J. Paul Helvy

Mr. Helvy is Chair of the Family Law Practice Group at McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC. He has been practicing Domestic and Family Law since his admission to the Bar in 1988. Mr. Helvy is a frequent speaker on behalf of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and County Bar Associations on the topics of divorce, custody and support. Some of the seminars in which he has been involved include a presentation to the state’s trial judges regarding business valuation, Family Law Practice in Central Pennsylvania, Preparing Marital Settlement Agreements, Determining Net Income for Support Calculations, the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act and Updates on Recent Developments in the Areas of Distribution of Marital Property, Support, and Custody. Mr. Helvy is a course planner of the Family Law Institute, an annual program designed to assist family law attorneys stay abreast of the latest developments and trends in the law, held in Philadelphia and simulcasted throughout the state. Mr. Helvy is currently the Second Vice Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section. He has chaired the Legislative, Membership and Program Committees of the PBA Family Law Section and has testified before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee regarding pending family law legislation. Mr. Helvy is a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and the Independent Collaborative Attorneys of Central Pennsylvania. He is listed in the family law section of The Best Lawyers in America® published by Woodward/White, Inc. and is named in the Pennsylvania’s Super Lawyer’s list.