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Lisa Marie Vari & Associates, P.C. |
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Pittsburgh Divorce Lawyers, Pittsburgh Support Attorneys & Pittsburgh Custody Lawyers At the Western Pennsylvania law offices of Lisa Marie Vari & Associates, P.C., our practice is limited to PA family law issues. As a former judicial law clerk and Attorney for the Family Division of the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, a litigant in her own prior divorce proceeding, and a child who witnessed her parents' divorce, Ms. Vari understands the legal as well as the emotional and financial implications of a Pennsylvania family law proceeding. The goal of our PA family law offices is to make your experience in and out of the courtroom as positive and convenient as possible. Call our office at (412) 281-9906 or toll free at (866) PA-DIVORCE or click here to schedule an appointment. HOW IS OUR PENNSYLVANIA FAMILY LAW OFFICE DIFFERENT FROM SOME OTHER LAW FIRMS? 1. Our Pennsylvania family law attorneys practice solely in Western Pennsylvania including Allegheny County, Beaver County, Butler County, Washington County, and Westmoreland County. Our attorneys accept family law cases from Armstrong County, Fayette County, Greene County, Indiana County, Lawrence County, Mercer County, Somerset County and Venango County on a case-by-case basis. Our attorneys were born and raised in Pennsylvania as well as educated in Pennsylvania. Most importantly, our Pennsylvania family law attorneys have practiced their entire legal careers solely in the area of Pennsylvania family law. Feel free to view the professional histories of our staff and compare them to others who indicate that they accept family law cases. When comparing our firm to others, ask yourself whether the other attorneys have a long-term connection to Pennsylvania or are simply multi-state advertisers in Pennsylvania like some of our competitors. 2. The entire focus of our law office is Pennsylvania family law cases. Every minute of every work day is spent representing our clients in the Pennsylvania family law field. When our attorneys focus solely on one area, family law, and further focus solely in one region, Western Pennsylvania, we have developed a vast knowledge of Pennsylvania family law as a whole and the invididual nuances of each of the Western Pennsylvania counties that we serve. Have you ever heard the phrase "been there, done that"? Our attorneys have practiced family law in every Western Pennsylvania county and have handled every type of PA family law case both in and out of the courtroom. If comparing us to other attorneys, ask them if they focus their practice solely in family law in Western PA and if they have handled your particular type of case both in and out of the courtroom before. 3. Our Pennsylvania family law attorneys have over thirty-five years experience in handling clients' Pennsylvania divorce, support, custody, and other family law cases. After the initial consultation, each of our clients are assigned to one of three attorneys to act as their primary attorney, Attorney Vari, Attorney Jamie Spero, or Attorney Jesse Weidaw, all of which are assisted by our junior associate, Jill Schiffman Rosenthal. Each of our primary attorneys have at least seven years family law experience and, if the lead attorney is not Attorney Vari, all of our cases are supervised by Attorney Vari who has over seventeen years experience in the family law field. In fact, Attorney Spero was named in 2009 and 2010 as a "Rising Star" in Pennsylvania Family Law - an honor given to only 2.5% of all Pennsylvania associate attorneys. Attorney Weidaw will receive that same honor, being named a "Rising Star" in Pennsylvania Family Law in May of 2010. Many of our competitors advertise that they are family law attorneys, but a question you should ask is how many years actual experience does the attorney that you will be primarily assigned to have in the PA family law field and what kind of honors have they received in the field. 4. We don't use advertising gimmicks that indicate we solely represent men's rights or women's rights in order to attract business. Instead, we strive to always do what is best for the children of any broken relationship first; then what is best for our clients - whether they be men or women. Neither party wins when a relationship ends; it is our job to minimize the damage that occurs during a divorce or other break-up, especially the damage to the children. Our office has a track record of being able to settle cases out of court which ususally means both parties - the man and woman - recognize the agreement as fair. Furthermore, the best way to know what the legal arguments of the opposing side or opposite sex will be in a given case is to have prior experience representing the other side of family law cases - mother and fathers; husbands and wives. 5. Some internet advertisers engage in a "bait and switch scheme" whereby they advertise that they offer simple, uncontested divorces for a low, flat fee. These programs are often based upon paralegals or the clients completing fill-in-the blank divorce forms and filing them in an a county court in the middle of the state. Pennsylvania law provides that only the court in the county where assets are located or the place where the parties last resided together has the power to hear any issues involving division of assets and debts or enforcement of those agreements or orders. Furthermore, to enforce child support or custody agreements, an order must be entered by the court. Only the county court where the defendant resides or works (absent some special rules) can enter a support order or enforce that order. Only the county court where minor children have resided for the past six months can enter a custody order that can be enforced by the courts. So what are some clients of the internet advertisers left with? Huge legal bills when settlement agreements are not complied with and attorneys must travel to the out-of-the-way counties to fix the problems. Or worse yet, agreements regarding child support and custody that are unenforceable in the foreign county and which must be processed again through the appropriate court. Our Pennsylvania family