Mary Roby Sanders
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Towson, MD
For clients in the Towson, Maryland, and greater Baltimore metropolitan area, Mary Roby Sanders is a valuable advocate when dealing with family law matters. As partner at Turnbull, Nicholson & Sanders, P.A., Ms. Sanders handles issues of divorce, marital property, prenuptial agreements, custody and visitation and child support. For her stellar work with previous clients, The Daily Record named her one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women in 2015 and again in 2020.
Through her service and dedication to the Maryland legal community, Ms. Sanders was given the Beverly A. Groner Family Law Award. In 2012, the Baltimore County Bar Association awarded her the J. Earle Plumhoff Professionalism Award. A former co-chair of the Maryland State Bar Association’s Pro Bono Task Force, Ms. Sanders also contributed to the Bench Book on Family Law and is a mediator for the Baltimore City Circuit Court.
At the University of Maryland, Ms. Sanders earned both her Bachelor of Arts and her Juris Doctor. She spent almost 15 years as chair of the Family & Juvenile Law Section for the Maryland State Bar Association and was also the chairperson of the Baltimore County Bar Association’s family law committee. She developed the Family & Juvenile Law Section’s mentoring program and is member of Women’s Bar Association. Ms. Sanders is a member of the Baltimore City Bar Association and has worked in the Young Lawyers division and the family law committee for the organization.
For her high ethical standards and long list of successful results, Ms. Sanders holds the highest peer rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell. Throughout a distinguished legal career, she has maintained the highest standards of professionalism and high-quality legal services.
* AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
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Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Prenuptial Agreements, Marital Property, Same Sex Family Law
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2007 - 2022
Top Lists
- Top 100: 2022 Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2022 Women Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2021 Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2021 Women Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2020 Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2020 Women Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2019 Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2019 Women Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2018 Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2018 Women Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2017 Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2017 Women Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2016 Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2016 Women Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2015 Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2015 Women Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 100: 2014 Maryland Super Lawyers
- Top 50: 2014 Women Maryland Super Lawyers
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About Mary Roby Sanders
First Admitted: 1990, Maryland
Professional Webpage: https://www.tnsfamilylaw.com/attorneys/mary-roby-sanders/
Scholarly Lectures/Writings
- Contributor, Bench Book on Family, Maryland State Bar
Bar/Professional Activity
- Domestic Mediator, Baltimore City Circuit Court
- Member, Young Lawyers Division, Baltimore City Bar Association
- Co-Chair, Pro Bono Task Force, Maryland State Bar
- Member, Family Law Committee, Baltimore City Bar Association
- Chair of the Maryland State Bar Association, Family and Juvenile Law Section Council, 2004-2019; Member of Family and Juvenile Law Section Council 2002-2010. 2001 Chair of the Baltimore County Family Law Committee, 2009
- Member, Women’s Bar Association
- Mentoring Program, Family and Juvenile Law Section, Maryland State Bar Association
- Chair of the Maryland Bar Association, Family and Juvenile Law Section, 2010 Chair of the Baltimore County Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2005 & 2015 Chair of the Family and Juvenile Law Section Continuing Legal Education 2008 - 2014 Chair of the Baltimore County Bench Bar Committee, 2015
Educational Background
- University of Maryland, B.A.
Other Outstanding Achievements
- Turnbull, Nicholson & Sanders Ranked #1 for Family Law firms in Maryland 2017
- Top 100 Woment - Outstanding Women Leaders, 2020
Honors/Awards
- J. Earle Plumhoff Professionalism Award, Baltimore County Bar Association, 2012
- Beverly A. Groner Family Law Award , 2019
- “Maryland Super Lawyers”, 2007
- AV Preeminent Rated Attorney
- Top 100 Women - Outstanding Women Leaders, The Daily Record, 2015
- J. Earle Plumhoff, Professionalism Award, Baltimore County Bar Association, 2012 Top 100 Women in Maryland by the Daily Record, 2015 Best Lawyers in America by Newsweek AV+5 rating by Martindale Hubbell from 2000 to date
- Best Lawyers In America, News Week, 2015
Industry Groups
- AAML
Last Updated: 5/15/2022