Ms. Pendergast founded the law firm in 2001, concentrating her practice in the area of family law. Ms. Pendergast grew up in the area and attended schools in the area, graduating from Archbishop Ryan for Girls. She received her B.S. in Psychology from Duke University in Durham, NC where she was the president of the Psychology Major's Union. She obtained her J.D. degree in 1995 from Widener University School of Law where she served her first year as a representative of the SBA and currently serves on the board of the Alumni Association for Widener Law School. Ms. Pendergast obtained an advanced law degree in the area of Securities Law from Georgetown University Law Center in 1996. She undertook extensive mediation training and has received certificates for mediation in the area of Family Law. She previously was a list mediator for Montgomery County for custody cases.