Marian Wait Walsh, a founding member of the firm, is a native Saratogian, and a 1971 graduate of Cornell University. She raced on the Cornell Women’s Downhill Ski Team, and served as Captain her senior year. After college, she taught junior high school mathematics in Saranac Lake, New York, then worked in banking in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, for approximately two years, becoming fluent in Dutch.

After returning to the States, she graduated from Boston University School of Law in 1981. She first practiced law with Sullivan, Gregg and Horton in Nashua, New Hampshire for three years, then returned to the Capital District. After working at Miller, Mannix, Lemery & Kafin in Glens Falls (one year) and Hiscock and Barclay in Albany, New York (three years), she opened up her own practice in Saratoga Springs. In 1991, she and her husband, Joseph, became partners in Walsh & Walsh.

The primary areas of Mrs. Walsh’s current practice are banking, estate planning, Medicaid planning and elder law, wills, trusts, probate, corporations, contracts, real estate, homeowners’ associations, and business formation and advice, including corporations, limited liability companies (LLCs), partnerships (LLPs) and not-for-profit corporations.

Mrs. Walsh served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Albany Medical Center in Albany, New York for six years, serving on the College Affairs Committee and Audit Committee. She has served on other area not-for-profit boards as well.

Mrs. Walsh was born in Albany, New York, February 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1981, New Hampshire (inactive); 1985, New York and U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1971); State University of New York (M.S., 1973); Boston University (J.D., 1981). Member: Saratoga County, New York State and American Bar Associations.

Walsh & Walsh, LLP
42 Long Alley
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866
Phone: (518) 583-0171  Fax:  (518) 583-1025
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