Attorney Profiles
Mark A. Momjian Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, Mr. Momjian has handled family law cases in over a third of Pennsylvania’s judicial districts. Mr. Momjian is co-author with his father Albert Momjian of Pennsylvania Family Law Annotated, published by Thomson/West and currently in its tenth edition. Mr. Momjian has argued major appeals before the Pennsylvania appellate courts, and in 2006 he successfully defended the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s Grandparents’ Visitation Act before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. He also successfully argued the first appellate case in the country in which a non-biological parent was directed to pay child support to her former domestic partner. Mr. Momjian has been quoted on family law topics in newspapers across the United States, including the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Wall Street Journal, and he has been interviewed by Larry King on CNN’s Larry King Live, as well as by Matt Lauer on NBC’s The Today Show. A more complete description of Mr. Momjian’s credentials can be found here. |
 Education Columbia College School of Law., J.D., 1986 Columbia College, B.A., 1983 Awards/Distinctions Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Who’s Who in American Law, Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Philadelphia’s Best Lawyers First Judicial District Pro Bono Roll of Honor (2006 to present) Outstanding Volunteer Service Recognition, Homeless Advocacy Project, Philadelphia VIP, and Delaware County Bar Association, Pro Bono Project of Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania Outstanding Advocate Award, SeniorLAW Center, for Protecting and Promoting the Rights of Senior Citizens in Need, 2006 Earl G. Harrison Award, in Recognition of Pro Bono Service and Commitment to Mentoring Young Lawyers, 2005 Cheryl Ingram Advocate for Justice Award, Philadelphia Bar Association, 2004 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights, 2002 Professional Affiliations American Bar Association Pennsylvania Bar Association Philadelphia Bar Association, Member of Executive Committee of Family Law Section Delaware County Bar Association Nicholas A. Cipriani Inn of Court, Member of Executive Committee Recent Articles/Speaking Engagements Facing Facebook, Facing Ourselves: Social Media’s Impact on Family Law, The Matrimonial Strategist, June 2011. Current Trends in the Interstate Dissolutin of Same-Sex Marriages, Civil Unions and Domestic Partnerships, Philadelphia Bar Association, Family Law Section, July 12, 2010 Professional Practice Valuation in Equitable Distribution, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Fifth Annual Family Law Institute, April 21, 2010 Third-Party Standing in Child Custody Litigation, Seminar on Children, Parents and the Law, Villanova University School of Law, January 25, 2010 Pre-Separation Dissipation and the Marital Estate, The Matrimonial Strategist, July 2009 For a list of additional publications, please click here. |
A graduate of Columbia College and the Columbia University School of Law, Mark Momjian’s family law practice encompasses all aspects of divorce, support, child custody, and appellate litigation. He writes and lectures frequently about trends in domestic relations, with a special emphasis on biotechnology’s impact on family law. A member of the Board of Editors of The Matrimonial Strategist since 1994, Mr. Momjian has published dozens of articles on specialized aspects of family law, some of which have appeared in the National Law Journal¸ the American Journal of Family Law, and Divorce Litigation. His articles on family law have been cited in numerous law reviews and journals, including the Yale Law Journal, the Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law, Law and Psychology Review, Law and Inequality, and the American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law.