Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP is pleased to announce that our partner Mary E. Carpenito has been installed as President-Elect of the Essex County Bar Association. Mary, who leads the firm’s Criminal Defense & Regulatory Compliance Practice, was sworn in at the ECBA’s 2026 Annual Installation and Awards Reception on Monday, April 27, 2026. She previously served as ECBA Vice President.

Mary is a litigator who maintains a practice focused on white collar criminal defense and corporate internal investigations, especially those involving the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Her work encompasses the defense of clients in criminal matters including those related to wire and mail fraud, healthcare fraud, financial crimes including money laundering, public corruption including bribery and embezzlement claims, RICO claims, and False Claims Act matters. She has tried numerous cases to verdict and has experience in grand jury investigations, and in guiding clients through the process of responding to subpoenas and investigative demands from state and federal entities, including the DOJ, State Offices of the Attorney General, and local prosecutor offices, as well as federal and state agencies.  

Mary’s background includes her tenure as a trial attorney in the DOJ’s Criminal Division, where her work encompassed the investigation and prosecution of complex international narcotics, money laundering and narco-terrorism cases.