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Posted by anonymous | June 01, 2019 | Hired Attorney
She is a great lawyer.
I hired Heather for my divorce and child custody issues. Heather is knowledgeable and fearless in the courtroom. Heather and her staff were professional and kind throughout my difficult times. I googled best family law attorney in Pittsburgh and her name came up. I am very happy for that.
Posted by Corey | May 31, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Great attorney and one who actually cares
Heather was a great help in one of the most trying times of my life. She was with me through the whole process and was always willing to answer any question or concern, trust me I had a lot, that I had. You couldn't ask for a more knowledgeable or understanding attorney.
Posted by Michelle | May 31, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Heather Schmidt review
Heather was the best choice I could have made in handling my divorce. She was always an email or call away when I needed advice or to alleviate different concerns throughout the process. She’s very knowledgeable in family law, and I’ve recommended her to others who have also hired her. I know in hiri...
Posted by Tony | May 16, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Heather is a great choice for an attorney!
Heather supported me during difficult moments and helped me improve a challenging child custody case. I specifically appreciated her responsiveness, guidance and communication throughout the process. She even improved the communication with the opposing counsel. Thank you Heather.
Posted by anonymous | May 15, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Not worth the money
I hired this firm to handle a custody situation with my son in which I moved to a different city than his father but was still in the same county. I initially had primary custody and did all of the work as the primary parent- none the less my ex filed for full custody. It was supposed to be a hearing...
It is unfortunate that this client feels this way and I am sorry for that. Many times in custody situations, when clients do not contact their attorneys before moving 40+ minutes from the other parent, it looks bad in the courts eyes especially when the other parent lives in the better school district. I always tell my clients that if they are planning on moving that they need to move to an area that does not hinder the other parents custodial time and that if possible to stay in the same school district or if moving to a better school district to keep travel time within 20 minutes in traffic. Pennsylvania Courts feel that shared custody is in the children's best interest whenever it is possible. The courts frown upon parents who unilaterally move to an area where time of travel interferes with the other parents custodial rights. I would never tell a client that they would be in danger of losing their parental rights unless they were putting the child in danger, certainly not for moving. Many times, it is the case that a parent is only going to receive 50% custody because that is what Pennsylvania believes is in the child's best interest if there are no issues with either parent that hinders their ability to care for their child. It is not what clients want to hear but I only tell my clients the truth. Part of my responsibility is to give my client reasonable expectations of what the outcome of a trial would be once we have conciliated with the Judge and they have spoken their opinion on the case. I fight for my clients 100% but I do not want to simply take peoples money and take the case to trial if it is a case that is going to end 50/50 - that would be doing my client a disservice.