Law in the Family

In episode 61 of Law in the Family, hosts and family law attorneys Effie Alexander and Carla Schiff Donnelly interview incoming chair of the PBA Family Law Section, Candice Komar, about her goals and agenda for the upcoming year, including educating the section about alternative dispute resolution, her legislative priorities, and the benefits of PBA Family Law Section membership.

Candice Komar is a founding member of the Pittsburgh law firm of Pollock Begg. She is the next PBA FLS Chair  commencing July 2026.  
Host Carla Schiff Donnelly is a partner with the Pittsburgh law firm of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti LLP. For more than 25 years, she has focused her practice on divorce, custody and other complex family law issues, including prenuptial agreements. In addition, she serves as a mediator, arbitrator and parent coordinator.
Host Effie G. Alexander is a shareholder of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. and serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Family Law Group. She concentrates her practice in the areas of collaborative family law, divorce and custody, and domestic relations, with a particular emphasis in family law. She possesses over three decades of experience working on all aspects of support and child custody matters, and divorce and equitable distribution issues. Ms. Alexander is a certified collaborative lawyer enabling her to provide specialized cooperative resolutions in divorce actions.
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In episode 60 of Law in the Family, host Jen Ryan speaks with Shelly Grossman and Candice Komar about the growing use of arbitration as an alternative to traditional court proceedings in Pennsylvania family law matters. Attorneys Grossman, Komar and Ryan provide firsthand insights into the arbitration process, common misconceptions, and best practices for attorneys representing clients in arbitration. Topics include: the advantages of arbitration, procedural considerations, and strategies for achieving efficient, client-focused resolutions and offer valuable guidance for family law practitioners looking to expand their dispute resolution toolkit.

Candice Komar is a founding member of the Pittsburgh law firm of Pollock Begg. She is the next PBA FLS Chair  commencing July 2026.  
Shelly Grossman, Esquire, founded the Center for Family Resolution to provide alternative dispute resolution services to parties seeking to resolve their domestic relations issues outside of the court system.  Having spent 15 years in private practice before serving more than 14 years as a Family Court Master in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where she presided over hundreds of equitable distribution matters and custody disputes, Attorney Grossman brings over 30 years of family law experience to her practice.   
Host Jennifer R. Ryan is a partner at Boyd & Early Family Law, servicing Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Philadelphia and Delaware counties.
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In episode 59 of Law in the Family, hosts Aaron Weems speaks with attorney Andrew Taylor aboutr recent revisions to the Support Guidelines that went into effect January 1st.

Andrew D. Taylor joined Shemtob Draganosky Taylor Stein, PC in 2014. Drew has practiced family law exclusively since 2005. He is experienced in all aspects of family law, including equitable distribution, alimony, child support, child custody and abuse matters. He regularly argues appeals before the Pennsylvania Superior Court involving complex family law issues and argued before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Host Aaron D. Weems, is a partner and family law attorney at Fox Rothschild LLP in Blue Bell, Pa.

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In episode 58 of Law in the Family, hosts Aaron Weems and Jennifer Ryan speak with current chair Jerry Shoemaker. He speaks about his goals and initiatives for his year and the upcoming Winter Meeting in Philadelphia and the Summer Section meeting in Chicago.

Jerry Shoemaker is a Shareholder in the Plymouth Meeting office of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller PC. He focuses his practice on all areas of domestic relations law.

Host Aaron D. Weems, is a partner and family law attorney at Fox Rothschild LLP in Blue Bell, Pa.
Host Jennifer R. Ryan is a partner at Boyd & Early Family Law, servicing Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Philadelphia and Delaware counties.

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In episode 57 of Law in the Family, hosts Aaron Weems and Jen Ryan speak with attorneys Helen Casale and Rebecca Levin Nayak about a potential attack on marriage equality from a familiar source, and what if any risks there are now and in the future to marriage equality on the state and federal level.

Helen Casale is an advocate for her clients, often taking on the most complicated cases in domestic relations law. She concentrates her practice on all aspects of family law, including divorce, child support, custody, spousal support, asset protection, complex property division, date of separation issues, protection from abuse matters, and more.
Rebecca Levin Nayak guides her clients through the complexities of adoption, assisted reproduction, surrogacy, and other means of creating and protecting families. Particularly experienced in parentage law, she strives to ensure that the legal relationships between children and the adults who love and provide for them are secure.

Host Aaron D. Weems, is a partner and family law attorney at Fox Rothschild LLP in Blue Bell, Pa.
Host Jennifer R. Ryan is a partner at Boyd & Early Family Law, servicing Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Philadelphia and Delaware counties.

*audio editing, voice over & music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nick DeMatteo