Marianne is a paralegal with Monk Law Firm where she works primarily with attorney Matthew Freeze in the area of estate administration. Marianne has over 35 years of experience working as an Estate and Trust Paralegal, mostly in the Boston area. She received her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with Honors from Northeastern University and her Paralegal Certificate from Bentley College.

She also taught in the Paralegal Certificate Program at Northeastern for 19 years as well as the Paralegal Program at Curry College in Milton, MA. Both programs used the Attorney/Paralegal Team-Teaching Method and her love of the paralegal profession was enhanced by the eagerness of her students to learn hands-on paralegal skills from seasoned professionals. To better serve the paralegal community, she held the positions of President and Vice-President/Primary Representative to the National Federation of Paralegal Associations for many years prior to moving to South Carolina.

She lives in Fort Mill, SC and enjoys spending time with her family and traveling to her family home on Cape Cod.

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