Helen E. Casale

Attorney Helen E. Casale is a shareholder with the Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller law firm, which has law offices in Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Norristown as well as Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Widely regarded as among the top lawyers in the country, Ms. Casale focuses her practice solely on family law, and she provides exceptional counsel and support to clients throughout the greater Philadelphia metro and surrounding areas of New Jersey who have legal needs involving any of the following:

·       Divorce

·       Child custody and support

·       Spousal support

·       Asset protection

·       Complex property division

·       Date of separation issues

·       Protections from abuse

·       Same-sex domestic relations matters, including second parent adoptions, civil unions, and custody and support issues

As an attorney, Ms. Casale has gained a reputation as a fierce and tireless advocate for her clients who works hard to help them achieve their goals and the favorable outcomes they expect and deserve as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. She has become a recognized authority on same-sex family law issues, and she has achieved a long record of securing positive results for her clients both inside and outside the courtroom.

Honored for her outstanding professionalism and service, Ms. Casale has earned designation as one of Pennsylvania's Top 50 female attorneys each year since 2011, and the Philadelphia Business Journal has included her into the list of Top 40 Under 40. Both Pennsylvania Law Weekly and The Legal Intelligencer have named her a Lawyer on the Fast Track, and she has received many other top rankings and endorsements from her peers.

A 1990 graduate of Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Virginia, Ms. Casale obtained her Juris Doctor in 1994 from Rutgers University School of Law. She holds her license to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and she is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey and the U.S. Supreme Court.

A leader in her legal community, Ms. Casale has served as co-chair of the American Bar Association's Family Law Litigation Committee and its LGBT Law and Litigator Committee as well as for its LGBT+ Forum in 2017 and 2019. She has also served as chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Family Law Section, its Program Committee and its Committee on the Legal Rights of Gay Men and Lesbians. She has also presented many lectures and seminars on a variety of legal topics.