- DivorceCooley & Handy Divorce & Family Law Attorneys have two convenient office locations in Bucks County & Montgomery County PA. Our Bucks County office is located in Doylestown, PA and our Montgomery County office is located in Bala Cynwyd, PA and serves all of the Main Line and Philadelphia, including Lower Merion, Gladwyne, Villanova, Bryn Mawr, Ardmore, Haverford, Wynewood, Penn Valley, and Rosemont.
- Child SupportThere’s no two ways about it – it’s expensive to raise and support children. That’s why Pennsylvania has a formula to determine child support.
- Child Custody and VisitationThe UCCJEA Determines In Which State Your Child Custody Matter Will Be Decided When Parents Live in Different States The answer to this question really turns on one key definition in the group of laws which relate to custody... Read more
- Paternity
- Premarital AgreementAttorneys Pat Cooley & Alison Carr successfully enforce prenuptial agreement and obtain exclusive possession of marital residence for husband
- Guardianship
- Spousal SupportYour financial security is key to obtaining the future you imagine. Getting the amount and length of alimony right, whether you are receiving or paying it, is key.
- Child AbusePrior to entering private practice, Ms. Cooley served as a judicial clerk in the Superior Court of Delaware and worked as an Assistant District Attorney for Bucks County, where she headed the Child Abuse Unit. As a former associate of the Law Offices of William L. Goldman, P.C., Ms. Cooley was trained by the renowned Bucks County divorce attorney, William L. Goldman, Sr.
- Criminal DefenseMs. Carr is a graduate of Temple University, Beasley School of Law. During law school, Ms. Carr clerked for the Honorable Jack A. Panella, of the Pennsylvania Superior Court. She also participated in the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office Prosecutors Clinical Program where she represented the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in a variety of criminal matters ranging from misdemeanors to first-grade felonies. Ms. Carr also served as senator and vice president of the Temple Law Student Bar Association, student mentor/member of the Women’s Law Caucus, and volunteer for the Law & Education Program, which educates middle and high school students about the law and citizenship.
- DUI/DWIFirst time DUI offenders often wonder if their driver’s license will be suspended and, if so, how they will manage to get to work. Because people are so dependent on their vehicles, this is a major concern for those faced with DUI charges. In fact, many of our clients are actually more concerned about their potential driver’s license suspen... Read more
- Fraud
- Misdemeanors
- Assault
- Business Disputes
- Workers CompensationPrior to joining Cooley & Handy, Ms. Carr worked as an associate at a Delaware County firm practicing in the areas of family law, personal injury, workers compensation, and criminal defense.
- Real Estate LitigationKevin J. Handy focuses his practice in family law, including in divorce, custody, and support matters. Mr. Handy is also a trained family law mediator. Mr. Handy also handles a wide variety of other legal matters in Bucks County, Montgomery County, and Philadelphia County, PA, and practices in both state and federal court. Mr. Handy’s other practice areas include personal injury law, product liability, automobile accidents, contract negotiations and disputes, general business law, insurance coverage issues, real estate law and consumer fraud. With over seventeen years of experience and top academic credentials, Mr. Handy brings a wealth of legal knowledge and practical experience to the cases he handles.
- Citizenship and Naturalization
- Personal InjuryPrior to starting Cooley & Handy, Mr. Handy was a litigation associate at Dechert LLP in Philadelphia, one of the country’s most prestigious law firms, as part of its nationally acclaimed products liability group. While at Dechert LLP, Mr. Handy worked on numerous high profile personal injury trials, class action lawsuits, and appeals throughout the United States, including the successful appeal of the largest punitive damages verdict in U.S. history.
- Estate PlanningSince joining Cooley & Handy, Mr. Handy has represented individual and corporate plaintiffs in civil lawsuits involving contract and business disputes and has successfully recovered substantial compensation for people injured as the result of automobile accidents, defective products, assaults and other negligent conduct. Among his more notable cases, Mr. Handy was co-lead counsel in a nationwide class action lawsuit, Byers v. Intuit, Inc., et al., in which the plaintiffs sought a refund of fees that taxpayers were charged to “e-file” their tax returns with the IRS. Mr. Handy has also represented numerous individuals in family law matters involving divorces, child custody issues, trusts and estates, and related appeals.
- Wills
- Trusts