Pittsburgh Lawyer for Family Law

Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County                   Family Division

• No-fault divorce decrees
• Fault-based divorce decrees
• Marriage Counseling petitions
• Alimony
• Equitable Distribution of marital property and debt
• Exclusive Possession of marital home
• Injunction against transfer of marital property
• Marriage Settlement Agreements

• Complaints for support
• Hearings to establish support orders
• Modification of support orders
• Enforcement of support orders
• Exceptions to recommendations of hearing officers

• Complaints for custody and visitation
• Hearings for partial custody
• Trials for shared custody
• Modification of custody orders
• Enforcement of custody orders
• Relocation petitions

• PFA petitions and issuance of Temporary Orders
• Hearings for Final Orders
• Hearings for Indirect Criminal Contempt of Orders
• Modification and Termination of Temporary and Final Orders
• Expungement of PFA case records

Pittsburgh Lawyer for Criminal Defense

Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County                               Criminal Division

• District Magistrate Trials
• Appeals to Trial Court from Magistrate convictions
• Appeals to Superior Court from Trial Court convictions

• Preliminary Hearings
• Modification of Bail
• Suppression of Evidence
• Jury and Bench Trials

• Post-Trial Sentencing
• Post-Trial Appeals
• Violation of Probation Hearings
• Post Conviction Relief Act Petitions
• Expungement Petitions

Pittsburgh Lawyer for Civil Litigation

Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County                      Civil Division

• District Magistrate Hearings
• Arbitration Hearings
• Jury and Bench Trials
• Post-Trial Appeals
• Judgment collection

• Landlord/Tenant disputes
• Contract disputes
• Debt collection
• Injunctions
• Injury to person or property
• Name changes