Todd M. Begg

Top rated Family Law attorney in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pollock Begg
Todd M. Begg
Pollock Begg

Practice Areas: Family Law

Licensed in Pennsylvania since: 1989

Education: University of Pittsburgh School of Law

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2025

Pollock Begg

525 William Penn Pl
Suite 3501
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Visit website

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Todd M. Begg is a family law attorney with Pollock Begg in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more than 20 years, he has focused his practice almost exclusively on divorce, equitable distribution and custody matters with an emphasis on custody litigation.

Todd is known for being articulate and knowledgeable of statutes and case law, and uses this knowledge to benefit clients. With a background in psychology and sociology, he has litigated many complex, high-conflict cases, which include issues of addiction, mental illness or abuse. His education and years of experience have enabled him to aggressively analyze the critical testimony of psychologists, social workers and other experts.

Before co-founding Pollock Begg in 2001, Todd worked as a senior attorney with the law firm of Buchanan Ingersoll in its Family Law Group, and prior to that, he served as part of the Matrimonial Law Group at Reed Smith. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1989. He received dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in psychology and sociology in 1986 from the University of Richmond.

Todd has tried numerous economic and custody cases in Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania. He is an active lecturer on family law-related matters and has previously lectured on custody, support and discovery in divorce actions for local and state bar associations as well as the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

Todd has been named to Best Lawyers in America since 2007 and was distinguished as being repeatedly listed among the Top 50 Pittsburgh Super Lawyers.

Practice areas

Family Law
  • 100% Family Law

First Admitted: 1989, Pennsylvania

Professional Webpage: https://www.pollockbegg.com/attorneys/todd-m-begg/

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Past Chairman, Children's Issues Committee, Allegheny County Bar Association
  • Children Who Witness Domestic Violence Allegheny County Bar Association Family Law Section, 2002
  • Member, Family Law Section, Allegheny County Bar Association
  • Board Member, Allegheny County Bar Association
  • Member, Family Law Section, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Faculty, Third Party Custody Rights Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2002
  • Faculty, Helping the Abuse Victim Obtain a PFA Order, Support and Custody Neighborhood Legal Services, 1997
  • Faculty, The Trial of a Custody Case Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1998
  • Faculty, Parent Coordinators in Pennsylvania: Handling High Conflict Custody Cases Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2006
  • Faculty, Essential of Pennsylvania Practice Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1996
  • Faculty, Allegheny County Bar Association Custody Law Update, 2003
  • Faculty, Trial of a Custody Case Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2002
  • Faculty, Fundamentals of Family Law Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2000
  • Faculty, Tips from the Frontline: Pragmatic Custody Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1999
  • Course Planner and Faculty, The Intersection of Legal and Mental Health Issues in Custody Cases Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2011
  • Faculty, Cross-Examining the Expert in Custody Cases Allegheny County Bar Association Family Law Section, 1996
  • Faculty, Family Law Potpourri Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2004
  • Faculty, Family Law Section Sound Off, Allegheny County Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, 2011
  • Divorce and Human Development: Medical, Legal, and Psychotherapeutic interventions Faculty in conjunction with Guest Speaker Judith Wallerstein, PhD, 2003
  • Faculty, Child Custody Actions Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2001
  • Faculty, Helping the Abuse Victim Obtain a PFA Order, Support and Custody Neighborhood Legal Services, 2000
  • Course Planner and Faculty, Presentation of a Custody Evaluation in a Complex Custody Trial Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2011
  • Faculty, The Trial of a Custody Case Allegheny County Bar Association Family Law Section, 1998
  • Faculty, Allegheny County Bar Association Custody Law Update, 2005
  • Faculty, Allegheny County Bar Association Divorce Forum, 1994
  • Faculty, Allegheny County Bar Association Family Law Section Jurisdictional Program, 2003
Honors/Awards:
  • Named to the Best Lawyers in America 2019 lists for family law., Best Lawyers in America lists for family law, 2019
  • Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers, 2020
  • Selected for Inclusion 2007 - Present, Best Lawyers in America, Naifeh and Smith
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent
Educational Background:
  • University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, B.A. in Psychology, Sociology
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • Shared Custody Annual Meeting, Family Law Section, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2001

Office location for Todd M. Begg

525 William Penn Pl
Suite 3501
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

Phone: 412-945-7992

Selections

21 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2005 - 2025

Top Lists

Top 50: Pittsburgh Super Lawyers: 2009, 2011 - 2012

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