Christine Gale - Pittsburgh, PA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May, 1981
    J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
    Honors: cum laude
    Honors: Participated in the Appellate Moot Court competition

• Non Legal Education

  • Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 1975
    B.A., Bachelor of Arts
    Honors: Dean's List
    Major: Liberal Arts

Current Employment Position(s)

• Of Counsel

Past Positions

• Feldstein Grinberg Stein & McKee, Shareholder and Department Head – Family Law
• Raphael, Ramsden & Behers, P.C.
• Baskin, Flaherty, Elliott & Mannino, P.C., Shareholder – Family Law, 1989
• Hyatt Legal Services
• Scott & Vogrin
• Child Advocacy Legal Aid, 1980

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, Alimony, Family Law Update for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1997 - Present
  
• Law for the People Seminar, Allegheny County Bar Association

Published Works

Articles

• Pennsylvania Family Practice Manual (Co-Authored with Frederick N. Frank), January, 1990
  
• Author, Tax Aspects of Divorce in Pennsylvania, National Business Institute, 1993
  
• Author/Speaker, Alimony and Counsel Fees, First Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 1997 – 1366
  
• Author/Speaker, Alimony and Counsel Fees, Second Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 1998 – 2108
  
• Author/Speaker, Alimony and Counsel Fees, Third Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 1999 – 2345
  
• Author/Speaker, Alimony and Counsel Fees, Fourth Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 2000 – 2556
• Author/Speaker, “Alimony Primer: How Much? How Long?”, Co-authored with John Rogala Evanoff, Family Law Section Summer Meeting, Vol. I., PBI No. 2001 – 2828
• Author/Speaker, Alimony and Counsel Fees, Fifth Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 2001 – 2841(R)
• Author/Speaker, Alimony and Counsel Fees, Sixth Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 2002 – 3143
• Author/Speaker, Alimony and Counsel Fees, Seventh Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 2003 – 3302
• Speaker/Panelist, Tax Consequences of Divorce: Avoiding the Pitfalls, PBI No. 2003 – 3414
• Speaker/Panelist, Fundamentals of Family Law, PBI No. 2004 – 3521
• Speaker/Panelist, Family Law Section Winter Meeting, PBI No. 2004 – 3588, 2004
• Author/Speaker, Alimony, Counsel Fees and Support Guidelines Update, Eighth Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 2004 – 3611
• Author/Speaker, Custody Relocation Update, Family Law Section Summer Meeting, PBI No. 2004-3777
• Author/Speaker, Alimony, Counsel Fees and Support Guidelines Update, Ninth Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 2005 – 4068
• Author/Speaker, Amendments to the Divorce Code: One Year Later, Family Law Section Winter Meeting, PBI No. 2006 – 4216
• Author/Speaker, Alimony and Counsel Fees, Tenth Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 2006 – 4446
• Author/Speaker, “Hitting the Jackpot: Addressing Tax Issues in a Winning Way”, Family Law Section Winter Meeting, PBI No. 2007 – 4795, 2007
• Author/Speaker, “Hitting the Jackpot: Addressing Tax Issues in a Winning Way”, 2nd Annual Family Law Institute, PBI No. 2007 – 4795
• Author/Speaker, Alimony and Counsel Fees, Eleventh Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 2007 – 4921
• Author/Speaker, Alimony Cases, Family Law Section Winter Meeting, PBI No. 2008 – 5185, 2008
• Speaker, Legislative Update, Family Law Section Summer and Winter Meeting
• Author/Speaker, Alimony and Counsel Fees, Twelfth Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 2008 – 5424
• Author/Speaker, Alimony and Counsel Fees, Thirteenth Annual Family Law Update, PB I No. 2009 – 5975
• Author/Speaker, Alimony Issues and Practical Applications, Sophisticated Issues for Family Lawyers, PBI No. 2010 – 6313
• Author/Speaker, Alimony and Counsel Fees, Fourteenth Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 2010 – 6436
• Speaker/Moderator, Cocktail Party Chatter, PBI No. 2010-6599
• Author/Speaker, Alimony and Counsel Fees, Fifteenth Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 2011 – 7009
• Author/Speaker, Alimony and Counsel Fees, Sixteenth Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 2012 – 7342
• Speaker, Seventeenth Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 2013 - 7942
• Author/Speaker, Sophisticated Issues for Family Lawyers, PBI No. 2013 - 8013
• Speaker, As Family Court Judges See It Seminar, National Business Institute, Spring, 2014
• Speaker, Eighteenth Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 2014 – 8398
• Speaker, Nineteenth Annual Family Law Update, PBI No. 2015 - 9025
• Author/Speaker, Tax Aspects of Family Law, Family Law Section, winter meeting 2016
• Bridge the Gap – Basic Family Law Practice – Allegheny County Bar Association – 1983-1985
• Law for the People – A Course for Non-Lawyers Allegheny County Bar Association – 1991-1998
• Allegheny County Bar Association, Family Law Section, Opinions Committee – since 1985 have authored capsule summaries and headnotes for published cases
• Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Case Notes Author for Family Lawyer

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1981
• U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1981
• U.S. Tax Court, 2005

Other Affiliations

• Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1981 - Present (Member)
• Allegheny County Bar Association, Family Law, 1981 - Present (Council Member)
• Women's Center and Shelter of Gr. Pittsburgh, 1981 - 1983 (Bd. of Dir.)
• Smokefree Pennsylvania, 1990 - Present (Shareholder and Board member)
• Allegheny County Bar Association (Council Member)
• Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra, 2013 - Present (Board of Directors)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2007 - Present (Council Member)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2008 - 2009 (Co-Chair of Legislation Committee)
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2012 - 2013 (Chair)