Family Law

• Divorce
  Our law firm’s long distinguished history includes representing clients in the full scope of family law matters from handling the simplest uncontested divorce in an inexpensive and efficient manner to the most complex high net worth divorce or contentious child custody dispute. Our Pennsylvania family law team can assist you with any of the following family law issues or proceeding...
• Child Support
• Child Custody and Visitation
• Paternity
  Our dedicated Pennsylvania divorce lawyers are committed to representing our clients with compassion and dedication. We have successfully represented many family law clients throughout Pennsylvania in divorces, paternity actions, modifications, parental move-away cases, domestic violence cases, custody/visitation disputes, alimony disputes and a wide range of other family law matters. We understand that our clients often are deeply concerned about their future because so many aspects of a person’s life can be impacted by a family law matter like a divorce or paternity dispute. Our knowledgeable team can carefully analyze your situation, discuss your goals and devise the most effective negotiation or litigation strategy to provide for your future.
• Guardianship
  Financial Abuse, such as cashing an elderly person’s check without their permission, forging their signature, stealing their money or possessions, and abusing guardianship, is also a danger.
• Spousal Support
  No matter what your family law issue or position, family law disputes impose unique emotional challenges. If you are a stay at home parent during a long-term marriage, you may worry about your financial future and ability to provide for your financial needs if you seek a divorce. If your spouse managed the household finances, you may feel that you are at a disadvantage because of your lack of knowledge about cash flow, expenses and marital assets. You may even be concerned that your spouse is diverting or hiding income or marital assets to hinder a fair division of marital property. If you are the high wage earner or ran a family business or professional practice, you may have concerns about your ability to protect your business and maintain your lifestyle when facing a division of marital property and debts as well as alimony payments. Our experienced Pennsylvania family law attorneys often work closely with forensics accountants, business valuation experts and vocational counselors so that we can protect our clients’ interest when litigating property division and alimony issues.

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  When you or someone you love is arrested and charged with a crime or merely under investigation, the stress, anxiety and fear about the future can be overwhelming. Many people also feel embarrassment and delay in seeking legal representation from an experienced Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer. Pennsylvania law enforcement officers and prosecutors are extremely aggressive in the investigating and prosecuting of criminal offenses. One of the worst mistakes that you can make is waiting to seek legal representation from an experienced Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer.
• DUI/DWI
  Our NEPA criminal defense law firm has handled hundreds of criminal cases from DUI and misdemeanors to major felonies including...
• Wrongful Death
  If you or a close family member is injured by a product, it is important to keep all parts of the product and any packaging. This often is key evidence in establishing liability in a Pennsylvania defective product lawsuit. Defective products can cause catastrophic injuries, such as suffocation, third degree burns, broken bones, severe disfigurement and even wrongful death. Our Pennsylvania product liability law firm has the extensive resources, full spectrum of experts and many years of expertise necessary to provide persuasive advocacy for those who suffer serious injury caused by defective products.
• Misdemeanors
  We provide zealous criminal defense by aggressively fighting for our clients from the moment we are retained to the final resolution of our clients’ criminal cases. We understand the fear that accompanies being under the specter of criminal charges so we keep our clients informed through every step of the criminal process to put our clients’ fears to rest and ensure that they are informed regarding the significant developments in their criminal cases. We understand that a misdemeanor or felony conviction in Pennsylvania can have an enormous adverse impact on one’s future so we work diligently to reduce the negative consequences of a criminal case on our clients’ lives.
• Drug Crimes
• Assault

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  As gas drilling increases in Northeast Pennsylvania the need for experienced personal injury/workers compensation lawyers such as those who work at Dougherty Leventhal & Price, LLP has become more important than ever. If you have been injured on a Pennsylvania drilling rig, injured in a drill rig related car or truck accident, or if a family member was killed due to a drill rig accident the lawyers at DLP encourage you to contact our offices immediately to discuss your case.
• Employment Discrimination
  Upon graduation from law school, he entered the private practice of law with the firm of Dougherty, Leventhal & Price, a regional litigation law firm. He has been a partner with the firm since 1993. Over the years, Mr. McDonough has concentrated his practice in the areas of personal injury litigation; he has also represented governmental entities and officials in federal civil rights and employment lawsuits throughout Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania. Mr. McDonough has appeared in front of both the Equal Opportunity Commission and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commissions in a wide variety of employment discrimination cases.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
• Premises Liability
  If you have been injured, our firm is committed to pursuing justice on your behalf. We are driven by a genuine desire to help those who have been negligently injured. As soon as we are retained, we will begin working to reach a favorable resolution for your premises liability case.
• Real Estate Transactions
  Anytime a real estate transaction happens, it is important to know your rights and have them explained to you by an experienced Pennsylvania real estate lawyer.
• Land Use and Zoning

