Marla Roeser

Marla Roeser is a Potomac, Maryland attorney at Marla Roeser Law, focused on estate planning law, probate, estate administration, trust administration, wills, revocable living trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, and standby guardianship for minor children. She helps busy families prepare for incapacity, death, asset transfers, and future responsibilities with practical planning. Her background in financial services and SEC regulatory compliance supports careful review, organized strategy, and clear guidance for important family decisions and transitions.

Marla earned her J.D., cum laude, from Pepperdine University in 1999, where she served as Literary Editor of the Pepperdine Law Review. She earned her B.A. in Law and Society from UC Santa Barbara in 1995. She is admitted in Maryland and California. This education and licensure support her ability to guide clients through estate documents, fiduciary duties, probate processes, and planning choices requiring accuracy, patience, and professional judgment throughout.

Marla brings 18 years of financial services experience, including work regulating for the SEC and advising private wealth management firms on regulatory compliance matters. Her experience includes investment adviser examinations, internal controls, enterprise risk management, fund governance, audits, and operational due diligence. This background helps her understand assets, documents, family goals, financial concerns, and the importance of preparing thoughtful plans before urgent circumstances arise for clients and loved ones alike.

Marla Roeser has several clients who turn to her for flexible, confidential, and convenient estate planning guidance designed around family schedules and long-term priorities. She assists personal representatives, trustees, and beneficiaries with probate, estate administration, trust administration, asset inventory, distributions, subtrusts, and final tax filing concerns. Marla remains committed to helping clients organize wishes, protect families, reduce uncertainty, and move through estate and trust matters with confidence, preparation, and steady legal support locally.

Law Office Affiliations

• Owner, Marla Roeser Law
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association
• Member, The State Bar of California

Licensed State

• Maryland
• California

Education

• Pepperdine University
  Juris Doctor (JD) Cum Laude
• UC Santa Barbara
  BA in Law & Society

Awards & Badges