Harry M. Byrne Jr.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Abrahams & Loewenstein
Philadelphia, PA
Blank, Rome, Comisky & McCauley
Philadelphia, PA
Dolchin, Slotkin & Todd
Philadelphia, PA
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Articles-Comments Editor, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer — 1997 to Present
Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section
Chair, 2003 – 2004
First Vice Chair, 2002 – 2003
Second Vice Chair, 2001 – 2002
Secretary, 2000 – 2001
Treasurer 1999-2000
Member, Executive Council, 1994 – 1995, 1997 – Present
Co-Chair, Program Committee, 1993 – 1995
Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Health Care Task Force, 2003 – 2004
Member, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1981 – 1998
Secretary, Family Law Section, 1998
Member, Executive Committee, 1993 – 1994, 1996 – 1997
Co-Chair, Custody Committee, 1992 – 1993
Co-Chair, Equitable Distribution Committee, 1994 – 1996
Co-Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1997
Member, Montgomery County and Delaware County Bar Associations,
Family Law Sections
Member, St. Joseph’s Preparatory School Law Alumni
APPOINTMENTS/AWARDS
Philadelphia Magazine “Super Lawyer,” Family Law, 2006 – 2011
Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Pro Bono Service Award, 2004 and 2007
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pro Bono Service Award, 2001
Custody Master Pro Tem, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, 1995 – 1996
Board of Trustees, Haverford State Hospital, appointed by Governor Robert P. Casey, 1992 – 1995
PUBLICATIONS
Author, “Shepp v. Shepp and Religious Custody Dispute.” Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, 2003
Contributing Author, Fundamentals of Family Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002
Contributing Author, Annual Family Law Update, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1997-2000
Contributing Author, Philadelphia County Domestic Relations Practice, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1993, 1995, 1997
Co-Author, “The Rainbow After the Storm? Post-Secondary Education Support Legislation in the Wake of Blue”, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, 1994
Co-Author, “Net Spendable Income Calculations in the Context of Depreciation and Business Expenses,” Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, 1993
Contributing Author, Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1993, 1991
Parental Rights of Unwed Fathers, St. Louis University Law Journal, 1979
LECTURES
Alternative Dispute Resolution Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, 2005
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act, Delaware County Bar Association, 2004
Child Custody Roundtable, Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Middletown, April 2004
Child Custody Law Update, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Plymouth Meeting, 2003
Fundamentals of Family Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, Media and Harrisburg, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002
Business Valuation in Equitable Distribution, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, 2001
Annual Update on Family Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia and Harrisburg, 1997 – 2003
Complex Support Issues, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Bermuda, 1998
Tips from the Front Line, New Issues in Child Custody, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, 1999
Domestic Relations Practice in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia, 1994 – 1997
Drafting Marital Settlement Agreements, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Philadelphia and Harrisburg, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2009
Complex Discovery Issues in Equitable Distribution, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Toronto, 1996
Distribution of Marital Property, Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia, 1996
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Spousal Waiver and Divorce, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Harrisburg, 1996
Complex Support Issues, Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Williamsburg, VA, 1995
Course Planner, White Collar Crime/Federal Crime in the Domestic Arena, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Philadelphia, 1995
Creditors’ Rights in Marital Property, Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia, 1994
Depreciation and Business Expenses, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Toronto, 1993
Ethical Issues in Family Law, Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia, 1993
Breakfast with the Judges Program, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1992 – 1993
Custody Trial Procedures, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1993
Trial Techniques and Family Law, Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia, 1992
Cross-Examination of a Psychologist in a Child Custody Case, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1992
Religious Practices and Child Custody Law, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Philadelphia, January, 1991
DNA Testing and Paternity Cases, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Washington, DC, 1991
Role of Psychological Experts in Child Custody Litigation, Pennsylvania Psychological Association, June, 1991
Trial Techniques and Family Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Pittsburgh, 1990
First Amendment Religious Issues and Child Custody, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1990
Religion and Child Custody, American Jewish Congress, 1989
“Religious Custody” Issues, Civil Rights Committee, Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith, 1989
Tax Aspects of Separation and Divorce, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1989
Basic Legal Practice Course – Family Law, Philadelphia Bar Institute, 1989
Seminar, Custody, Philadelphia Bar Association Committee on Homeless, 1986
Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act – Practice and Procedures, Montgomery County Bar Association, 1985
Equitable Distribution/Divorce Code, Lawyer’s Volunteers Action Program, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1985
EDUCATION
St. Louis University School of Law, St. Louis, Missouri
Degree: Juris Doctor, 1980
Honors: St. Louis University Law Journal, Asst. Managing Editor, 1979 – 1980, Special Editor, Church and State Symposium, St. Louis University Law Journal, Vol. 24, No. 2, 1980
Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, 1974
St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Degree: 1970
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
St. Joseph’s Preparatory School
Alumni Board of Governors
President, 1994 – 1995
Executive Board, 1990 – 1996
Class Representative, 1985 to present
Member, Law Alumni; Member, Long Term Plan, Capital, Co-education Study and related committees, (1990 – 1996); Co-Chair, Hawktion Lawyers Committee (2007 – 2008).
Haverford State Hospital, Board of Trustees, 1992 – 1995
St. Margaret School, School Board Member, Narberth, PA, 1997 – 2000
Harry M. Byrne Jr. serves clients in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.