Cynthia W. Stein

Top rated Family Law attorney in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania

Shemtob Draganosky Taylor Stein, P.C.
Cynthia W. Stein
Shemtob Draganosky Taylor Stein, P.C.

Practice Areas: Family Law; view more

Licensed in Pennsylvania since: 1988

Education: University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2025

Shemtob Draganosky Taylor Stein, P.C.

790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike
Suite 303
Blue Bell, PA 19422 Visit website

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Cynthia Weiss Stein is a partner at Shemtob Draganosky Taylor Stein, P.C. in Blue Bell, PA. She represents clients in Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Philadelphia Counties. Her practice is focused on the following areas: divorce, separation, equitable distribution / property division, alimony, spousal support, child support, child custody, relocation, property settlement agreements, prenuptial agreements, post-divorce issues, high asset divorce, business valuation in divorce, retirement benefits in divorce, third party and grandparent custody and visitation, abuse and restraining orders, and alternative dispute resolution.

Ms. Stein attended the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1985. At the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, she graduated in 1988 with a Juris Doctor. She is admitted to practice in the state of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, before the following courts: the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

U.S. World & News Report named Ms. Stein as one of the Best Lawyers in the Field of Family Law, and Main Line Today Magazine named her a Top Family Lawyer. The Times Herald also named her One of the Best Family Law Attorneys in Montgomery County, and she has an Avvo “Superb” rating.

Ms. Stein is a member of the Collaborative Law Professionals of Southeastern Pennsylvania, the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, the Amicable Divorce Network, the Montgomery Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Ms. Stein is certified in Family Mediation by The Montgomery County Mediation Center and in Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice by The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.

Practice areas

Family Law

Focus areas

Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex Family Law

  • 100% Family Law

First Admitted: 1988, Pennsylvania

Professional Webpage: https://shemtoblaw.com/attorneys/cynthia-stein/

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Member Amicable Divorce Network, 2023
  • International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, 2020
  • Collaborative Law Professionals of Southeastern Pennsylvania, 2020
  • Montgomery Bar Association, Women in the Law Committee, Former Chair
  • Montgomery Bar Association, Young Lawyers Doctor/Lawyer Project, Former Chair
  • Montgomery Bar Association, Drug Education Awareness Committee, Former Chair
  • Montgomery Bar Association, Law Day Committee, Former Chair
  • Montgomery Bar Association, Law Reporter Committee, Former Chair
  • Montgomery Bar Association, Family Law Section, Distribution and Alimony Committee, Chair, 2012
  • Montgomery Bar Association, Family Law Section, Custody Committee, Chair, 2013
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Commission for Women in the Law, Former Member
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Current Member
  • Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1988
  • Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1988
  • U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1989
  • Montgomery Bar Association, Women in Law Committee, Member, 2020
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1989
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1989
  • Montgomery Bar Association Diversity Summer 1L Writing Mentor, 2020
  • Montgomery Bar Association, Collaborative Law Committee, Member, 2020
  • Montgomery Bar Association, Diversity Committee, Member, 2020
  • Montgomery Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member, 2020
Special Licenses/Certifications:
  • Family Mediation, Montgomery County Mediation Center, 1999
  • Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, 2020
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Laurel House, Former Board Member
  • Golden Slipper Club and Charities, Former Board Member
  • Ramah Day Camp Committee, Former Chair
  • Camp Ramah in the Poconos, Former Board Member
  • Mitzvah Circle Foundation, Secretary since 2020, Board Member since 2009, 2020
  • Golden Slipper Camp, President, 2024
Honors/Awards:
  • Avvo Rating of “10 – Superb”
  • The National Advocates: Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania
  • “BV Distinguished®” rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Named a “Top Family Lawyer” in Main Line Today Magazine
  • Named “One of the Best” Family Law Attorneys in Montgomery County by The Times Herald
  • Named to Best Lawyers® in the field of Family Law, published in U.S. News & World Report
Educational Background:
  • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, B.A. in English, 1981-1985
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1985-1988
  • Germantown Academy, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, 1981
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • Second Saturday Workshops, providing general legal information about divorce
  • Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E., providing legal and general inspiration to school-age children to be drug-free
  • Equitable Distribution Masters’ Forum, 2012
  • “Divorce Preparedness Plan,” Montgomery County Women’s Journal, April/May 2018
  • “Kropf v. Kropf, Venue and Forum Non-Convenience in Divorce,” Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, 2011
Firm News (Newsletters):
  • We are pleased to announce that our firm will now be known as Shemtob Draganosky Taylor Stein, PC. The addition of partner Cynthia Weiss Stein to the firm’s name recognizes her multi-faceted family law practice (including collaborative divorce, amicable divorce, litigation, and mediation), and her dedication to our firm. The firm was founded by Lori K. Shemtob over 25 years ago. Partners David J. Draganosky and Andrew D. Taylor joined in 2008 and 2014 respectively. All attorneys at the firm practice exclusively in Pennsylvania family law. “Our clients are the core of our business. We are committed to providing them with excellent, innovative, practical and effective legal services,” said Shemtob, the firm’s founder and managing partner, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, (AAML), a national honor bestowed on fewer than 100 lawyers in Pennsylvania. “I look forward to growing the firm with partners Dave, Drew, Cynthia, and with our associates Jordan Gregro, Emily Farris Russell, and Jillian Emerson. Shemtob Draganosky Taylor Stein, PC is one of the largest boutique divorce and family law practices in the Philadelphia suburbs. From their office in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, the attorneys concentrate exclusively on representing clients facing divorce and related family law issues. The firm provides high quality legal counsel to clients throughout Montgomery County and the Main Line, Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County, and Philadelphia. Their representation spans all types of family law issues from high-asset divorce and complex property division to child custody disputes. The attorneys also handle non-divorce family issues, such as child support for unmarried parents, and the rights of grandparents and other third parties., Firm Update

Office location for Cynthia W. Stein

790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike
Suite 303
Blue Bell, PA 19422

Phone: 215-542-2105

Selections

5 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2025

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