law office is a full service family law firm that completes all necessary forms for you, files them with the appropriate courthouse, and has the ability to quickly seek to enforce any property division, custody, or support orders that we properly filed with the appropriate courts. Remember the phrase - "You get what you pay for!" 6. Our Pennsylvania family law firm employs multiple attorneys and multiple secretaries to assist in the smooth operation of client cases. Our clients do not need to worry about what will happen to their case if their primary attorney is on vacation, sick, or handling other client matters as our office employs multiple family law attorneys who can assist a client if their primary attorney is unavailable for a short period of time. Furthermore, by employing multiple secretaries, our clients are always greeted by telephone by a live staff member from our office and not by an answering machine or answering service that has no knowledge of our clients' legal matters. Our senior secretary and office manager, Barb Doubt, has been employed by Attorney Vari for over twelve years and has a long-standing relationship with many of our former as well as current clients as well as a wealth of knowledge developed over her years of employment as a family law secretary. 7. If you're thinking about a family law problem today, you can have an appointment today with a family law attorney! Appointments can be scheduled to take place by telephone or in person at our office or regional meeting locations in Cranberry Township (Butler County), Robinson Township, Washington, South Hills, and Sewickley. If you have just a few questions, a 30 minute telephone appointment (or in person at the Pittsburgh office) at a reduced fee may be all that you need. For a more detailed appointment or in more complicated cases, you may wish to schedule a more detailed appointment that typically last about 1 - 1 1/2 hours and that may take place in person or by telephone with one of our Pennsylvania family law attorneys. Call our office at (412) 281-9906 or (866) PA-DIVORCE for an appointment today! 8. Our Pennsylvania family law firm utilizes the latest computer technology in managing clients' ongoing family law cases and in communicating with clients. Many of our clients elect to communicate with our office by email for immediate copies of any documents drafted by our office or received from the opposing party as well as other routine communication between our attorneys and the clients. Whether by email or regular mail, our clients are kept fully aware of the progress of their case as we provide copies of all materials received from the opposing party or attorney, copies of all documents generated by our office, and copies of all court orders or other documents from the court. And the list goes on and on....... We truly believe that given our roots in Pennsylvania, our team of experienced family law attorneys and staff, and our case management techniques, our office is uniquely different from many others who represent themselves as Pennsylvania family law attorneys. WHAT TYPES OF CASES DOES THE PENNSYLVANIA FAMILY LAW OFFICE OF LISA MARIE VARI & ASSOCIATES HANDLE? Our Pennsylvania family law firm handles all aspects of Pennsylvania family law cases including: PA Divorce, Annulment and Common Law Marriage Equitable Distribution of Marital Assets and Marital Debts Prenuptial Agreements (Antenuptial Agreements), Postnuptial Agreements & Cohabitation Agreements Spousal Support, Alimony pendente lite (APL) and Alimony cases Pennsylvania Child Support and Paternity Issues Primary, Partial, & Shared Child Custody & Visitation Rights in PA Pennsylvania Grandparents' Rights including Visitation and Custody PA Adoption Petitions - Voluntary and Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights (TPR)s Pennsylvania Step parent Adoption & Other Rights Juvenile Law Issues - Juvenile Dependents and Juvenile Delinquents Contempt, Enforcement, Modification and Appeals of PA orders PA Domestic Violence, Spousal Abuse and Child Abuse Assisted Reproduction Cases including egg (ovum) and sperm donors, surrogacy contracts and adoption From our PA law offices located in downtown Pittsburgh, our team of Pennsylvania family law attorneys are available to represent clients with their issues originating in Western Pennsylvania. We welcome clients who reside in the Greater Pittsburgh area and can meet with us at our Pittsburgh office or at several other meeting locations we have throughout Western Pennsylvania including Cranberry Township, Robinson Township, Washington, South Hills, and Sewickley. We also welcome clients from other cities, states and countries who wish to communicate with our office primarily by telephone, mail, and email. Out of town clients are no problem for us as we have represented clients who lived or worked in foreign countries from as far away as India, United Arab Emigrates, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Whether you need Pennsylvania divorce lawyers, Pittsburgh custody attorneys, PA child support lawyers, Pittsburgh spousal support attorneys, PA Grandparents' Rights lawyers, PA adoption advocates, Pittsburgh equitable distribution lawyers, PA family law appellate attorneys for appeals of PA orders, Allegheny County Juvenile Dependency and Juvenile Delinquency lawyers, PA domestic violence advocates, PA attorneys who handle prenuptial, postnuptual, and cohabitation agreements , or attorneys for some other PA family law issue, our team of PA family lawyers and support staff are ready to assist you with your Pennsylvania family law matter. We understand that the decision to pick up the phone and telephone or email a family law attorney about appointment options is a major step forward in resolving often long-standing problems and that once the call or email for help is placed, the potential client usually desires immediate help. For this reason, our office will do everything possible to accommodate your desire for a prompt (sometimes same-day) appointment and will work with your schedule when arranging an appointment with our office. Schedule an appointment with our team of PA family lawyers to assist you with your PA family law matter! |
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