Mary T. Colwell (nee Pasqualino) graduated from Albany Law School of University in Albany, New York in 2001 with a concentration in Criminal Law. While at Albany Law School, Mary was a member of the Moot Court Board, the Women's Law Caucus and Vice-President of the Italian-American Law Students Association. Ms. Colwell was admitted to the New Jersey State bar in December of 2001 and the New York State bar in January of 2002. She is also admitted in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. In May of 2005, Ms. Colwell was selected for admission to the United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.Ms. Colwell worked for the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office in the Motions and Appeals Bureau, where she acquired prosecutorial experience, upon graduation. She remained in New Jersey for one year, gaining invaluable general practice experience at Hobbie, Corrigan, Bertuccio & Taschy. However, her desire to work in Albany, where she was born and raised, led her the Law Offices of Alice K. Berke, P.C. in 2003, where she concentrated her practice in Matrimonial/Family Law, Real Estate (including real estate closings and landlord-tenant matters), Vehicle and Traffic Law, and Criminal Law.Ms. Colwell joined her husband, Kevin, at Colwell, Ferrentino & Petroccione, LLP in September of 2008 and the firm name was subsequently renamed once Ms. Colwell became a partner. Mary is currently a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Albany County Bar Association, the Chamber of Commerce Women in Business group and the Capital District Women's Bar Association.
Mary continues to concentrate her practice in Matrimonial/Family Law where the team seeks to create fearlessly evolved families.™️Under the vision and mission of the Colwells, The Colwell Law Group has been named to the Law Firm 500 list of fastest growing law firms in the nation for 8 consecutive years and the Inc5000 list of fastest growing private companies for 3 consecutive years.
