Mary Baker Edwards

Bar Admissions

• Maryland

Court Admissions

• Court of Appeals of Maryland

Education

• University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., with honor, 1989)
  • Order of the Coif
  • Maryland Law Review–Notes & Comments, Editor
  • The Edward H. Curlander Prize for Work in Future Interests
• University of Richmond (B.A., magna cum laude, 1981)
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Mary Baker Edwards

Experience

Mary Baker "Peggy" Edwards co-chairs the Estates and Trusts Group at Ober|Kaler. Her practice spans all aspects of estate planning, charitable planning, business succession planning, estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax planning, estate administration and trust administration. She serves as a trustee, personal representative, attorney-in-fact and advisor for many families.

A seasoned attorney in all matters relating to wills, revocable and irrevocable trust agreements, guardianships, powers of attorney and advance directives, Peggy also uses her extensive experience in estate and trust administration to provide litigation support for contested fiduciary matters, and will and trust construction matters.

Peggy serves as a member of the American Bar Association’s Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and its Section on Taxation. She also is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association’s Section on Estates and Trusts as well as its Section on Taxation.

Professional Memberships

• American Bar Association
  • Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
  • Section on Taxation
• Baltimore County Bar Association
• Baltimore Estate Planning Council
• Maryland State Bar Association
  • Section on Estates and Trusts
  • Section on Taxation

Community Service

• Alzheimer’s Association, Central Maryland Chapter
  • Past Board Member
• The St. Paul’s School for Girls
  • Past Co-chair of the Annual Giving Campaign
  • Past Alumnae Chair of the Annual Giving Campaign
  • Development Committee Member
• YMCA Development Committee
  • Past Member
• Catholic Charities
  • Planned Giving Advisory Committee Member

Honoraries

• AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

Professional Background

• Estates and Trusts paralegal for five years before becoming an attorney