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Provided by Julia Swain
Julia Swain is a family law attorney with over 25 years of experience representing clients in all phases of family law resolution, litigation, arbitration and mediation.
Professionals in a broad of range of industries including pharmaceutical, legal, financial services, real estate, health care, technology, startups, hospitality and marketing, rely on Julia to represent their interests in highly sensitive family law matters. Her clients include entrepreneurs, physicians, lawyers, professional athletes, members of the judiciary, artists, parents of special needs children, grandparents and third parties in custody.
Julia approaches each representation with sensitivity and discretion, knowing her clients need a lawyer who is both a steadfast legal advocate and trusted personal ally, committed to helping them reach a resolution that protects their interests and addresses their needs at a difficult time.
She handles complex litigation that involves:
- business valuations
- executive compensation
- high-net-worth marital estates
- custody relocation
- high-conflict marital/parental disputes.
Julia negotiates and prepares all forms of family law contracts such as prenuptial agreements, marital/property settlement agreements, post-nuptial agreements and co-habitation agreements. She handles family law cases in the Philadelphia region and throughout Pennsylvania as well as nationally, including in New Jersey, New York, Florida and California.
Her practice areas include Litigation, Family Law, International, Law Firms & Attorneys, Health Law and Entertainment & Sports Law.
Julia is a recognized leader in family law and the greater legal community. She is the immediate past Chair of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and immediate past Co-Chair of the Women in the Profession Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association, among multiple leadership roles. Julia speaks frequently on range of family law topics, including witness examinations, technology in the courtroom, child support calculations, working with expert witnesses, smart phone and social media evidentiary issues, creative use of Qualified Domestic Relations Orders and multi-jurisdictional custody disputes.
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section
Philadelphia VIP
International Academy of Family Lawyers, Fellow
American College of Family Lawyers, Fellow
Board of Directors
SeniorLAW Center
Editorial Boards
Philadelphia Bar Reporter
The Matrimonial Strategist
Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Widener University School of Law
J.D.
1995
University of Geneva
J.D.
1994
University of Delaware
B.A.
1991
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She is confident, direct, deeply knowledgeable and works to a realistic, achievable best outcome.
I know Julia to be a very hard-working lawyer who is good in complex situations and good at dealing with clients. She is bright, hard-working, thorough and can litigate a case.
She is confident, direct, deeply knowledgeable and works to a realistic, achievable best outcome.
I know Julia to be a very hard-working lawyer who is good in complex situations and good at dealing with clients. She is bright, hard-working, thorough and can litigate a case.