Having graduated from St. John's University School of Law, New York and being awarded a Juris Doctor degree in 1982, Maria G. Nowotny, Esq. was admitted to practice law before the courts of the State of New York in 1983. She began practicing law in New York City and Long Island focusing on real estate, trusts and estates, and small business law. Attorney Nowotny has maintained her practice in Glens Falls, New York since 2002, having originally come to Glens Falls in 1993 to manage a bank personal trust department. She also managed a bank trust department on Long Island from 1999 - 2001.

While Attorney Maria G. Nowotny engages in a general practice of law, her primary emphasis is in the areas of estate planning including drafting wills and trusts; estate administration; trust administration; elder law; real estate, both residential and commercial and small business law.

Maria G. Nowotny, Esq. takes time to meet and confer with clients to determine their goals and the best manner in which to achieve those goals. She takes pride in the level of contact she maintains with each client. Her exclusive commitment is to the client.

Located in Glens Falls, New York the practice of the Law Office of Maria G. Nowotny extends to Warren County, Washington County, Saratoga County, Rennselaer County, Albany County, Essex County, Clinton County and other parts of New York State.

Attorney Nowotny strongly believes in giving back to the community and the profession. In furtherance of this goal, she is a member of the Warren County Bar Association (having served as President, Delegate to New York State House of Delegates, and Board Member; currently serving as Continuing Legal Education committee chair); member of New York State Bar Association (member of Trusts & Estates Section and Elder Law Section; former member of Committee of Women in the Law); former member of Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors (having served as Board President and Secretary); former member of Glens Falls Lions Club (having served as President, Secretary and Director); currently serving as a Trustee of the Crandall Trust.

Education includes St. John's University School of Law, J.D. 1982, St. Joseph's University, New York, B.A. 1974 (Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor Society, Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges) and St. John the Baptist D.H.S., West Islip, New York, Regent's Diploma 1970