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| | Address | | Suite 215 Grant Building, 310 Grant Street | | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15219-2201 | | (Allegheny Co.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Gillotti, Capristo & Beck, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Practice limited to Family Law. | Firm Profile:
The firm limits its practice to family and matrimonial law, including property distribution, contested valuations of businesses and professional practices, pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements, support, alimony and custody. Although the firm is located in Pittsburgh, its members practice in all counties of Western Pennsylvania. | | Firm Size: 6 | | Chris F. Gillotti (Member) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 30, 1938; admitted to bar, 1964, Pennsylvania; 1968, U.S. Supreme Court; 1972, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Pittsburgh (A.B., 1960); Boston University (LL.B., 1963). Senior Editor, Boston University Law Review, 1962-1963. Lecturer: Family Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1975—; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1986—; Divorce Law Institute, 1988; Pennsylvania Institute of CPA's, 1985—; Pittsburgh Association for Financial Planning, 1988; Pennsylvania Trial Judges Conference, 1985—; Dickinson School of Law, CLE, 1989—. Member, Editorial Board, American Journal of Family Law. Member: Allegheny County (Administrative Vice President, 1978-1982; Governor, 1982-1986; President, 1987; Special Fee Determination Committee, 1978—; Chair, Family Law Section, 1974-1976; Judiciary Committee, 2000) and Pennsylvania (Member, House of Delegates, 1982—; Chair, Family Law Section, 1980-1982; Chair, Judiciary Committee, 1991-1993; Judicial Evaluation Commission, 1995—, Chair 2006—) Bar Associations. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (President, Pennsylvania Chapter, 1983-1985; Member, National Board of Governors, 1985-1989). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Premarital Agreements; Child Support; Alimony. Email: Chris F. Gillotti | | Robert C. Capristo (Member) born McKeesport, Pennsylvania, September 30, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Pennsylvania. Education: Duquesne University (B.S., 1969; J.D., 1972). Lecturer: Matrimonial Law, Support, Equitable Distribution, Taxation, Custody and Procedure, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1979—; Family Law, Greater Pittsburgh Psychological Association, 1989; American Society of Appraisers, 1988; Separated and Divorced Catholics, Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese, 1990—. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee (Member, 2000-2002, Chair, 2003-2005). Member: Allegheny County (Chairperson: Family Law Section, 1984-1986; Member, Judiciary Committee, 1985-1987; Co-Chairperson, Judiciary Committee, 1987; Special Fee Determination Committee, 1983—), Pennsylvania (Member, Family Law Section Council, 1974—; Chairperson, 1992; Chairperson: Family Law Action Group Committee, 1980-1983; Membership Committee, 1983; Member: Committee on Divorce Reform, 1978-1980; Committee on Drafting Rules of Civil Procedure for Support, 1979-1982; Committee on Drafting Rules of Civil Procedure for Divorce and Custody, 1978-1988) and American (Member, Section of Family Law) Bar Associations; Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association; Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee (Member, 2000-2002, Chair, 2003—). Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member, National Counsel, 2000-2001; National Board of Governors, 1996-2000; Pennsylvania Chapter President, 1994-1995; 1992; Chairperson, Board of Examiners, 1987-1991); Master, Matrimonial Inns of Court, 1998—. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Premarital Agreements; Child Support; Alimony; Child Custody; Visitation Rights. Email: Robert C. Capristo | | James L. Beck (Member) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, January 11, 1947; admitted to bar, 1975, Pennsylvania. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1968); Duquesne University (J.D., 1975). Lecturer, Matrimonial Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1983—. Director, Family Division, Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, 1980-1981. Member: Allegheny County (Member: Family Law Section Council, 1982—; Secretary of Council, 1984-1987; Vice-Chairperson, 1988-1989; Chairperson, 1990-1991; ACBA Real Property Section Council, 1983-1984; ACBA Judiciary Committee, 1988-1991), and Pennsylvania (Member, Family Law Section, 1981—; Member of Section Council, 1989-1992, 1993-1996; Chair, 2002-2003) Bar Associations. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1992 (Immediate Past President, Pennsylvania Chapter, 2005; Member, Board of Examiners, 1998—). Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Premarital Agreements; Child Support; Alimony; Child Custody; Visitation Rights. | | —————————— | | Hilary A. Bendik (Attorney) born Dayton, Ohio, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Pennsylvania; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Ohio University (B.A., Political Science); New England School of Law (J.D.). Member: Pennsylvania Bar Association (Family Law Division); Allegheny County Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division; Family Law Section; Children's Issues Committee; Women in the Law Division). | | Sophia P. Paul (Associate) born Cincinnati, Ohio, November 27, 1958; admitted to bar, 1989, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1982); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1987). Law Clerk to the Honorable Lawrence W. Kaplan, Allegheny County of Common Pleas, 1991-1996. Lecturer, the Pennsylvania Support Guidelines, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1999. Counsel, Domestic Relations Rules Committee, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1996-1999. Member: Allegheny County (Council Member, Family Law Section, 2000-2003; Co-Chair, Court Relations, 2000-2002) and Pennsylvania (Council Member, Family Law Section, 2000—) Bar Associations. Member, Matrimonial Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: Sophia P. Paul | | Andrew D. Taylor (Associate) born Williamsport, Pennsylvania, March 19, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Pennsylvania. Education: Mansfield University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2000); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 2003). Member: Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Premarital Agreements; Child Support; Alimony; Child Custody; Visitation Rights. Email: Andrew D. Taylor |
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