Delery, Stuart F.

Diana Gary is "of counsel" at Thienel Law Firm, LLC concentrating in the areas of estate and tax planning for individuals, families and nontraditional couples, probate and trust administration, and tax law for individuals, estates and trusts. Diana began working with Thienel Law in 2005, after working five years in the probate division of several top estate firms in Maryland and three years as a tax accountant/financial advisor with SBSB, Inc., a well known Virginia financial planning firm named as one of the top 100 financial planning firms in the country for the past 15 years.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Diana worked in the federal government as a contracts officer helping to facilitate large contract bids between the Department of Defense and high end contractors, such as Lockheed Martin and Boeing. While working full time in this capacity, Diana achieved her Accounting degree from the University of Maryland, College Park. After graduating, Diana earned her Certified Public Accountant accreditation and pursued her love for taxes and finances by working with Lincoln Financial Advisors and then SBSB, Inc. Within three short years of working at SBSB, Inc., Diana became head of the financial planning firm's tax department and a well sought out financial advisor amongst high end net worth clients. Her passion, however, always remained with educating and serving her roots, middle America. After working several years in the financial planning and tax arena, Diana began pursuing her law degree. While attending evening classes Diana worked full time at Miller, Miller and Canby, a well known law firm in Rockville, Maryland, and later at the Law Offices of Fred Goldman, a highly respected estate and tax attorney, who was also a fellow CPA. In 2004, Diana earned her JD from George Washington University Law School Since obtaining her JD, Diana has pursued her passion of teaching the general public and financial professionals the ins and outs of estate planning and on-going trust administration.

Diana is co-chairman of the Montgomery County Tax Study Group, an active member of The Maryland State Bar Association, the Bar Association of Montgomery County, the Estates and Trusts, Tax, and Solo Practitioner Sections of the Montgomery County Bar Association, the Montgomery County Women's Bar Association, and the Frederick County Women's Bar Association. In 2009 and in 2010, Diana was named in Maryland Super Lawyers magazine as one of the rising stars in estate law in the D.C. Metropolitan area. Diana has been published by the Maryland State Bar, including her recent article "Pet Trusts: Sit, Stay and Plan". She is also working on her first estate planning book, The Seven Deadly Estate Planning Mistakes.

Diana is a proud native of Washington D.C., having lived her entire life within a 50 mile radius of the beautiful D.C. metropolitan area. She currently lives in Williamsport, Maryland with her husband, a tax accountant, her son, her yellow lab of 13 years, whom she lovingly refers to her as sexy senior, and her two cats. In her spare time, Diana enjoys spending time with her family, friends and colleagues, cultivating her garden and writing.