Meredith Brennan
mbrennan@momjiananderer.com
267.546.3704

Ms. Brennan is the former Chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Family Law Section and a member of its Executive Committee. She served as a Council Member for the Pennsylvania State Bar Association’s Family Law Section and was a member of the Section’s Programming Committee. Ms. Brennan is a frequent volunteer for Philadelphia's Volunteers for the Indigent Program. Ms. Brennan has published numerous articles on a variety of family law topics in The Legal Intelligencer, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, The Matrimonial Strategist, and others. She has lectured on custody, support, and divorce issues for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and local and state bar associations, as well as at the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges. She was selected as one of Pennsylvania's "Lawyers on the Fast Track" by The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly in 2006; she has been named a “Pennsylvania Super Lawyer” since 2017; and previously a "Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star" by Philadelphia Magazine every year since 2005. She is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Education

New York University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2001

Georgetown University, B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1998

Professional Affiliations

Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section Council Member and Programs Committee Member

Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section Chair 2014

Philadelphia V.I.P., Co-Chair of the Family Law Advisory Council

Nicholas A. Cipriani Inn of Court member

Awards & Distinctions

Recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, 2017-present

Recognized as a “Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2005-2016

Recipient of the 2007 Pro Bono Award by the Pennsylvania Bar Association

Named a “Lawyer on the Fast Track” by The Legal Intelligencer, 2006

Named co-editor of the case notes section of Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, January 2021

Recent Publications & Speaking Engagements

Co-Presenter with Mark Momjian, “Section 5329 Crimes, Convictions, and Suspected Mental Health Issues in Child Custody Disputes,” Nicholas A. Cipriani Inn of Court, April 2022.

Presenter, “Marital Settlement Agreements in Pennsylvania: a Step-by-Step Guide,” National Bar Institute, April 2022

Moderator, “Alimony and Support Issues: From Simple to Sublime,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, May 2022

Presenter, “How to Avoid Disaster: Drafting with an Eye for the Future,” Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section Summer Meeting, July 2021

Moderator, “Case Law Updates,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, October 2020

Guest Lecturer, Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law on the topic of “Expert Witnesses in Family Law, March 2022”

Faculty, “Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, February 2020

Presenter, “Four-County Surrounding Family Law Practice,” Montgomery County Bar Association, January 2020

“The Smoking Text:  How to Authenticate Text Messages and Social Media in Child Custody Litigation,” The Philadelphia Lawyer, Winter 2020

“Family Law 101,” Presenter, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, December 2019

“Inside Relocation:  Tips for Trying the Ultimate Case for All the Marbles,” Speaker, Philadelphia Bench Bar Conference, October 2019

“FTP Sites, Dropbox, Smart Courtrooms … Oh My!  Understanding and Maximizing Technology for Litigation and Discovery Issues,” Program Organizer, Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section Summer Meeting, July 2018

“Mirror Mirror … Predicting Equitable Distribution & Alimony Awards,” Faculty, Family Law Institute, April 2018

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Bar Admissions

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Third Circuit Court of Appeals