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Nearly five million people are attacked and bitten by dogs in the U.S. every year. One million of these victims have to seek hospitalization for their injuries, and 20 people are killed. Approximately 60% of all those injured are children. If you or a loved one have been injured in a dog bite attack, it is important that you contact a Pennsylvania Personal Injury Lawyer who can help you seek compensation for the injuries suffered.
• Medical Malpractice
  Everyday all over Pennsylvania people seek medical care in doctor’s offices, medical clinics, urgent care centers and hospital emergency rooms. When people seek medical care in the form of diagnosis and treatment, most patients justifiably presume that medical professionals will provide competent effective medical care. Unfortunately, sometimes medical professionals, including doctors, nurses, hospital personnel, anesthesiologist and others, provide substandard medical care that result in more harm than good. At the Pennsylvania law firm of Dougherty Leventhal & Price, LLP we understand that medical malpractice litigation requires substantial litigation resources, extensive experienced and tenacious advocacy for patients injured by substandard medical care.
• Auto Accidents
• Social Security Disability
  Social Security Disability Insurance (also referred to as “DIB”) pays benefits to you and certain members of your family if you are “insured,” meaning that you worked long enough and paid Social Security taxes. Supplemental Security Income (also referred to as “SSI”) pays benefits based on financial need.
• Dog Bites
  An additional statute controls dog bites or attacks that occur off of the owner’s or keeper’s property. Accordingly, a dog owner or keeper would be liable for a dog bite/attack if he fails to keep the dog at all times either...

Trusts and Estates

• Estate Planning
  Our dedicated NEPA estate planning lawyers are committed to representing our clients with commitment, personal attention and compassion. Our experienced Pennsylvania estate planning attorneys have an extensive background in handling the full range of estate planning and probate administration issues. Our knowledgeable team carefully analyzes your individual estate planning goals so that we can develop the best estate planning strategy to obtain your objective in a cost-effective manner.
• Wills
  There are many benefits to having a properly crafted estate plan. For your family who is left behind, a properly prepared estate plan can leave them financially secure, can save them time in having to straighten out complicated financial and legal affairs and provide them with peace of mind. The NEPA estate planning law firm of Dougherty Leventhal & Price, LLP represents individuals and business owners in Northeast Pennsylvania. We handle a broad spectrum of estate planning matters from simple wills to sophisticated estate plans for high net worth estates. Our Pennsylvania estate planning law firm will carefully analyze your entire estate so that we can help you develop a comprehensive estate plan that addresses all of your needs and objectives.
• Trusts
  Our Pennsylvania estate planning lawyers are dedicated to helping families plan for future disability or death. Our Pennsylvania legal team has established a prominent reputation for providing cost-effective estate planning solutions that accomplish the objectives of our clients while avoiding unnecessary cost and delay for our clients’ heirs. Seven of our attorneys have been named to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers by Philadelphia Super Lawyers Magazine. We recognize the importance of carefully constructing estate plans that avoid costly probate litigation that can deprive your loved one’s of the wealth you have worked hard to build or cause unnecessary obstructions to conducting business or financial affairs. At the NEPA law firm of Dougherty Leventhal & Price, LLP we handle all types of probate matters from developing an estate planning strategy to drafting estate planning documents including wills, living trusts, power of attorneys and specialized trusts throughout Pennsylvania.
• Power of Attorney
  Maintaining control over financial and medical decisions: A power of attorney may allow you to pre-assign the responsibility of health care and financial decisions to a trusted decision maker. A power of attorney may also carefully define or limit the scope of this delegation of authority.
• Probate
  When a loved one dies, you are faced with the prospect of handling their estate and distributing their assets according to the directives of their will. We offer you assistance with administrating these directives by...

Finance Law

• Foreclosure