Author, expert speaker, and attorney with over 20 years of experience, Mary Markovich has intimate knowledge about the financial and emotional struggles encountered by Surviving Spouses. She earned her JD, while experiencing the new and challenging role of a single parent of 7 minor children. In What Every Surviving Spouse Should Know about Veterans Benefits: A Step-by-Step Guidebook for the Surviving Spouse's Advocate, Mary explores what benefits are available to a Surviving Spouse and offers practical ideas and explanations for Surviving Spouses acting as their own advocates and to professional advocates helping Surviving Spouses receive the benefits to which they are entitled. Since… 1994, Ms. Markovich has been admitted to practice law in North Carolina and admitted to practice before the United States Federal Court, Eastern District of North Carolina. Ms. Markovich is accredited by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. She regularly represents veterans with Nonservice-connected Pensions and Service-connected Compensation claims. Ms. Markovich is a renowned expert on Medicaid planning and eligibility issues and guidelines for both VA Pension and Compensation benefits. She is a sought-after speaker on these issues and often speaks to groups of fellow attorneys, financial planners, CPAs, and other professionals about the qualification of clients for both Medicaid and VA benefits. For more information, please go to: www.LawDox.com