Mary Nerino is a Virginia state and federal level defense attorney who serves clients in criminal matters throughout the Northern Virginia area. After graduating from the Pennsylvania State University, Mary taught elementary school in Washington, DC, before deciding to pursue a career in law. Mary attended law school at The Washington and Lee University School of Law, where she was Vice President of the Student Bar Association and served on the Moot Court Executive Board. During her time in law school, she also served as the Vice Justice for the Staples Chapter of the Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity, worked as a research assistant focusing on the right to counsel and collateral consequences of criminal convictions, competed in and coached the Mock Trial team, volunteered with the Southwest Virginia Innocence Project and the Virginia Rights Restoration Project, and served as a tutor and translator for ESL students in local elementary schools. After law school, Mary spent a year as an Attorney Fellow with the Alexandria Office of the Public Defender, before moving into private criminal practice. In addition to her practice with Price Benowitz, Mary remains active in local and national professional defense organizations and bar associations.

Mary Nerino is a Virginia state and federal level defense attorney who serves clients in criminal matters throughout the Northern Virginia area. After graduating from the Pennsylvania State University, Mary taught elementary school in Washington, DC, before deciding to pursue a career in law. Mary attended law school at The Washington and Lee University School of Law, where she was Vice President of the Student Bar Association and served on the Moot Court Executive Board. During her time in law school, she also served as the Vice Justice for the Staples Chapter of the Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity, worked as a research assistant focusing on the right to counsel and collateral consequences of criminal convictions, competed in and coached the Mock Trial team, volunteered with the Southwest Virginia Innocence Project and the Virginia Rights Restoration Project, and served as a tutor and translator for ESL students in local elementary schools. After law school, Mary spent a year as an Attorney Fellow with the Alexandria Office of the Public Defender, before moving into private criminal practice. In addition to her practice with Price Benowitz, Mary remains active in local and national professional defense organizations and bar associations.