May 2022

Welcome to MyShingle’s series celebrating Woman-Owned and Mom-Owned Law Firms.  This profile features Frances Shefter, an education law attorney in Rockville, Maryland. 

What is your name? 

Frances Shefter

Law School attended and year of graduation.

Stetson University College of Law, 2005

Name, location(s) and URL of Law Firm.

Shefter Law, PA

110 N. Washington Street,

When it comes to influencing public policy and the judicial system, it often seems as if biglaw attorneys have the upper hand.  Many large firm attorneys have the kinds of connections that can put them on an inside track for judicial appointments.  And biglaw attorneys also have ample resources to back candidates who share their

Are you a lawyer of a certain generation who feels out of place in today’s supercharged, speedy world?

It’s no wonder. 

 After all, we came of age at a time when we were taught that the wheels of justice grind slow.

That we’d need to bill 2000 hours a year or more, year after painful

Here is another addition to MyShingle’s series celebrating Woman-Owned and Mom-Owned Law Firms.  This profile features Sarah F. Horowitz, an estate planning and adoption attorney in Silver Spring, Maryland. 

What is your name? 

Sarah F. Horowitz

Law School attended and year of graduation.

University of Baltimore 2010

Name, location(s) and URL of Law Firm.

The