Willig, Williams & Davidson Family Law Attorney Presents Training on Basics of Divorce in Pennsylvania

Attorney Elizabeth I. Deegan recently ran a training program for Philadelphia Legal Assistance and Jenkins Law Library

PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia labor, employment, workers’ compensation and family law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that attorney Elizabeth I. Deegan recently ran a training program discussing the basic steps to divorce in Pennsylvania.

The training session was presented for Philadelphia Legal Assistance, which provides free legal support to low-income individuals and families, and Jenkins Law Library. Founded in 1802 in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, Jenkins Law Library is the nation’s first and oldest law library. Today, the library is committed to providing value to members and the greater community through outstanding service, comprehensive access to legal and other information, relevant educational programs, the latest technologies, and a hospitable place to work and visit.

An attorney in the firm’s Legal Services division, Deegan focuses her practice on family law, including child custody, divorce, child support establishment and modification, equitable distribution of marital assets, domestic violence issues, grandparents’ rights, adoptions, name changes and relocation issues.

Deegan started her career as a certified legal intern at Philadelphia Legal Assistance, where she helped low-income people navigate domestic violence, protection from abuse, and custody matters. After earning her law degree from the Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, she began focusing her practice on working with union members in all aspects of family law.

Active in her community, Deegan continues to volunteer with Philadelphia Legal Assistance today. She holds a bachelor’s degree from King’s College in her hometown of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. She lives in Philadelphia.

About Willig, Williams & Davidson – Willig, Williams & Davidson (www.wwdlaw.com) is one of the largest and most respected union-side labor law firms in the United States. The firm has offices in Philadelphia, Jenkintown and Harrisburg, Pa., as well as Haddonfield, N.J., and Chicago, Ill. Founded in 1979, Willig, Williams & Davidson focuses on representing labor unions, employee benefit funds and individual working people and their families on a variety of legal fronts, including national, regional and local contract negotiations; dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration and litigation; tax and benefit law compliance issues; discrimination and other employment matters; prepaid legal services for union members; and workers’ compensation matters in Philadelphia and beyond.

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