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Family Law Section Mentoring Program

The Family Law Section is developing a Mentoring program in which an attorney less experienced in the area of Family Law can consult with an experienced Family Law attorney for guidance and support.


This program is part of our continuing dedication to improve attorney professionalism and competence.

The Section recognizes that practitioners are understandably reluctant to display any lack of knowledge or experience in this area of the law in front of clients, opposing attorneys, and/or, if they are law firm associates, senior attorneys in their firms. Experienced family law attorneys have much wisdom to impart and can help the less experienced practitioners avoid practice problems.

If you are interested in participating as a Mentor, click here. If you are interested in participating as a Mentee, click here.

If you have any questions, please contact the co-chairs: Leslie Love Engle or Megan E. Watson.


The Family Law Section offers lawyers who practice in the domestic relations field opportunities to meet and network not only with other family law practitioners, but with Family Court judges and masters as well. Membership benefits include continuing legal education courses, workshops and seminars, most at no or reduced cost for section members, and invitations to the section's social events.

Section members also receive informational mailings to help better serve their clients, including updates on case law and legislation, as well as law practice management strategies designed to improve efficiency and save money. The section's committees give members an opportunity to focus on substantive legal issues such as adoption, custody and custody mediation, divorce and divorce mediation, domestic violence, elder law, support/alimony and surrogacy.

CLE discounts available!

Section members are now eligible to receive discounts for CLE programs presented by their sections under a new agreement between the Philadelphia Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

The new discount program only applies to programs proposed and presented by the sections and the various committees of those sections. It does not apply to stand-alone Bar Association committees. The discount program became effective on May 1.