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Christine Mathews Long 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
phone 412-567-5460
866-790-9784 (Toll Free)
fax 412-471-5733
email

Christine Mathews Long graduated magna cum laude from the University of Dayton in 1974. She was awarded the Alpha Sigma Tau Honor Key. Ms. Long attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, and graduated cum laude in 1977.

Ms. Long was admitted to practice before the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1977 and the State of Ohio in 1978. She is currently a member of the Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Bar Associations, and is a member of the Family Law Section, Tax Section and Real Property Probate and Trust Law Sections of the ACBA. Attorney Long is a past member of the Family Law Section Council of the Allegheny County Bar Association; a member of the Section's Ad Hoc Guidelines Committee, and a member of the Elder Law Committee.

Ms. Long is a Board Member of the St. Thomas More Society and a former President of Allegheny County's St. Thomas More Society, a Society of Catholic lawyers. Ms. Long frequently volunteers for Neighborhood Legal Services Association handling Protection from Abuse cases, the Family Law Section Pro Se Assistance Program and North Hills Community Outreach.

Ms. Long was admitted to the U.S. Tax Court in 1987 and has done Income Tax compliance work, the representation of clients at IRS Audits and Appeals to the United States Tax Court. She attended the University of Miami Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning in 2010. Ms. Long is an Approved Attorney for First American Title and was an agent for the former Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation for 30 years.

Areas of Practice:
Family Law
Estate Planning and Administration
Federal Income Tax
Real Estate
Litigation Percentage:
5% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania, 1977
Ohio, 1978
U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1977
U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1983
U.S. Federal Courts, 1977
U.S. Tax Court, 1987
Education:
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1977
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude


University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 1974
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Alpha Sigma Tau Honor Key


University of Miami Heckerling Institute, 2010
Honors: Estate Planning


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Accountant’s Education Services Annual Tax Update, University of Denver Graduate Tax Program, 2006 - 2008


Honors and Awards:
Certificate of Commendation, Allegheny County Bar Association, 1986


Alumnae Award of Excellence, Magnificat High School, Rocky River, Ohio, 1984


Manifesting the Kingdom Award, Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, 2003


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Allegheny County Bar Association, 1986 - Present
Member; Elder Law Committee, Family Division, Ad Hoc Guidelines Committee


St. Thomas More Society, 1985 - Present
Board of Governors, Former President


Pennsylvania Bar Association
Member, Committe Member, Women in the Profession Commission


Holy Wisdom Parish
Member Pastoral Council, 2011 to present


Past Employment Positions:
Sherrard German & Kelly, P.C., Shareholder


May, Long & Sanders, P.C., Shareholder, 1977 - 2006


The family law attorneys at Raphael, Ramsden & Behers, P.C. serve clients in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County and surrounding areas of Western Pennsylvania, including Sewickley, Fox Chapel, Peters Township, Upper St. Clair, Mount Lebanon, Monroeville, Cranberry Township, Bethel Park, Penn Hills, Murrysville, Shadyside, Beaver, Butler, Washington, Greensburg, North Hills, South Hills and Beaver County, Butler County, Washington County and Westmoreland County, PA.

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Raphael, Ramsden & Behers, P.C.
437 Grant St., Suite 1200 Frick Bldg.
Suite 1200
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-6100
Phone: 412-567-5460
Fax: 412-471-5733
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