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.
Ms. Alexander reads, writes, and speaks fluent Greek and assists in teaching at a local Greek school.
Professional Accomplishments
•NewsRadio 1020 KDKA (interviewed by Shelley Duffy on divorce issues), June 2013
•Talk Show Host, “Dealing with Divorce,” KQV Newsradio, 2004-2008
•Sky Radio (interviewed for American Airlines in-flight programming on legal issues)
•Founding Partner of Reich, Alexander & Demas, LLC (through 2012)
Community
•AG Bell Association for the Deaf
•Center for Theater Arts (former Board of Directors Member, 10 years)
•Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Western Pennsylvania Chapter
•DePaul School for Hearing and Speech
•Family Resources of Pittsburgh (Board of Directors)
•Miss America Scholarship Organization (volunteer and judge at state level)
•Pittsburgh Social Exchange
•Sierra Club
•Starkey Hearing Foundation
Presentations & Publications
Speaking Engagements
•“Complex Divorce Finance Issues: Tax, Real Property, and Debt Division Issues” (Speaker); Marital Dissolution CLE; National Business Institute Webinar; 8/29/2023
•“Preparing for the Equitable Distribution Hearing” (Co-Speaker); Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Solo & Small Firm Section Conference; Bedford, Pennsylvania; 7/27-28/2022
•“The Power of Purpose: Find your WAY so you can find your WHY” (Speaker); Pennsylvania Municipal Authorities Association’s 2022 WIN Conference; Bedford, Pennsylvania; 6/13-14/2022
•“Guardians of Our Children and Related Custody Matters,” Pennsylvania CLE, 5/16/2013
•Lectures on Family Law, statewide conferences (PBA and AICPA)
Publications
•“The ‘No Divorce Divorce’ - Possibilities and Pitfalls” (Co-Author), Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, Vol. 42, Issue No. 4, Winter 2020, pp. 130-133
•“A Death, a Funeral and the Legal Implications” (Author), The Legal Intelligencer, 7/9/2013
Articles
3/25/2020 Articles
Co-Parenting During the COVID-19 Crisis
7/9/2013 Articles
‘A Death, a Funeral and the Legal Implications’
Multi Media
6/1/2013 Multi Media
NewsRadio 1020 KDKA Interview with Shelley Duffy
Press Releases
1/2/2020 Press Releases
Dickie McCamey Elects Six New Shareholders
