Marla Buitrago-Brown brings to Hirsch Law a valuable combination of litigation and estate planning experience, enabling her to approach fiduciary and probate disputes with insights drawn from both disciplines.

Before entering private practice, Marla served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Presiding Judge of the Chancery Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Essex Vicinage. Her clerkship afforded her a firsthand understanding of the judicial decision-making process, particularly in complex fiduciary and probate disputes.

Prior to joining Hirsch Law, Marla represented clients in litigation matters in both state and federal courts.  Her litigation experience spans all stages of a matter, including discovery, motion practice, depositions, mediation, arbitration, trial preparation, and appeals.  Marla also practiced estate planning and administration, preparing and reviewing wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and related probate documents and court filings. 

Marla earned her J.D. from Rutgers Law School. During law school, she was a founding member and Senior Articles Editor of the International Law and Human Rights Journal and participated in the Minority Student Program and Courtroom Advocates Project.

Prior to law school, Marla earned a B.A., magna cum laude, from Fairleigh Dickinson University, where she double majored in Economics and Political Science and served as President of the Mock Trial Team.

Marla lives just outside of Boston with her husband.  She is fluent in Spanish.