Maria Worthington McKenna is an associate with Council Baradel.  Ms. McKenna’s practice includes estate planning, estate administration, education law and general civil litigation.

Ms. McKenna focuses most of her practice on advising clients with estate planning and estate administration needs.  Ms. McKenna advises individuals, couples and families on individualized estate plans and has experience drafting various estate planning documents.  Ms. McKenna also has experience navigating the estate administration process for her clients with a focus on alleviating the stress of administering an estate of a loved one.  Ms. McKenna has successfully represented clients in state court with respect to estate and/or trust litigation matters, including contesting a Will and challenging a Trustee’s decision regarding use of Trust funds. 

In addition to assisting clients, Ms. McKenna serves on the Advisory Board to the Legal Studies Institute at Anne Arundel Community College to help the next generation of legal professionals.

Ms. McKenna is a member of the American Bar Association, Maryland Bar Association and Anne Arundel County Bar Association. 

Ms. McKenna was selected by Super Lawyers in 2014 and 2015 as a “Rising Star” in the areas of Estate Planning & Probate, Schools & Education and Real Estate.

Ms. McKenna was selected by lawyer peers as a Leading Lawyer in the area of Trust/Estate law by What’s Up! Magazine (published May 2014).