Handling Conflict in Family Law with Shira Katz Scanlon

Divorce is one of the hardest life transitions a person can go through, but it doesn’t have to turn into a costly battle. This week, Regina sits down with Shira Katz Scanlon, co-founder of a boutique family law firm serving South Jersey and the greater Philadelphia area, to talk about why she starts with negotiation and mediation and saves the courtroom for when it’s truly needed.

Shira explains the real financial and personal cost of going to trial, the differences between practicing in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and why clients don’t always want a “shark” lawyer from day one. She also opens up about the invisible labor working mothers carry, why she’s tracking her own, and her push to have that work recognized in child support decisions.