed as a Top Lawyer in 2023. She was a featured legal guest speaker for a webinar hosted by Dyer Financial Advisory titled “Caring for Aging Parents without Going Broke (or Crazy)” and on Twins Talk It Up podcast.

What’s the most important thing you do in your job?

Providing my clients with peace of mind that all affairs are taken care of both during and after their lifetimes.

What is one aspect of your profession you would like to change?

That all jurisdictions implement an electronic filing system for the estate administration process.

If you weren’t in this industry, what would you be doing?

I would own and operate an animal rescue or sanctuary.

This profile is part of The Daily Record's Estate and Trust Law Power List for 2024. Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree. See the full list here.