Velma Bender Hirsch
Associate
Attorney Hirsch is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and Women's Bar Association of Allegheny County. She is a member of the family law section of the local and state bar associations. Ms. Hirsch's goal as a lawyer is to serve all her clients efficiently, effectively, courteously, and with the utmost competency.
Prior to practicing law, she taught economics at the University of Pittsburgh, Chatham College, and Community College of Allegheny County. She also edited and wrote for several national economics publications. Ms. Hirsch is a member of the Order of Artus, a national honorary society of economists, and she is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society.
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
Litigation Percentage
- 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Education
- University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- J.D. - 1985
- Columbia University, New York, New York
- M.A. - 1965
- Honors: Economics
- University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1962
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Order of Artus
Classes/Seminars
- Lecturer, Economics
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Allegheny County Bar Association, Member
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
- Women's Bar Association of Allegheny County, Member
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
- Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Family Division
- Order of Artus, a National Honorary Society of Economists, Member
- Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society, Member
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Beta Kappa
