Maria C. Ramola is a member of the Education and Litigation practice groups. Her primary practice areas include special education, charter school law, workers' compensation and insurance defense. Her legal experience prior to her association with the Firm includes in-house trial counsel for an insurance company in Philadelphia, corporate counsel for a specialized foster care agency and environmental claims management with a major insurance company in Philadelphia. She also worked in the non-profit sector as a Chief Operating Officer/Development Officer for a leading Latino community development corporation and as an Executive Director of a regional office of a national organization which promotes diversity education.