Mary Cushing Doherty

Mary Cushing Doherty

High Swartz LLP
  • Divorce, Family Law
  • Pennsylvania
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With a distinguished record of professional and community service, Mary Cushing Doherty has more than 35 years of legal experience in the area of family law. She concentrates her practice on all aspects of marital dissolution and family law issues including divorce, child support, custody, spousal support and alimony, premarital agreement asset protection, complex property division, and more. Ms. Doherty is an experienced and certified Arbitrator and Mediator. She strives for the amicable resolution of divorce when possible; however, she is a zealous litigator when it serves the best interests of her clients.

Ms. Doherty has been an award-winning Course Planner and Lecturer for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute since 1985. She also has been a Course Planner and Lecturer for the Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section and Montgomery Bar Association, and a Lecturer for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). She has been a spokesperson for legislative reform for the Pennsylvania Bar Association and as a member of the Pennsylvania Joint State Legislative Committee on Family Law, she is the co-chair of the AAML Legislation Committee.

Education
Villanova University
J.D.
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University of Delaware
B.A.
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Professional Experience
Family Law Attorney
High Swartz LLP
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Women of Accomplishment
Women's Yellow Pages
LexisNexis Practice Guide - Pennsylvania
LexisNexis
Romantic Premarital Agreements: Solving the Planning Issues without "The D Word
AAML Journal
Awards
Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
2004-current
Best Lawyer
Best Lawyers in America
1995-current
Woman of the Year
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Special Achievement Award
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Professional Associations
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Fellow
- Current
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New Jersey State Bar
Member
- Current
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Pennsylvania State Bar
Member
- Current
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Pennsylvania
Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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Fees
  • Credit Cards Accepted
Practice Areas
Divorce
Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Additional Practice Areas
  • Asset Protection
  • Complex Property Division
  • Custody
  • Spousal Support
Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Websites & Blogs
Website
High Swartz Law Firm Website
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Contact & Map
High Swartz
40 East Airy Street
Norristown, PA 19401
Toll-Free: (610) 275-0700