Mary Lou was born in Worcester, Massachusetts and moved to Columbus, Ohio in 2000. She is a proud graduate of Marysville High School. She then graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering. She earned her Juris Doctor from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. Mary Lou’s primary area of practice is family relations law although she also assists clients with business and family immigration law matters.

During law school, Mary Lou worked as a law clerk for a boutique immigration law firm in Columbus, Ohio. Upon graduation, Mary Lou transitioned to a litigation-focused practice in Utica, Ohio. She worked closely with a long-time family law attorney and eventually took over his practice in 2017.

Mary Lou currently represents clients in divorce, dissolution, legal separation, custody, child support initiation and modification, adoption, spousal support/alimony, civil protection order prosecution and defense, power of attorney, name changes, and defense of abuse, neglect, and dependency matters.

Mary Lou is a member of the Columbus Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Union County Bar Association and Knox County Bar Association.

Mary Lou is available to meet clients at her Mount Vernon, Ohio office (Knox County) and her Marysville, Ohio office (Union County).