When Winning Is Not the Only Concern | Mt. Lebanon Divorce Lawyer
Many family attorneys aim to deliver money, custody or other outcomes for their clients. I, Elisabeth Pride, will seek to help clients work toward individualized goals that go beyond these short-term outcomes for a satisfying long-term result.
In more than a dozen years in family practice, I have helped hundreds of my family law clients in Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas to explore goals that go beyond acquiring assets in a divorce or just "winning" custody in a court of law. I help my clients visualize how they want their lives to appear in the future, and to develop creative strategies to meet their long-term goals.
"When possible, I help my clients reach mediated or negotiated settlements. This approach can potentially save both sides time and effort, and can certainly give them more control over their futures than in a court process." – Attorney Elisabeth Pride
Better Solutions Through Mediation, Collaboration and Negotiation | Pittsburgh Family Law Lawyer
There are times when it is impossible to negotiate a divorce or other family dispute.
The other party may be unable or unwilling to cooperate, or the issues may be truly irreconcilable. At these times, a hard-nosed trial attorney can be a family law client's best advocate. My years as a trial attorney have trained me to aggressively pursue my clients' goals when settlement is not an option.
While the brute-force approach of court litigation may be the only viable option for some family law clients, I have learned that negotiation, family mediation and collaborative law techniques can often more satisfyingly resolve issues of divorce, child custody and family support.
Instead of powering through a legal obstacle regardless of the consequences, it can be better for everyone involved if those obstacles are surmounted creatively, or even cooperatively, with the other side. In many cases, family dynamics can be preserved or even improved by a careful approach to dispute resolution.
To read more about my areas of practice, visit my Practice Areas overview page.
Pride Law | Effective Family Law Representation | Free Consultation
At Pride Law, my pride for my work is in my name. I am proud to provide effective, and cost-effective, representation to my many clients to help them achieve satisfying resolutions to their family law issues.
For more information, or a free consultation with an attorney, call me in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at 412-254-3985. You may also contact me online.
Litigation. Mediation. Collaboration. Pride Law.
