Mary O. Moran, Esq.
Owner
Mary helps individuals, families, and businesses navigate important legal matters with care and efficiency. Her practice focuses on strategic estate planning and administration, residential and commercial real estate transactions, and comprehensive corporate representation—guiding business clients from formation through growth, mergers and acquisitions, financing, and exit strategies. She is also a licensed Title Insurance Agent in Pennsylvania.
Mary blends big-firm experience with a small-town approach. Before Howell Moran PLLC, Mary practiced in the Corporate Department of a large Boston based firm, where she handled complex transactions including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and private equity financings, commercial lending, and corporate governance. She also advised financial institutions on regulatory matters, reorganizations and acquisitions, and private placements.
Mary earned her J.D., magna cum laude, from New England Law | Boston, where she was recipient of the Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Merit Full Scholarship. While there, she served as Executive Literary Editor of the New England Law Review, in which her legal note on Amazon’s Flex Program was published. She graduated with a certificate in Corporate Compliance and Risk Management.
Mary graduated magna cum laude from Dickinson College, where she played basketball and was inducted into the national academic honor society of Phi Beta Kappa.
As a sixth generation Wayne County resident, Mary graduated magna cum laude from Honesdale High School in 2013.
Mary serves as the Pennsylvania Bar Association Delegate for Wayne County, serves on the Board of Directors for United Way, and is a member of WEDCO and Greater Honesdale Partnership. Mary also volunteers as Assistant Coach for the Honesdale Varsity Girls Basketball Team and sits on the Wayne County Sports Hall of Fame Selections Committee,
Outside of the office, Mary enjoys life with her husband, two daughters, and their dog. She’s an avid athlete, ready to join any game, and values time spent with loved ones and on her family’s farm.
Alfred J. Howell, Esq.
Retired, Predecessor Firm Owner
After graduating from Honesdale High School in 1957, Alfred studied at Dickinson College and then went on to study law at Dickinson School of Law and graduated in 1964. After law school, Alfred joined his father in the practice of law where he remained for the next 60 years.
Alfred sold his law practice to his former associate, Mary O. Moran, Esq., in January of 2026.
Alfred held many positions in civil organizations. He was the solicitor for the Wayne Economic Development Corporation and Borough of Honesdale for several decades. Alfred also held leadership roles in the Wayne County Bar Association, the Honesdale Area Jaycees, and the Honesdale Lions Club.
Alfred’s dedication to the practice of law, his clients, and his community was a foundational building block of Howell Moran PLLC.
