About Marie P. Grady

Professional Biography

A career in law and journalism

Marie P. Grady is a general practitioner attorney based in Springfield, Massachusetts, licensed to practice law in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Her work combines a general legal practice with a background as an award-winning journalist — a pairing that shapes how she explains complex legal questions plainly and keeps working relationships with clients, colleagues, and institutions.

She is a 2010 graduate of Western New England University School of Law, where she also earned certification and the highest semester grade in a 40-hour mediation course.

Education and early legal work

Grady interned with the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and later served as a legislative attorney crafting legislation for the Connecticut General Assembly. She was assigned to the criminal appeals unit for the Connecticut Division of Public Defender Services for the 2012–2013 fiscal year.

Journalism and publication leadership

Before and alongside her legal work, Grady built a distinguished editorial career. She served as managing editor of The Republican, the largest daily newspaper in Western Massachusetts, and as managing editor and writer for the Connecticut Law Tribune. That experience in objective reporting and editing informs her mediation practice and her careful, fact-driven approach to advocacy.

A broad general practice

The office handles criminal, appellate, family, and administrative law, along with immigration matters for individuals and employers, estate planning, and certified mediation in Massachusetts and Connecticut. Grady also supports non-profit organizations with grant writing and related writing services.

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