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About Maria Marai Esq.

Maria Marai Esq. is a highly experienced attorney, counselor at law, and realtor based in New York. With over three decades of legal experience in both her native Hungary and in Europe, Maria has a deep understanding of international law and has successfully negotiated and litigated complex commercial cases. As a Hungarian attorney and tax advisor, she also has a thorough knowledge of European and Hungarian legal systems, making her an invaluable resource for clients seeking legal counsel in these regions. Maria’s extensive background and expertise allow her to provide top-quality legal services and guide clients through any legal challenges they may face.

Biography of Maria Marai Esq.

New York Attorney and Counselor at Law, Realtor – Hungarian Attorney and Tax Advisor in the EU

Maria Marai practiced law in her native Hungary and Europe for over thirty years. She has negotiated and litigated commercial, real estate, tax, intellectual property, and administrative matters during her European practice. In her cases, she applied Hungarian, European Union, and USA laws to complex legal matters.

Education, diplomas

  • New York Law School (2009 – 2010, completed Foreign Lawyers’ Course)
  • Hungarian Chamber of Auditors (2003-2007); Europass Certificate: Tax advisor Course and Europass Certificate
  • MBA at Oxford Brookes University (2002-2005)
  • European Law Course at The British Council (2001-2003)
  • Eotvos Lorand University School of Law, Budapest, Foreign Trade Law Certificate, (1987)
  • University of Szeged School of Law (1978, cum laude). “Juris Doctor”

Languages

Hungarian, native; German, English, superior, Spanish intermediate.

Publications

  • Hungarian Law of Distributorship (publisher: Baker&McKenzie, 1989),
  • Papers presented at the International Bar Association Conferences between 1996-2000 (New Delhi, Berlin, Paris, Cannes, such as Protection of Parties in Real Estates’ Sale and Purchase in Hungary (2001),
  • Title Insurance in Hungary (2002),
  • Judgment Practice in a Franchise Compensation Case (Journal of Economy and Law, 2003),
  • Analysis of an Environmental Reclamation Company (MBA dissertation, 2005),
  • New EU Public Procurement Regulation (publisher: International Review of New York Law School, 2013),
  • Lecture – “Establishing and operating companies in the USA” – 2020 Webinar of the American Hungarian Chamber of Commerce of New York. To learn more about the webinar, read the details here (in Hungarian language).

Merits

In 2016, Dr. Marai received the Merit Cross of Hungary for her selfless legal services rendered to the representatives of the American–Hungarian scientific and public life.

Memberships

  • Hungarian Bar Association (1991)
  • The New York State Bar, The New York City Bar (2012)
  • Piarist Fathers Inc., Executive Ball Committee member in New York since 2016
  • New York Hungarian Scientific Society, NY, NY. Board Member, Counselor since 2014
  • New York American Hungarian Chamber of Commerce, Board Member, Commissioner since 2020, Vice President since 2022.
 

Testimonals

These testimonials are actual comments provided by the clients of the LAW OFFICE MARIA MARAI

“As a real estate broker, Maria Marai assisted in choosing among prospective homes in New York City, she visited with us the most suitable ones and compiled the enormous set of documents. Due to our cooperation, we found a great, residential cooperative apartment at an affordable price. She did everything tirelessly, quickly and efficiently.” 

Erika Landau, MD, MSc, FAAP

“I converted my business corporation into a not-for-profit corporation in 2018 with the legal assistance of the Law Office of Maria Marai. The advice of the Office was a great help to me. Her communication with me was easy to understand. I was very impressed of the way she managed the legal process. My matter was both professionally and personally well executed. She responded to my emails and calls within 4 hours.”

Barbara Bollok, President, Hungarian-American House Historical Collection, Inc.

“The attorney of the Law Office of Marai Maria Firm is knowledgeable and helpful. I understand her communication easily. She does not use with us legalese, but plain English and Hungarian. She is able to answer all of our questions. She represents us zealously in a complicated estates and trust matter, pending for 8 years. She coordinated the work of genealogists and other experts to prove the intricate net of beneficiaries up to three generations.”

Mr. Lehel Ferenczi, Representative of the Estate of Eugen K.