It’s one of life’s most painful realities to accept: Relationships can, and often do, fail.
When things are falling apart, especially when bitterness and broken dreams—even hostility—are involved, it can be difficult envisioning a future in which one is free of the ugliness and ready to embrace a new life. Some people go so far as to say that enduring a divorce ranks among the most stressful experiences of their lives, even worse than the death of a loved one.
But life goes on. The new beginning that inevitably follows a divorce, after all, leads to reinvention and the pursuit of new adventures. Getting there, however, requires some help.
Thankfully, the Greater Philadelphia Area has an abundance of family law attorneys who have devoted their lives to providing the resources, support and guidance needed to help those in search of a new beginning. In some cases, an attorney’s most valuable gift comes from providing good judgment when clients need to make crucial decisions with long-lasting potential, while in others it’s simply offering a compassionate ear—even a shoulder to cry on.
Family law deals with much more than the conclusions associated with divorce, as well as related matters, such as child custody. Many attorneys who practice in this area also deal with other (and typically happier) sorts of new beginnings—adoption, for example.
Regardless of the occasion, an important question remains: Who to trust with such vital matters? As a way to assist those in times of need, we asked readers to share their opinions as to which attorneys they feel represent the best in family law. On the following pages are the results: our 2016 Top Family Law Attorneys.
2016 DIVORCE/FAMILY LAW ATTORNEYS
Hugh J. Algeo IV
Judith A. Algeo
Judy Hayman
Kimberly Litzke
Eastburn and Gray P.C.
Doylestown
215-345-7000
Robert E. Angst
Valerie Rosenbluth Angst
Angst & Angst P.C.
Doylestown, Harleysville
215-348-5200 | 215-513-1517
Julie A. Auerbach
Elizabeth L. Bennett
David Gutin
Gerald J. Schorr
Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel LLP
Philadelphia, Bala Cynwyd
215-790-0100 | 610-667-8660
Christian Badali
Badali Solutions LLC
Blue Bell
215-407-2101
Bruce L. Baldwin
Wolf, Baldwin & Associates P.C.
Pottstown
610-228-4582
Michael E. Bertin
Cara A. Boyanowski
Teleicia J.R. Dambreville
Samantha J. Evian
Amanda W. Figland
David L. Ladov
Michelle L. Ringel
Amy L. Rokuson
Shari B. Veisblatt
Maris J. Weiner
Robert I. Whitelaw
Stephanie H. Winegrad
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP
Philadelphia, Conshohocken, Cherry Hill, N.J.
215-665-3000 | 610-825-3634 | 856-795-3300
Supti Bhattacharya
Barbara M. Kirk
Megha R. Thakkar
Hill Wallack LLP
Yardley, Princeton, N.J.
215-579-7700 | 609-924-0808
Marcia Binder Ibrahim
Law Office of Marcia Binder Ibrahim LLC
Lansdale, Norristown
215-362-2478
Phyllis T. Bookspan
Gail P. Roth
Bookspan Family Law Associates LLC
Radnor
484-431-3959
Jennifer A. Brandt
Cozen O’Connor
Philadelphia
215-665-2000
Ryan W.C. Buchanan
Michelle Power
Ciccarelli Law Offices
West Chester
610-692-8700
Meredith J. Buck, R.N.
Meredith J. Buck P.C.
Chalfont
215-997-6345
Jennifer Courtney
The Law Offices of Jennifer Courtney & Associates P.C.
Yardley
215-493-3360
Marie I. Crossley
William J. Gallagher
Hillary J. Moonay
Lance J. Nelson
MacElree Harvey
West Chester, Kennett Square, Doylestown
610-436-0100 | 610-444-3180 | 215-309-4020
Mary Cushing Doherty
High Swartz LLP
Norristown
610-275-0700
Amy De Shong
Wisler Pearlstine LLP
Blue Bell
610-825-8400
Mark B. Dischell
Dischell Bartle and Dooley P.C.
Lansdale
215-362-2474
Peter J. Dolan
Dolan Law Office LLC
Pottstown
610-674-1200
Susan Levy Eisenberg
Susan L. Eisenberg, P.C.
Newtown
215-860-9700
Lynne Z. Gold-Bikin
Carolyn R. Mirabile
Weber Gallagher
Norristown
610-272-5555
Elissa C. Goldberg
Law Office and Mediation Services of Elissa C. Goldberg
Doylestown
267-337-6406
Victoria S. Hollister
David S. Kaplan
O’Donnell Weiss & Mattei P.C.
