Deborah Iwanyshyn
Divorce Lawyer, Mediator and Collaborative Lawyer @Iwanyshyn & Associates
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WORK HISTORY
Divorce Lawyer, Mediator and Collaborative Lawyer @Iwanyshyn & Associates
I am an experienced divorce attorney with a CPA and business appraiser background. I dedicate my practice to settling divorce cases after thoroughly reviewing the marital estate and ensuring that all values are correct and circumstances are properly evaluated. Divorce is primarily about money and finances. There are a multitude of tax consequences that should be considered in making decisions about how to distribute assets. In addition there may be valuation issues that must be considered. All consequences will be different depending upon a person\'s age and background. With 30+ years of legal experience and 40 years of financial expertise I promise to assist you in obtaining a fair settlement. For the stay-at-home mother I can assist you in finding hidden assets and hidden income. For the business owner I can assist you to avoid having to meet unduly burdensome document requests by knowing what is relevant and what is not. Custody is about children and their emotional well-being. I am myself a divorce survivor whose children were 8 and 12. They are both now young professionals but we all have scars that I would like to help you avoid. I was previously a custody mediator for the Allegheny County Family Division and a member of the Western Pennsylvania Mediation Council. I am a graduate of Gestalt Training for Professionals, a two year course of intensive psychology training which enables me to deal with the emotional issues associated with divorce and custody matters. I have recently been invited to become a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and have been selected to the 2016 list as a member of the Nation\'s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. When necessary I am a determined negotiator and a very hard-nosed litigator. View my website for some informative videos at and my blog on Tumblr at PaFamilyLaw.
EDUCATION
Penn State University
BS, Accounting
Penn State University
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Accounting
Duquesne University School of Law
Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law
SKILLS
ABOUT DEBORAH IWANYSHYN
I am a family lawyer that focuses her practice on divorce,custody and support. I am a divorce survivor myself and understand the stress and emotion that go with this traumatic time. I was formerly a practicing CPA and a forensic accountant who prepared tax returns for individuals and corporations and performed audits and forensic accountant to find illegitimate deductions from income designed to deliberately reduce income for tax purposes. I am also aware of the personal deductions that business owners run through their business and don\'t need to hire an expert to determine these amounts which generally saves you fees. I was also a business appraiser who testified in court on behalf of both business owners and dependent spouses regarding the value of a closely held business as well as income available for support. Divorce is mainly about money and finances. It is important that a closely-held business be fairly valued. It is also important that if alimony is an issue that it be computed in a fair manner using realistic numbers. I am unique because of my financial expertise. I can be a fierce litigator but settle the majority of my cases out of court because I am able to present easy to understand financial schedules and projections that allow the parties to settle with confidence that what they are getting is fair.Custody is about the health and well-being of a child. I was one of the Allegheny County Custody Mediators and have had 100 hours of mediation training including understanding child development. I strive to work with families to leave the least amount of scars.I have a blog at Read my posts. I also have extensive videos on my website at explain various aspects of the divorce process.Specialties: Divorce, complex divorce and support, business valuation, custody and support.
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