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Navigating post-divorce co-parenting is never an easy or straightforward journey, but effective communication – including active listening and delayed reactions – can help smooth the path. Using both her perspective as a family law attorney and her own experience as a parent navigating divorce and co-parenting, Pollock Begg Partner Elisabeth W. Molnar offers insight, practical advice and strategies on effective co-parenting in her recent commentary in The Legal Intelligencer. Molnar […]

Divorce is never easy, but alternatives to traditional legal proceedings are giving couples a chance to end their marriages amicably, while maintaining dignity and privacy and often saving time and money. As Pollock Begg’s newest certified mediator, Associate Lindsay A. Nemit takes a deep dive into the increasing popularity and benefits of mediation in the divorce process for her recent commentary in The Legal Intelligencer. Nemit’s passion and experience in […]

Since Partner David S. Pollock first appeared on the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers rankings 20 years ago, we’ve continued to garner recognition from our peers for excellence in family law. Read more about Pollock Begg’s honorees on the 2023 Super Lawyers, Rising Stars and Super Lawyers’ “Top” lists! https://tinyurl.com/5n9ash2c

Graduating from law school to a professional law career isn’t always an easy transition. Members of The Legal Intelligencer’s Young Lawyer Editorial Board, including Pollock Begg Associate Benjamin M. Lehman, offer guidance for new lawyers adapting to life in a law firm in the board’s new commentary for the renowned legal journal. Lehman was one of 21 attorneys under age 40 selected for the statewide editorial board last fall. The […]

Shared legal custody means each parent gets to make decisions on behalf of their child. But what if those decisions pertaining to religious beliefs are in direct conflict with those of the other parent? Associate Meghan L. Zupancic dives into the complicated issue of differing religious beliefs in custody disputes — and what the courts have had to say on this topic — in her commentary for the latest issue […]

In her family law practice at Pollock Begg and through her involvement in the Collaborative Law Association of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh divorce attorney Lindsay A. Nemit has seen families reap incredible benefits from the communicative nature of the collaborative divorce process. Collaborative law is an alternative to litigation that allows the parties to focus on values, interests, and priorities they still share. It provides families with children resources to open […]