Heather Trostle Smith - Lawyer in Pittsburgh, PA

Heather Trostle Smith, a partner with Pittsburgh family law firm Pollock Begg, applies her experience in multifaceted family law issues to advocate for clients in all types of divorce, support and custody cases, including those with complex financial estates and high net worth individuals.

Heather began her legal career in Pittsburgh concentratingin commercial matters, professional liability, personal injurylaw and family law with a well-known commercial litigationfirm. Her keen ability to analyze problems and resolveconflicts, combined with her empathetic nature, enables herto successfully negotiate for her clients, while working towardresolution of the entire case.

Heather has been named to both Best Lawyers in America and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers since 2020 and was recognized on the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars list from 2014-2018. She was elected to a three-year term on the Allegheny County Bar Associations Judiciary Committee in 2020 and previously served on the committee as well.

A leader in continuing education for attorneys, Heatherhas presented programs on shareholder rights, executivecompensation, electronic discovery and client managementfor the Pennsylvania Bar Associations Family Law Section,Pennsylvania Bar Institute, National Business Institute andAllegheny County Bar Association. A firm believer in givingback, she also volunteers on pro bono protection from abusecases and pro se motions and with the Uptown Legal Clinicand Neighborhood Legal Services.