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Gail Caryn Calderwood

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  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Licensed for 23 years
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Practice areas

OtherMarriage and prenuptialsChild supportChild custodyDivorce and separation
  1. Divorce and separation: 30%

    23 years

  2. Child custody: 20%

    23 years

  3. Child support: 20%

    23 years

  4. Marriage and prenuptials: 20%

    23 years

  1. Family: 5%

    My practice is concentrated in family law, including complex divorce cases and complex support and alimony litigation, prenuptial agreements, parental custody, grandparent custody, stepparent adoptions, and both interstate and international cases. I also practice the collaborative law style of dispute resolution, as an alternative to litigation, for those clients who prefer an alternative dispute resolution. Additionally, I prepare basic Wills and Powers of Attorney for my clients

    23 years

  2. Domestic violence: 5%

    23 years

Languages spoken

English, French

Contact

Raphael Ramsden & Behers, PC
437 Grant Street, Suite 1200
Pittsburgh, PA, 15219

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    License
    StateStatusAcquiredUpdated
    PAActive199811/08/2021
    We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
    Avvo Contributions
    Legal answers1
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    Awards
    Award nameGrantorDate granted
    Rising StarSuperLawyers/Philadelphia Magazine2008
    Rising StarSuperlawyers/Philadelphia Magazine2007
    Outstanding Young Lawyer AwardAllegheny County Bar Association2007
    Rising StarSuperlawyers/Philadelphia Magazine2006
    Rising StarSuperlawyers/Philadelphia Magazine2005
    Associations
    Association namePosition nameDuration
    Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law SectionCo-Chair of Program Committee & Member of Council2008 - Present
    Allegheny County Bar Association, Family Law SectionCo-Chair of Program Committee & former Council Member2008 - Present
    Matrimonial Inns of Court - Pittsburgh ChapterPast President2007 - Present
    Education
    School nameDegreeGraduated
    Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of LawJD - Juris Doctor1998
    University of PittsburghBA - Bachelor of Arts1993
    Speaking Engagements
    Conference nameTitleDate
    ACBF & Metz Louis Pro Bono Project Training EventACBF Pro Bono Appellate Program Training CLE2012
    PBA Family Law Section Summer MeetingUpdate of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Impacting Adult Family Law2012
    PBI CLE courseYour First Divorce Case CLE2012

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    I felt Gail was more sympathetic to my ex-spouse's situation, and not as much as mine or my child's plight! During our support negotiation, she didn't "fight" for my son, and instead, advised me to settle for a payment BELOW the minimum recommended payment! I went back later on my own (after she charged me for a very expensive fee to let the court know she no longer represented me) and got more money. I did more on my own without paying her very expensive fees!
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    Gail was never able to really listen to me, nor did she advocate for me as I thought a true "Super" attorney would. At the end of my two year QDRO case, I wrote Gail, and her two partners, a letter outlining 5 areas in which I was dissatisfied with Gail's work. No one ever answered me. Gail and her firm are very expensive. I would never recommend her. Use someone else who may really listen to you, work for you, and not cost as much.
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    Stephanie Muick-Cervone, Family Attorney on May 13, 2015
    Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

    I endorse this lawyer. Gail is professional, courteous and a zealous advocate for her clients.

    Lawyer Christian K. Lassen II

    Christian Lassen, Divorce and separation Attorney on Dec 24, 2010
    Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

    I endorse this lawyer.

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