Our Team
Sarah V. Schabes
Member
Sarah V. Schabes concentrates her practice in the areas of wills, estate and trust planning and administration, tax planning, and elder law. She is also experienced in the preparation and administration of life insurance trusts, special needs trusts, charitable trusts, spousal lifetime access trusts, dynasty trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, and grantor retained annuity trusts, and the preparation of estate tax returns and gift tax returns.
Prior to joining Schabes Law Group, LLC in August, 2004, Sarah V. Schabes was a member of the law firm of Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger and Hollander, LLC.
Sarah V. Schabes is AV Preeminent Rated by Martindale-Hubbell (the highest rating).
Education:
Goucher College, B.A., 1976
University of Baltimore, J.D., 1982
Memberships:
Maryland State Bar Association, Estates and Trusts Section, Elder Law Section
Maryland Estate Planning Council
National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
Bar Admissions:
Maryland Court of Appeals, 1982
United States District Court, District of Maryland, 1982
Telephone: 410-363-8310
Email: sarah@schabeslaw.com
Deborah S. Klein
Member
Deborah S. Klein concentrates her practice in the areas of wills, estate and trust planning and administration, and tax planning, She also prepares estate tax returns and gift tax returns. Deborah drafts and administers life insurance trusts, special needs trusts, spousal lifetime access trusts, generation skipping trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, and grantor retained annuity trusts.
She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University Of Maryland School of Law, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. She also graduated with honors from Goucher College with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and as a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.
Education:
Goucher College, B.A., 2005
University Of Maryland School of Law, J.D., 2008
Memberships:
Maryland State Bar Association, Estates and Trusts Section
Bar Admissions:
Maryland Court of Appeals, 2008
Telephone: 410-363-8310
Email: deborah@schabeslaw.com
Carolyn Mooney
Administrative Assistant/Legal Secretary
Carolyn Mooney has worked as an administrative assistant/legal secretary for more than thirty years. She is responsible for all of the functions associated with the efficient and orderly maintenance of our legal offices. It is Carolyn's friendly face and pleasant voice that greets clients when they enter our offices.
Telephone: 410-363-8310
Email: carolyn@schabeslaw.com
Mary Crenson
Legal Assistant
Mary Crenson has enjoyed working as a legal assistant for more than 30 years, having worked in the areas of estates and trusts, guardianship, estate administration, real estate, business, family law and litigation.
She is responsible for communicating with clients, drafting documents, administering estates and trusts, conducting legal research, and organizing and maintaining legal files.
Telephone: 410-363-8310
Email: mary@schabeslaw.com