Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is pleased to announce that 23 lawyers have been named as 2026 The Best Lawyers in America® and Ones to Watch. In addition, partner Douglas Rosenblum has been named “Lawyer of the Year” for his work in Criminal Defense: White-Collar in Philadelphia. Best Lawyers recognition is determined entirely through… Read more »
Pietragallo is proud to announce that partner Kenneth Horoho, Jr., has been appointed President-Elect of Neighborhood Legal Services (NLS) Board of Directors. Ken began his one-year term as President-Elect in June 2025 and will be elevated to President of NLS in June 2026. This marks his third consecutive year on the Board of Directors. NLS,… Read more »
Parents often tell me that their individual therapist, former marriage counselor, or even their child’s therapist should have an opinion about the outcome of their custody case. They’ll ask why the judge cannot just speak to the therapist themselves so that they can let them know what they think is best. Certainly, if the parties… Read more »
Pietragallo is pleased to announce that 20 lawyers have been named to the 2025 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list. Super Lawyers is a service of Thomson Reuters legal division which compiles a list of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas. Each year, Super Lawyers select attorneys based on peer nominations and… Read more »
Partner Kenneth Horoho will be presenting for the Penn State Beaver CPA Committee at the 2025 CPA & CLE Seminar on the Role of Divorce in Pennsylvania. Ken’s discussion will include how accountants perform engagements in phases, identifying calculations to help prepare the attorney, preparing pre-trial statements, and more. He’ll demonstrate how CPAs and family… Read more »
With the recent passage of the Family Law Arbitration Act (most recently covered by this publication in the Winter 2024 volume), Pennsylvania has taken a very positive step in allowing family disputes to be resolved in an efficient, effective, humane manner that will, if utilized, help re- duce the backlog of divorce and custody cases… Read more »
On July 7, 2024, the Uniform Family Law Arbitration Act (“UFLAA”), 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 7371-7398, became effective. Prior to its enactment, Pennsylvania only had the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act (“RUAA”), which is better suited to commercial and other civil cases and did not address the unique features of family law litigation. Indeed, the… Read more »
On March 20, 2025, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recognized “Intent-Based Parentage” as a pathway to legal parenthood in the Commonwealth. In the landmark decision of Glover v. Junior, the court recognized previously unavailable rights of parentage for non-biological parties in cases in which a child was conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART). In Glover, a… Read more »
Partner Carla S. Donnelly has been recognized as a 2025 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Award Top Author. Carla is one of ten family law attorneys recognized for their consistently high readership and engagement within the family law industry for 2024. The JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards recognize top authors and firms in 33 industry topics… Read more »
Co-Chair of Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Women in the Profession Commission, partner Carla Donnelly, was highlighted in this month’s edition of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Best of the West member spotlight. How did you first get involved with the PBA? “I moved from Atlanta, GA to Pittsburgh, PA in 2013 and my partner, Ken Horoho, suggested… Read more »