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Extracurriculars should not take a back seat once you get a desk and a 401(k) plan. Professional organizations, interest groups, boards and legal publications are extracurricular opportunities that will help young attorneys to establish their names in the community, and inevitably, referrals will follow. Pittsburgh divorce attorney Alyssa R. Angotti, an associate attorney at Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC, addressed the benefits of involvement in legal organizations for young […]

David S. Pollock, founding partner of Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC, was appointed as a member of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee. He will serve a three-year term. For more than four decades, Pollock has practiced family law focusing on premarital agreements, separation, divorce, unmarried partners, equitable distribution, support and alimony.  He was previously a partner and head of the matrimonial law group at […]

In a recent NBC News article, Pittsburgh family law attorney Brian C. Vertz discusses the impact new tax laws taking effect next year as part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will have on divorcing couples. A survey conducted by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers found nearly two-thirds of its members believe upcoming divorce cases will become more acrimonious under the new laws and that the plan offers […]

Estate planning is a topic many people try to avoid and one that can be even less palatable when a couple is divorcing. Pittsburgh divorce attorney Candice L. Komar, a founding partner at Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC, addressed key factors of estate planning divorcing couples should consider in a recent article in The Legal Intelligencer. Komar’s article provides useful tips for divorcing couples regarding drafting or changing […]

Pittsburgh divorce attorney Candice L. Komar, founding partner of Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC, joined “NightTalk”  on Friday, Feb. 2, at 8 p.m. to weigh in on recent national and local trending stories. PCNC’s “NightTalk” breaks from its usual format, providing a happy hour slot on Fridays with natural, easygoing panel discussions. This week, panelists batted around serious topics such as recent teachers in the news for mocking the military and […]

In a recent Politico article, Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC Partner and Pittsburgh family law attorney Brian C. Vertz discusses how President Trump’s new tax law may increase divorces with the alimony deductibility changes taking effect under the 2019 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. For those in the highest income bracket, the cost of alimony payments in divorce settlements will significantly be reduced. The law also eliminates the […]