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Brian C. Vertz, Family Law ‘Lawyer of the Year’ 2019 in Pittsburgh

September 10, 2018

Pittsburgh divorce attorney Brian C. Vertz of family law firm Pollock Begg has been selected by his peers and named Best Lawyers 2019 Family Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Pittsburgh.

Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Vertz has definitely had a busy and impressive year so far, starting with teaching thousands of lawyers across the country on the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which overhauls the tax benefits of alimony, radically impacting divorce law. He is also scheduled to speak in the coming months on the landmark new ruling with the Hanrahan case on high-income child support. A nationally respected authority on family law tax strategy, Vertz released the 17th edition of Frumkes & Vertz on Divorce Taxation this year. He moved into leadership at the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation, serving on its board of directors and ascended to president of the AAML organization, Pittsburgh chapter.

Read more about Vertz’s honor and our other Pittsburgh family law attorneys named to the 2019 Best Lawyers list.