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PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh family law attorneys at Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC earn recognition again from Super Lawyers listings, with inclusion on the 2017 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list, the 2017 Pennsylvania Rising Stars list as well as select Top 50 Super Lawyers lists.  Each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Five partners, […]

Pittsburgh family law attorney David S. Pollock, a founding partner of Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC, was sourced for his insight about the candidates competing in the Democratic primary in District 05-2-35 (the 7th and 14th wards) for magisterial district judge in a recent article in The Jewish Chronicle. A decorated and respected attorney in Pittsburgh, Pollock has practiced family law for more than four decades focusing on […]

The dedicated support staff at our downtown Pittsburgh family law firm received a well-deserved break earlier this week. On Tuesday, April 25, in honor of Administrative Professionals Day, they enjoyed an afternoon at the newly opened City Works Eatery in Market Square. The establishment just opened in March and as reported by our team has a great atmosphere and wonderful food.   It’s not often our administrative team gets a […]

For many couples, the divorce process is extremely challenging, from both a financial and emotional perspective — there may be a great deal of tension between the couple regarding the divorce itself, and the high-conflict atmosphere introduced by some attorneys can lead to the provision of legal assistance that is not actually constructive for either party. Fortunately, since the introduction of no-fault divorce in Pennsylvania (married couples have the option […]

In Pennsylvania — just like the rest of the country — it is not uncommon for unmarried couples to have and raise children together, and for the most part, this arrangement will not lead to excessive legal friction until the couple decides to “split up.”  Fundamentally, the issue in Pennsylvania is that when an unmarried couple has a child together, paternity is not automatically established.  The father’s name is not […]

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh family law attorney Joseph R. Williams, partner of downtown Pittsburgh family law firm Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC, received the 2017 Outstanding Young Lawyer Award at the Allegheny County Bar Association annual meeting on February 23, 2017. The Outstanding Young Lawyer Award is given each year to a member of the ACBA who has been practicing law for 10 years or less. There are approximately […]