Elaine Smith Esq.
Academy House
1420 Locust Street
Suite 110
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
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- Member
- Child Support
- Child Custody
- Divorce
- Family Law
- Domestic Relations
- 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
- Pennsylvania, 1975
- Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1975
J.D.
Honors: Judge, Temple University Law School Moot Court, 1998
Honors: Judge, Temple University Law School Moot Court, 2002
- Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania,
1970
M.A.
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
1965
B.A.
- Conflicts in Custody and Visitation (Co-Author), American Orthopsychiatric Association, Toronto, Canada, American Orthopsychiatric Association, 1984
- Barrister on Pre-Nuptial Agreements (with Shelley Leibel), Summer, 1990
- Managing Family Loyalty Conflicts in Child Custody Disputes (with Margaret Cotroneo and Helene Moriarty), Haworth Press
- Course Planner of Symposium on Family Law, University of Pennsylvania,
2000
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Delaware Law School, Widner University
- Presenter, Grandparents Custody and Visitation Rights, Family Law Section, Custody Committee,
1998
- Speaker, Current Issues in Custody, Temple University Alumni Association,
1997
- Presenter, Lawyers and Psychologists Working Together, Panel and Best Interest of the Child, American Bar Association,
1997
- Presenter, Philadelphia Bar Association Family Law Section, Bench Bar Conference Program on Custody and Support Issues, Continuing Legal Education Committee of Bar Associations, Family Law Section and Philadelphia Bar Education Center,
1996
- Course Planner and Presenter, School Evaluations in Custody Context,
1996
- Planner and Presenter, Suggestibility of Child Witnesses,
1996
- Panelist/Presenter, Ethical Issues in Family Law, Philadelphia Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education,
1995
- Panelist and Course Planner, Ethical Issues in New Technology, Philadelphia Bar Association,
1994
- Conducted Program, Memory Factors in False Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse - Evidentiary Issues (with Hon. John Braxton and Dr. Robert Tanenbaum), Philadelphia Bar Association Bench Bar Conference,
1993
- Panelist, Representing Your Client and Yourself in Hard Times, Pennsylvania Bar Institute,
1991
- Panelist, Relocation in Custody Matters, Philadelphia Bar Association Bench Bar Conference,
1990
- Speaker, Representing the Father in Custody or Visitation Litigation When There is an Allegation of Sexual Abuse, Philadelphia Bar Association,
1989
- Speaker, Joint Custody,
1989
- Workshop Presenter, Drafting Enforceable Pre-Nuptial Agreements (With Shelley Leibel, Esquire), Pennsylvania Bar Association,
1989
- Speaker, VIP Training, Philadelphia Bar Association,
1989
- Speaker, Temple University Law School,
1992
- Speaker, Temple University Law School,
1989
- Speaker, Temple University Law School,
1987
- Speaker, Philadelphia Community College, Continuing Education for Accountants,
1987
- Speaker, Family Court Training,
1986
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1987
- Conflicts in Custody and Visitation - Who's the Client Here? How an Attorney and Therapist Resolve Ethical Issues in a Custody and Visitation Dispute (with Gail Davidoff, M.S.W.), American Orthopsychiatric Association,
1984
- Speaker, National Association of Social Workers,
1983
- Bench Bar Conference, Philadelphia Bar Association,
1983
- Speaker, Child Guidance Clinic,
1982
- Speaker, Child Guidance Clinic,
1985
- Speaker, Temple University Department of Psychology,
1982
- Speaker, Family Institute of Philadelphia,
1981
- Speaker, Pennsylvania Psychology Association,
1981
- Established Smith & Leibel Annual Prize in Family Law, Temple University Law School
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1982
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1986
- Member, Executive Committee
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1991
- Member, Executive Committee
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1994
- Member, Executive Committee
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
2001
- Member, Executive Committee
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
2002
- Member, Executive Committee
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1989
- Section Chair
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1999
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2002
- Chair, Custody Committee
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1984
- Chair, Custody Committee
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1985
- Chair, Custody Committee
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1988
- Section Vice Chair
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1987
- Treasurer
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1985
- Secretary
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1995
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1999
- Co-Chair, Committee on Cultural Diversity
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, Task Force on Domestic Relations Legislative Reform Equitable Distribution Committee,
1986
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1988
- Chairman
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1991
- Chair, Long Range Planning Committee
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1988
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1994
- Chair, Task Force, One Judge, One Family, Consolidated Case Management
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
2002
- Co-Chair, Committee on Diversity
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1994
- Member, Chancellor's Commission on Children At Risk
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1995
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2002
- Member, Legislative Liaison Committee
- Computer Lawyers Users Group,
1993
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1996
- Member
- Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention,
1988
- Member
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1998
- Member, City Policy Committee
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section,
1995
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2002
- Member, Fee Dispute Committee
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Member
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Member
- Pennsylvania Bar Institute
- Member, Planning Committee
- Smith & Leibel Annual Prize in Family Law, Temple Law School
- Sponsor
- Smith & Leibel, Senior Partner,
1981
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1987
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Chair, Section of Family Law,
1989
- Chancellor's Commission on Children At Risk,
1994
- Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention,
1989
- Philadelphia Bar Association, Section of Family Law, Chair,
1989
- Private Practice,
1975
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1998
Family law clients of the Law Office of Elaine Smith and Adam M. Horwitz come from throughout the vicinity of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, including from communities such as Bala Cynwyd, Media, Newtown, Morton, Ardmore, Abington, Havertown, and Swarthmore; from counties including Philadelphia County, Montgomery County, Bucks County, and Delaware County.
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