Lisa Marie Vari
About Lisa
Biography
What is your relationship with your children worth to you? Or, your financial future after a divorce? Are you angry at the other party and want to fight to the end or do you feel like you want to give in just to get the case over with? You're not alone if you're facing a family court issue and you're scared, angry, or want to give in and get it over with.
What you need now is a family law attorney with experience in this field who will listen to your problems and help you plan for how to move forward with your future. You need a family law attorney who you feel comfortable with and who you trust. You need a family law attorney who will give you honest advice not just what you want to hear so that your fee gets paid. You need someone who is an experienced fighter but also an experienced negotiator. What you need is me and my family law firm.
What I will give you is over 25 years of experience in the family law field representing over 1600 clients. I will give you information, honest advice, and hopefully, piece of mind. I'm not the cheapest family lawyer in town, but you get what you pay for. I don't need to be the most expensive lawyer in town to make a living at this either. I've settled the vast majority of my clients' family law problems and I believe in pursuing alternatives to litigation such as Collaborative Family Law and mediation. But, when necessary, I have the experience of acting as trial counsel in over 600 contested family court issues. Most of my clients come from referrals, not advertising.
So. what's your answers to the questions I asked? I know my answers. I've been where you are both personally and professionally and I know how you feel. You can move on if you're properly prepared for your future. Let me and my law firm help.
Practice Areas
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Practice Areas
33 years
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Fees and Rates
Cost
Always
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in Florida for 19 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 2006
No misconduct found
Licensed in Pennsylvania for 32 years
State: Pennsylvania
Acquired: 1993
No misconduct found
Location
The Villages Estate Planning Lawyer
837 Hubbard Loop, The Villages, FL, 32163
Lisa Marie Vari & Associates, PC
3210 S. Water Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15203
Lisa Marie Vari & Associates
2009 Mackenzie Way, Cranberry Twp, PA, 16066
Lisa Marie Vari & Associates
2400 Ansys Drive, Suite #102, Canonsburg, PA, 15317
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Lisa Marie Vari's Reviews
Avvo Review Score
34 Client Reviews
Showing 1 - 5 of 5 reviews | Responsiveness
Posted by Nathan | January 13, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Outstanding!!
i would highly recommend Lisa Mari Vari and the entire Vari Law team. My attorney Melissa Tayborn handled my case with the highest level of professionalism, responding quickly to any questions or to make any changes in my personal MSA or custody agreement. Melissa was available anytime during the e...
Posted by Megan | August 05, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Worst Representation
I chose this firm for my divorce based on reviews and my $250 hour consultation where they promised all kinds of things that they never delivered. My only marital asset after a short, 4-year marriage was the marital house and I am still in litigation for over a year. You'll go weeks without heari...
Posted by anonymous | February 10, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Average law firm, little interaction
I hired this firm because they were touted to me as "the best of the best" in Pittsburgh. Initially my consultation with Lisa herself went very well and I hired the firm. Since then (over 3 yrs) I have had only 2 phone calls returned, no results, and the Jr. associate assigned to my case was poorly p...
Posted by Tim | November 20, 2017 | Child Custody
Worst experience!!
Spent well over $30,000 with her firm. Complete inability to communicate with me. Every communication I did receive started out with that they needed more money before they would even respond. After 2 yrs and thousands spent I couldn't even get a phone call when my current attorney left her practice....
Lisa Vari
Replied last December 16, 2015I personally fired this client; it was not him who fired our firm. He was uncooperative, refused to provide answers to required court documents and used inappropriate language to me and my staff. The mother of his child had numerous allegations about his ability to parent that along with his unresponsiveness caused the bills he incurred from my firm. The client CHOSE to discontinue all custody rights rather than defend against the allegations. Thereafter, I fired him as a client when he refused to provide information required by the court process. The client is a person who wishes to place blame on anyone else rather than accept personal responsibility for his actions.
Posted by Jim | December 06, 2010 | Real Estate
Excellent attorney & great advice during a difficult separation
When I bought a home and my girlfriend wanted me to add her name to the mortgage and deed, I agreed to do so. I had an attorney look through all the documents, but he failed to ever advise me on the legal consequences of adding a woman who wasn't even my spouse to a home that I was paying for. Need...
