Robert Raphael

Background

Raphael, Robert was born on October 8, 1922 in New York, New York, United States.

Education

University of Pittsburgh (Bachelor of Arts, 1948. Bachelor of Laws, 1950).

Career

Worked at Raphael, Ramsden & Behers, Professional Corporation (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Practice. Family, Corporation, Real Estate, Probate, Personal Injury Law and Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1950, Pennsylvania.

1967, United States.

Supreme Court. 1976, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Tau Epsilon Rho. Company-author: Pennsylvania Family Law Discovery Forms," Pennsylvania Bar Institute - Lawyers Deskbook Series, November 1993.

Author: "Annual Survey of Family Law," Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, 1975-1995.

"Divorce Reform At Long Last Maybe, "Pittsburgh Legal Journal Monthly, December, 1979. "On the Road to Divorce Reform," Pennsylvania Law Journal, December 10, 1979.

"Negotiating the Marriage Settlement," New Jersey Family Lawyer, December, 1983. Company-Author: "Divorce in America: The Erosion of Fault," 81 Dickinson Law Review 719, 1977.

Contributing Editor, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, 1980-1982.

Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 1977. Lecturer: Pennsylvania College for the Judiciary, Domestic Relations Training Program, 1978-1983, 1989-1991. Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, 1981.

Chairman, Course Planning Committee for Family Law, 1979 Pennsylvania Bar Institute Seminar.

Course Planner and Lecturer, Family Law Developments, Dickinson School of Law, 1987-1989. Member, 1973-1975 and Chairman, 1975-1978, Governor"s Trial Court Nominating Commission, Fifth Judicial District.

Recipient, Special Achievement Award, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1977-1978. Vice President, Joint Family Law Council of Pennsylvania, 1977-1980, 1987-1988.

President, 1987-1989.

Member: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Domestic Relations Task Force, 1978-1980. Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1981-1987. Treasurer, 1988-1989.

Secretary 1988-1989.

Vice-President, 1989. President, 1990; Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Domestic Relations Executive Committee, 1981-1984. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Rules Committee, Domestic Relations Division, 1984-1994.

Member, Joint State Government Commission"s Advisory Committee on Domestic Relations Law.

Member: Allegheny County (President, 1973. Chairman: Family Law Section, 1970-1972.

Special Fee Determination Committee, 1974), Pennsylvania (Chairman: Family Law Section, 1974-1977. Committee on Drafting Divorce Reform Code, 1975-1978.

Committee on Drafting Rules of Civil Procedure for Support, 1976-1979.

Law Office Management Committee, 1981-1982. Vice Chairman, Specialization Committee, 1985—. Member, House of Delegates, 1976-1979.

1982—.

Member, Merit Selection of Judges Committee, 1978-1980) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1974-1981. Company-Chairman, Divorce Committee, Northeastern Section Family Law Section, 1976. Chairman, Divorce Laws and Procedures Committee, 1983-1985) Bar Associations.

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (President, Pennsylvania Chapter, 1979-1980.

Vice President, National Organization, 1979-1983). Fellow, American Bar Foundation.

Family Law deals with the most personal and sensitive legal problems that confront men, women and children today. Number matter what the family problem, one of the major difficulties in times of family stress is merely understanding what can and should be done under our laws.

Achievements

• Robert Raphael has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, 1973-1975 and Chairman, 1975-1978, Governor"s Trial Court Nominating Commission, Fifth Judicial District. Recipient, Special Achievement Award, Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1977-1978. Vice President, Joint Family Law Council of Pennsylvania, 1977-1980, 1987-1988.

President, 1987-1989.

Member: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Domestic Relations Task Force, 1978-1980. Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1981-1987.

Treasurer, 1988-1989. Secretary 1988-1989; Vice-President, 1989.

President, 1990; Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Domestic Relations Executive Committee, 1981-1984.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Rules Committee, Domestic Relations Division, 1984-1994. Member, Joint State Government Commission"s Advisory Committee on Domestic Relations Law. Member: Allegheny County (President, 1973.

Fellow, American Bar Foundation.