If you need legal help with domestic violence matters in Pennsylvania, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Pennsylvania attorneys handle cases involving protective orders, restraining orders, safety planning, criminal defense for DV charges, and child custody in DV situations, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Court of Common Pleas to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

The statute of limitations for domestic violence matters in Pennsylvania is generally 2 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Court of Common Pleas, and Pennsylvania's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Pennsylvania Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on domestic violence in Pennsylvania bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

The domestic violence attorneys listed here practice throughout Pennsylvania and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

For a detailed overview of how domestic violence law works in Pennsylvania — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to domestic violence law in Pennsylvania. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Kelli Statt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Statt Law
 955 W Main St. Suite 13 Mount Joy PA 17552
(717) 297-6625
New York Law School (1999)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Dawn Padanyi - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Dawn Padanyi, LLC
 37 S. Clinton Street Doylestown PA 18901
(267) 217-3296
Syracuse University (2002)
English
Massachusetts Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law Divorce
Sean T. Logue - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Logue Law Group
 839 Southwestern Run Youngstown OH 44514
(412) 389-0805
West Virginia University College of Law
English
U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Daniel P. Joyce - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
JOYCE & JOYCE, L.L.C.
 1301 Grant Building 310 Grant Street Pittsburgh PA 15219
(412) 391-6792
Duquesne University School of Law (1996)
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Mark Mack - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 281 Pierce st. Kingston PA 18704
(570) 287-1388
English, Russian, Spanish
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Brian McDermott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Brian McDermott
 P.O. Box 81149 Pittsburgh PA 15217
(412) 407-7023
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (2008)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Mark Yurovsky - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Velter Yurovsky Zoftis Sokolson, LLC
 1111 Street Road, Suite 305 Southampton PA 18966
(215) 969-3004
Widener University Delaware School of Law (1996)
English, Russian, Ukrainian
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Ryan William McAllister - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ebner, Nevins & McAllister, LLC
 602-604 Court Street Reading PA 19601
(610) 372-5128
Villanova University School of Law (2003)
English
US Federal District Court - Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Jean Infanti - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ciccarelli Law Offices
 313 West Liberty Place Lancaster PA 17603
(610) 981-1006
English
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Charles E. Dutko Jr. - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dutko Law, LLC
 500 North Centre Street Suite 105 Pottsville PA 17901
(484) 648-4500
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law (2013)
English
U.S. District Court - E.D. of Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Cary B. Hall - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Cary B. Hall, L.L.C.
 25 W. Airy St., Suite 300 Norristown PA 19401
(267) 663-9995
University of Miami School of Law (1992)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Julia Alexa Rogers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ciccarelli Law Offices
 313 W. Liberty Place Suite 300 Lancaster PA 17603
(610) 981-1006
Drexel University School of Law
English
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Melaina Hudack - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ciccarelli Law Offices
 313 West Liberty Place Lancaster PA 17603
(610) 981-1006
English
Active License
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Shawn M Brothwell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ciccarelli Law Offices
 313 West Liberty Place Suite 300 Lancaster PA 17602
(610) 981-1006
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Consumer Law
Brandon M. Eberle - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Joe Pometto Law
 27 W Main St #2 Carnegie PA 15106
(412) 593-4529
Duquesne University School of Law (2016)
English
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Rebecca Glenn-Dinwoodie - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Glenn-Dinwoodie Law
 600 West Germantown Pike Suite 400 Plymouth Meeting PA 19462
(484) 362-9817
Temple University Beasley School of Law (2007)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Divorce Domestic Violence
David J. Shrager - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shrager Defense Lawyers
 437 Grant St #617 Frick Building Pittsburgh PA 15219
(412) 969-2540
University of Miami School of Law (1995)
English, Spanish
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Zak Taylor Goldstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Goldstein Mehta LLC
 1717 Arch Street Suite 320 Philadelphia PA 19103
(267) 225-2545
Villanova University School of Law (2008)
English, Spanish
New Jersey Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Heather Eggert - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Henry & Beaver, LLP
 937 Willow Street P.O. Box 1140 Lebanon PA 17042
(717) 274-6782
Villanova University School of Law (2009)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Collections Criminal Law
Kathleen Gadalla - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Grace Legal Offices, PLLC
 4660 Trindle Road Ste 101 Camp Hill PA 17011
(717) 635-8780
University of California - San Diego
Arabic, English
California Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Adam H. Andrae - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Practice of Adam H. Andrae
 429 Fourth Ave. Suite 300 Pittsburgh PA 15219
(412) 532-8434
Ohio Northern University
English, Swedish
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Laura Robbins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Laura Robbins Law, LLC
 315 S. Allen St. Suite 217 State College PA 16801
(814) 234-1550
Wayne State University (2000)
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Consumer Law
Joseph D. Pometto - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Joe Pometto Law
 27 W Main St #2 Carnegie PA 15106
(412) 593-4529
Duquesne University School of Law (2013)
English
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Staci Sabetti - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 711 Sarah Street Stroudsburg PA 18360
(570) 421-5568
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center (1994)
Unknown Status
Collections Domestic Violence Family Law
Steven Pacillio - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Omnis Law Group, LLC
 8 Penn Center, 1628 JFK Boulevard Suite 1000 Philadelphia PA 19103
(484) 816-6647
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (1996)
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Communications & Internet Law Criminal Law
Bernard Ilkhanoff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ilkhanoff & Silverstein, PC
 249 S Main St Shrewsbury PA 17361
(717) 227-1115
Temple University Beasley School of Law
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, English, Farsi, Spanish
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Timothy Burns - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 104 S Center St Ebensburg PA 15931
Duquesne University
English
3rd Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Wendy Chan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Chan & Associates
 8 North Queen Street 6th Floor Lancaster PA 17603
(717) 299-2299
Brooklyn Law School (1998)
Chinese
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
Mr. Todd Spivak - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2893 West Liberty Ave., Suite 100 Pittsburgh PA 15216
(412) 344-4900
University of Colorado Law School
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Dana Jo-Ann Richardson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1040 Fifth Avenue Fourth Floor Pittsburgh PA 15219
(814) 419-6440
Duquesne University School of Law (2002)
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
James F. Donohue - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Joe Pometto Law
 27 W Main St #2 Carnegie PA 15106
(412) 593-4529
Oklahoma City University School of Law
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Kelly Jurs - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gawthrop Greenwood, PC
 17 E Gay Street Suite 100 West Chester PA 19380
(610) 696-8225
Loyola University New Orleans (2002)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence Family Law
Hannah White-Gibson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Hannah White-Gibson
 550 Coventry Drive Suite B Mechanicsburg PA 17055
(717) 766-9622
Widener University (2008)
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
Shawn M. Stottlemyer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mooney Law
 34 W. King Street Shippensburg PA 17257
(717) 530-0126
Dickinson School of Law (2008)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Julian G. Allatt - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rehmeyer & Allatt
 1317 North Atherton Street State College PA 16803
(814) 343-9860
Suffolk University Law School (2008)
English
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Janice Maria Patz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Patz Legal
 5th Ave Coraopolis PA 15108
(878) 213-0970
Syracuse University College of Law
Bar #304815
New York Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Collections Domestic Violence
Kyle M Janes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Spadafore | Prather | Janes
 935 MARKET ST Meadville PA 16335
(814) 332-6000
University of Pittsburgh School of Law (2010)
Pennsylvania Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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