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Experience
Honors
2020
2020 Silver Level Client Champion, Martindale-Hubbell®
2020
Family Law Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2019
Family Law Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2018
Family Law Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers Magazine
2017
Family Law - PA Super Lawyers, Super Lawyers
2017
Family Law & Divorce Lead Counsel Rating, Lead Counsel
2016
Family Law & Divorce Lead Counsel Rating, Lead Counsel
2016
Super Lawyer - PA Family Law, Super Lawyers
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Nation's Top One Percent, The National Association of Distinguished Counsel
2015
Lead Counsel Family Law, Law Info
2014
Lead Counsel Family Law, Law Info
2014
Super Lawyer - Family Law, Super Lawyers
2013
Top Lawyers in Pennsylvania, The Legal Network
2011
Member, Continental Who's Who of Professionals & Executives
2011
Member, Marquis Who's Who in American Law
2011
Member, Cambridge Who's Who
1993
1st Place Award -Tax Appellate Moot Court Competition, Duquesne University School of Law
1992
Scheib Memorial Scholarship, Duquesne University School of Law
1991
Law Review Member - Top 20% Academics, Duquesne University School of Law
1990
Golden Key National Honor Society, University of Pittsburgh
Work Experience
1996 - Present
Managing Attorney, Lisa Marie Vari & Associates
2011 - 2013
FL Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator, Vari & Associates, LLC
2011 - 2013
Collaborative Family Law Attorney, Vari & Associates, LLC
1993 - 1995
Judicial Law Clerk to Family Ct. Administrative Judge, Family Division, Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
1992 - 1993
Teaching Assistant, Duquense University School of Law
1992 - 1993
Allocatur Clerk Intern, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania - Justice Ralph Cappy
1989 - 1993
Law Library Assistant, Duquense University School of Law
1988 - 1988
Legal Intern, Criminal Division - Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County
Associations
2011 - Present
Dade County Bar AssocationMember
2011 - Present
Coral Gables Bar AssociationMember
2011 - Present
Collaborative Family Law InstituteMember
2011 - Present
American Bar Association, Military Pro Bono ProjectMember
2010 - Present
Pineapple Ball Committee, Homestead HospitalMember
2006 - Present
Florida Bar, Family Law SectionCommittee Member
2003 - Present
United States Supreme Court BarLicensed Attorney
1993 - Present
Allegheny County Bar Association, Family Law SectionCommittee Member
1993 - Present
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law SectionCommittee Member
1993 - Present
United States District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaLicensed Attorney
IDC Staff Instructor
2011 - 2012
Florida Military Legal ConsortiumVice President
2011 - 2013
The First Family Law American Inn of CourtMember
2005 - 2005
Matrimonial American Inn of CourtMember
2005 - 2011
Allegheny County Bar Association, Military and Veteran's Affairs CommitteeCommittee Member
1997 - 2000
Allegheny County Bar Association, Sole and Small Firm Practitioners CommitteeCommittee Member
Sample of Legal Cases
Child returned to mother after appeal of order awarding custody to grandparents.
Mother granted custody over grandparents when father deployed overseas.
Grandmother of neglected child awarded custody
Superior Ct held aunt & uncle had standing to pursue action in juvenile court case.
Education
2011
Family Law Mediator Training
2011
Collaborative Family Law & Divorce Certification
1993
Juris Doctorate
1989
BA - Bachelor of Arts
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EMT license
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Instructor Rating
Speaking Engagements
2013
Florida Parenting Plans and Time-sharing Issues
2012
Child Custody Parenting Plans
2012
Florida Family Law
2011
Family Law for Service Members
2011
Family Law
2010
Juvenile Dependency & Delinquency
2005
Publications
2017
2014
2013
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2011
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Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Custody Of an unborn child
16 Jul 2020
Can an agreement between two parents hold up in court if they write out on their own visitation and child support agreement?
16 Apr 2018
Is ghostwriting allowed in our family wizard?
26 Mar 2018