Pottstown, Phoenixville
610-323-2800 | 610-917-9347
James M. Jacquette
Timoney Knox LLP
Fort Washington
215-646-6000
Olivia W. Jolly
Charissa J. Liller
Francis X. Stecklair
Samuel C. Totaro Jr.
Curtin & Heefner LLP
Doylestown, Morrisville, New Hope
267-898-0570, 215-736-2521, 215-862-0702
Emil W. Kantra II
Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba, P.C.
Center Valley
610-797-9000
Kimberly J. Krzyzaniak
Law Office of Kimberly J. Krzyzaniak LLC
Wayne
610-975-4468
Michael Kuldiner
The Law Offices of Michael Kuldiner P.C.
Doylestown, Feasterville
215-942-2100 | 215-942-2100
Gregory P. LaMonaca
The Law Office of Gregory P. LaMonaca P.C.
Media
610-892-3877
Erin C. Lentz-McMahon
McMahon, McMahon & Lentz
Villanova, Norristown, Jenkintown
610-272-9502
Saul Levit
Saul Levit LLC
Radnor
610-687-1777
Jeffrey A. Liebmann
Jamie Jamison
Mindy J. Snyder
David J. Sowerbutts
Liebmann Family Law
Newtown
215-860-8200
Scott A. Lisgar
Keller, Lisgar & Williams LLP
Havertown
610-449-1400
MaryBeth McCabe
Law Office of MaryBeth McCabe, Esq.
Doylestown
215-345-0492
Charles J. Meyer
Hofstein Weiner & Meyer P.C.
Philadelphia, Bala Cynwyd
215-561-1100
Julia Morrow
Goldman Law Offices
Doylestown
215-348-2605
Kim Denise Morton
Morton Family Law LLC
West Chester
888-698-1787
Robert E. O’Connor
Law Offices of Robert E. O’Connor P.C.
Media
610-566-1110
Marlo Pagano-Kelleher
Amber L. Burke
The Pagano Law Firm LLC
Media
484-441-6829
Enrico Pagnanelli
Maria N. Testa
Testa & Pagnanelli LLC
Philadelphia, Norristown
215-392-0863 | 610-239-1000
Thomas J. Petrelli Jr.
Petrelli Law
Philadelphia
215-523-6900
Melinda Previtera
Diana C. Schimmel Avena
Previtera & Schimmel
Philadelphia
267-207-3573
Michael A. Raffaele
Robyn E. Musi
Kathleen A. Piperno
Tiffany A. Shoemaker
Raffaele Puppio
Media
610-891-6710
Sheryl R. Rentz
Law Offices of Sheryl R. Rentz
Ardmore
866-290-9292
Maureen C. Repetto
Law Office of Maureen C. Repetto
Media
610-565-3008
Robert T. Repko
Shannon Kanavy
Jill M. Vogenberg-Richter
Repko Law LLC
Doylestown
215-348-9500
Susan J. Sacchetta
Platt, DiGiorgio & DiFabio
Paoli
610-647-7500
Anne Scheetz Damon
Lawrence R. Scheetz Jr.
Williams & Scheetz
Richboro
215-322-7340
Amy R. Stern
Rubin, Glickman, Steinberg & Gifford P.C.
Colmar
215-822-7575
Tiffany Thomas-Smith
The Thomas Smith Firm P.C.
Newtown
215-860-3747
Karen Ulmer Pendergast
Shane Dilworth
Amanda G. Malamud
April M. Townsend
Karen Ann Ulmer P.C.
Langhorne, Doylestown, Princeton N.J.
215-752-6200 | 215-348-3800 | 609-279-0200
Kathleen B. Vetrano
Sarinia M. Feinman
Vetrano Vetrano & Feinman LLC
King of Prussia
610-265-4441
Joseph D. Visco
Joseph D. Visco Attorney & Counselor
Doylestown
215-348-3755
Randi J. Vladimer
Randi J. Vladimer P.C.
Radnor
610-975-9898
Jeffrey M. Williams
Jennifer R. Ryan
Robert J. Salzer
Susan J. Smith
Williams Family Law P.C.
Doylestown
215-340-2207
Cheryl L. Young
Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller
Norristown
610-313-1671
Douglas I. Zeiders
Hamburg, Rubin, Mullin, Maxwell & Lupin P.C.
Lansdale
215-661-0400
Kevin M. Zlock
Brian A. Coverdale
Katherine V. Coverdale
Zlock & Coverdale P.C.
Doylestown, Newtown
215-340-5500 | 215-968-1800
