Candice L. Komar’s legal career spans more than three decades as a prominent practitioner recognized for excellence in collaborative family law.
Incorporating her affinity for business and her understanding of the sensitivity surrounding marital break down, Pittsburgh family lawyer Candice L. Komar is a skilled and formidable opponent in the courtroom who also shines in the collaborative divorce process.
Candice provides education and concrete analysis for clients to take the fear out of the emotional process of divorce. Her training in collaborative family law and mediation well equips her to identify the needs of each party and negotiate a resolution to meet them.
Also a fierce litigator, Candice excels at divorces involving valuation of closely held businesses, complex custody and child support litigation and custody relocation. Her legal experience is complemented by a constellation therapy certification, providing her a deeper understanding of her clients’ motivations. With her unique perspective, she crafts legal strategies leveraging the interests of both parties.
Candice is repeatedly called upon by media to discuss topical, cutting-edge legal issues such as high-conflict custody cases, domestic abuse, collaborative law and alimony and child support issues. Her candid and unbiased opinions garner her national speaking engagements and network television interviews and her pioneering work in collaborative law makes her a sought-after speaker and lecturer on negotiation and conflict resolution.
An intellectual influencer in the legal marketplace, downtown Pittsburgh-based Pollock Begg focuses on innovative, team-oriented solutions to resolve domestic matters.
The firm formed as Pollock Begg Komar Glasser in 2001 when two of the biggest law firms in Pittsburgh eliminated their matrimonial law departments. David S. Pollock, partner and head of Reed Smith’s matrimonial group, envisioned a powerhouse family law firm and sought out the best divorce and domestic relations lawyers in western Pennsylvania, recruiting partners Todd M. Begg, Daniel H. Glasser and Candice L. Komar from Buchanan Ingersoll. The firm expanded its name to Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz LLC in 2012 with the addition of named partner Brian C. Vertz. The firm added a sixth partner, Joseph R. Williams, in 2015 and two more, Stephanie L. Jablon and Heather Trostle Smith in 2018, before condensing its name to Pollock Begg in 2019.
Anchored in tradition, but progressive in nature, the Pollock Begg leadership team adopts the best emerging techniques in family law and deftly adapts as the industry evolves and their clients’ needs change.
Starting with just two associates, the firm now boasts an average of 15 lawyers and 30 employees, making it one of the largest law firms in western Pennsylvania focused solely on family law. Consistently ranked as a top-tier law firm by U.S. News and World Report, Pollock Begg drives legal expectations in the industry with attorneys serving in leadership positions within numerous matrimonial law organizations and participating in pro bono work, volunteer, and community endeavors.
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