Ann Goodman has been serving clients on the Mid-Shore of Maryland as a planning attorney, non- profit Board member and volunteer since 1994.

For over 30 years, her law practice has focused on estate and tax planning, assisting clients to meet charitable goals, elder law and estate administration. As Ann concentrated on representation of seniors, planning for individuals with disabilities and asset protection became a specialty. She drafts simple or complex documents to meet family and philanthropic goals and to minimize taxation. Ann also assists with probate and trust administration, estate litigation and guardianship matters.

Born and raised in Baltimore, Ann spent summers in Kent County. Her family permanently relocated to the Eastern Shore in the '80s. With an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from University of Maryland at College Park, and a degree with honors from University of Baltimore School of Law, she was admitted to the Bar in 1994. After serving as a law clerk to Judge Raymond Thieme in Anne Arundel County, she began practicing in Easton in 1995.

Consistently active in community service throughout her career, Ann has served on the Boards of the Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence. The Women and Girls Fund of the Mid-Shore, the Chesapeake College Foundation and on Talbot and Queen Anne’s County Advisory Committees to the Mid Shore Community Foundation. She served multiple terms as a member of the Elder Law Section Council of the Maryland State Bar Association.

Currently, Ann is the Director of the Carole Cascio Dance Foundation, a fund administered through Chesapeake Charities. She is a past President of the Queen Anne’s County Bar and a Maryland Bar Foundation Fellow.