Susan J. Pearlstein has practiced law in
Western Pennsylvania since 1978. Susan began practice as a lawyer in Neighborhood Legal Services Association's
McKeesport
office, providing free legal representation for people unable to otherwise afford an attorney. She went on to build a private practice in
McKeesport
and the Mon-Valley, concentrating in the areas of debt relief and family law.
In 2005 Susan opened an office in downtown
Pittsburgh
. But she maintains strong ties and commitments to the Mon Valley, with an office in West Mifflin located near the
Allegheny County Airport
and Century III Mall.
A life-long resident of Western Pennsylvania, Susan is an Allderdice High School, Chatham College, and
Duquesne University Law School
graduate. Susan's daughter is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, and her son is beginning his own legal career in
Allegheny County
.
Susan is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association's Family Law and Bankruptcy Sections. For the past fifteen years she has served on the Court's Landlord-Tenant Arbitration panel. Susan supports the Western Pennsylvania community in many ways, by volunteering for organizations as diverse as Habitat for Humanity and the
Pittsburgh
6th Grade Mentoring project.