Maryann Modesti, Esquire founded the Law Office of Maryann Q. Modesti, PC in Blue Bell,
Pennsylvania in 2008, concentrating the practice in family law and employment law. Family
practice includes areas of divorce, custody, child and spousal support, protection from abuse,
adoption and other family law matters. The firm practices in multiple counties, including
Montgomery, Bucks, Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Berks and Lehigh.
Maryann has practiced law for over 30 years. She is a member of the Bars of Pennsylvania, the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the Supreme Court of the United States. Maryann is
currently Vice President of the Board of Christian Legal Clinics of Philadelphia and has been a
member and officer of many non-profit boards in the past, including Center for Urban
Theological Studies, crisis pregnancy and daycare centers, and advisory board of Calvary Church
of Souderton Counseling Center. In 2013, having previous experience in Africa, Maryann
participated in a leadership project in South Sudan working with South Sudanese and American
lawyers in a conference on Biblical Justice.
Maryann has been a child advocate both in Philadelphia and in Montgomery Counties, having
assisted in development of MCAP, the Montgomery County Child Advocacy program. She also
participated in the development of Custody Mediation Rules in Montgomery County. Maryann
has presented programs to Christian lawyers, counselors and pastors relating to family law
issues as these issues interact with other disciplines, has spoken at Women’s Conferences and
taught in Sunday Schools and other women’s groups. A long-standing member of Tenth
Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Maryann is a joyful Mother and Grandmother.