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also known as Chris Papa
Christopher A. Papa, Esquire has a true passion for helping people solve their legal problems and challenges. For the past six years he has focused his practice on and successfully completed and litigated hundreds of estate and trust, real estate, and family law cases. Chris also serves as the assistant solicitor for the Zoning Hearing Board of the City of New Castle.
Chris understands the needs of entrepreneurs and real estate investors, because he is both. Chris, with his wife Joanna, own and operate Greenwood Street LLC, a real estate investment company, with property holdings in Allegheny, Washington, and Lawrence counties. Chris, in the past, has also started and operated several other business ventures, including a non-profit educational corporation in the City of Pittsburgh and an Italian ice cream parlor (Gelateria) in the City of New Castle.
In his community, Chris was elected and served two terms as the President of the Board of Trustees of the Waldorf School of Pittsburgh. He also served as a board member of the Lawrence County Red Cross and is an active member of Saint Vitus Catholic Parish, the Lawrence County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
Chris graduated with honors (Cum Laude) from the University of Pittsburgh and ranked in the top 10 of his class at Duquesne University School of Law. While at Duquesne, Chris was chosen for the prestigious Trial Moot Court Team and the Community and Economic Development Legal Clinic. While a New Castle Red Hurricane football player, Chris was awarded the “Rudy Award” for outstanding Character, Courage, Contribution and Commitment.
Personally, Chris lives with his family and many "creatures great and small" on a small farm in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. He enjoys playing the Cello, reading, running, gardening, and cleaning the barn. Learn more about Chris at his Law Blog.
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318 Highland Avenue, New Castle, PA, 16101
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Posted by Ben | April 12, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Expertise and Personalized Results
Chris Papa (Papa LLC) helped me with records that were needed for recognition of Italian Dual Citizenship by descent. The first was creating a birth certificate, and the second was amending a marriage record. Thirdly, there were discrepancies across later documents that needed to be reconciled with t...
Posted by Stacey | July 05, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Probate
Amazing Experience!
I highly recommend Papa Attorneys LLC and Christopher Papa! Before I reached out for assistance with amending a vital record in Pennsylvania, I conducted extensive research. One name kept coming up as highly recommended and that was Christopher Papa. From my first call with Chris, I knew I had foun...
Posted by Marla | August 23, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Superb service
While pursuing Italian citizenship, I hired Chris to explain the situation in our state regarding birth records before vital records were maintained. Chris wrote a very detailed letter for my Italian lawyer which he will be able to use when presenting my case in the Italian court. Chris was very atte...
Posted by JEFFREY | September 12, 2020
Awesome Lawyer
Awesome lawyer. Was very attentive to our needs. Very knowledgeable and didn't use Lawyer Speak. Very personable.
Posted by Julie | November 10, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Immigration
Successful Italian dual citizenship
Chris helped us with the successful amendments to several Pennsylvania vital records in our pursuit of Italian dual citizenship. He is thorough, knowledgeable, prompt, and a pleasure to work with. I would recommend him gladly and without hesitation to anyone in need of the services he provides. H...
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2006
Cum Laude, Duquesne University School of Law
2001
Cum Laude, University of Pittsburgh
1997
Rudy Award, Daniel Ruettiger
2008 - 2010
President of the Board of Trustees and General Counsel, Waldorf School of Pittsburgh
2004 - 2006
Attorney, Duquesne University Community Development Law Clinic
2003 - 2013
Real Estate Investor, Greenwood Street LLC
2006 - Present
Lawrence County Bar Association
2006 - Present
Pennsylvania Bar Association
1979 - Present
St. Vitus Catholic Parish
1999 - 2002
Lawrence County Red CrossBoard Member
2006
JD - Juris Doctor
2001
2006
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