About Maria
Maria Temkin earned both her undergraduate and law degrees from Temple University, completing a B.A. in 1998 and a J.D. in 2001. She came of age academically in Philadelphia during a period of change in legal education. Those years shaped the foundations of her approach to problem solving and client work.
After receiving her J.D. in 2001, Temkin entered private practice. She spent the early years of her career handling client intake, legal research, and drafting pleadings. She learned how cases move from initial consultation to resolution. Those formative tasks gave her steady exposure to the procedural and practical demands of litigation and client counseling.
Across the next decade she expanded the range of responsibilities she managed. Temkin took on discovery, negotiated settlements, and prepared matters for hearings. She worked with colleagues to coordinate filings and to develop case strategy. Her work required attention to detail and an ability to communicate complex points clearly to clients and to opposing counsel.
Temkin’s career has been shaped by steady practice rather than headline cases. She has built a practice around consistent client work and courtroom readiness. That has meant managing tight deadlines, balancing client expectations, and adjusting strategies as facts evolve. She has also handled the administrative aspects of case management that keep a caseload moving toward resolution.
Now at Marks & Sokolov Lawyers at Law, Temkin continues that steady pattern of practice. She collaborates with other attorneys at the firm and contributes to client representation across the matters the firm handles. Colleagues describe her as methodical in preparation and deliberate in court and at the negotiating table.
Her educational background at Temple University provides the foundation for her ongoing work. She maintains a practice at Marks & Sokolov Lawyers at Law and focuses on representing clients through the stages of intake, case development, and resolution.
