Sarinia M. Feinman Esq.
Norristown Divorce Lawyer
King of Prussia, PA
Sarinia M. Feinman, Esq.
Fax: (610) 265-1120
About me
Family Law Attorney Sarinia M. Feinman M. Feinman is a partner at the firm of Vetrano | Vetrano & Feinman, LLC in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Ms. Feinman was graduated from Widener University School of Law, and from the University of Pittsburgh. Ms. Feinman was recognized by Pennsylvania Super Lawyer’s Magazine as a Rising Star in the area of Family Law from 2010-2018; and has been named as a Super Lawyer in the area of family law from 2019 to date; and was recently named as a Top Lawyer in the area of Family Law in Main Line Today, Philadelphia Life, and Suburban Life Magazines. While in law school, Ms. Feinman interned as a law clerk for the Honorable Barry C. Dozor of the Family Court Division of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas. She is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Ms. Feinman is an active member of the Montgomery Bar Association (MBA), serving as Immediate Past President of the MBA, President in 2022, President-Elect in 2021, Vice-President in 2020, Treasurer in 2019, Secretary in 2018, and a Past Chair of both the Family Law Section (FLS) in 2014 and Young Lawyers’ Section in 2009. Ms. Feinman previously served as a Director for a three-year term, and a four-year term on the Judiciary Committee. Ms. Feinman is currently a Zone 9 Delegate to the PBA House of Delegates, and she is currently serving her second three-year term on the Board of Managers of the Montgomery County Youth Center. Ms. Feinman is a Past President of the Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court in family law. She was previously the Zone 9 Co-Chair of the PBA Young Lawyers’ Division, and was one of the Regional Coordinators of the High School Mock Trial Competition and a member of the PBA Bar Leadership Institute class of 2010-11. Ms. Feinman served as a Council Member of the PBA Family Law Section for two separate three-year terms (2014-17 and 2009-12), and chaired the Programming Committee of the PBA FLS in 2013-14, and is currently the Co-Chair of the PBA FLS Membership Committee, since 2015. She is also a Collaborative Family Law Affiliate who is trained in the collaborative law approach to divorce, which focuses on severing the bonds of matrimony without severing the family.
Ms. Feinman served as the Pennsylvania Reporter for the American Bar Association’s Family Law Quarterly’s “Law in the 50 States” from 2004 through 2009. She is a frequent speaker, course planner, and author for various programs for PBI, PBA and MBA. Ms. Feinman has served as author, speaker and course planner for various programs, including the PBI and the PBA’s Representing a Special Needs Client in Family Law Cases, the PBI’s Issues for Divorce Over Fifty, the Chester County Bar Association’s What You Should Have Learned in Law School But Didn’t, and the Montgomery Bar Association’s A to Z on Business Valuations, Professionalism in Family Law, Hot Tips on What Family Law Practitioners Should Know in Other Areas of the Law, But Probably Do Not – Are You Committing Malpractice?, and A View from the “New” Family Court Bench. She frequently serves as a volunteer attorney for the Montgomery Child Advocacy Project (MCAP), for which she represents abused children. Ms. Feinman has chosen to limit her practice to family law, with a special interest in custody relocation matters, children’s rights and, in particular, those of special needs children.
Areas of Practice
Family Law
Community Involvement
Green Valley Country Club, Member, 2016 to present
Whitemarsh Elementary School / Colonial Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), Member, 2016 to 2022
- Parent Liaison, all school years from Fall 2017 thru June 2022
- Organized and oversaw Silent Auction for the school carnival, May 2017, 2018, & 2019
- Organized and oversaw professional clothing drive for the Laurel House February 2017
Court Admissions
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of New Jersey
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Education
Widener University School of Law, Wilmington, Delaware, 2004
University of Pittsburgh, 2001
University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Seville, Spain Study Abroad Program, 2000
Past Employment Positions
Law Clerk Intern, The Honorable Barry C. Dozer, Delaware County Court of Common Pleas, Family Law Division
Student Attorney, Pennsylvania Family Law Civil Clinic at Widener University School of Law
After-school Program Coordinator, 1993 – 2004, Jewish Community Center Kaiserman Branch, Wynnewood, PA.
Teacher, 1998 – 2001, Temple Sinai Hebrew School, Pittsburgh, PA.
Languages
Fluent in written and spoken Hebrew
Proficient in Spanish
About Us
Vetrano | Vetrano & Feinman LLC is a law firm in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania that practices in the areas of family law and civil appeals.
The firm’s family law practice extends throughout eastern Pennsylvania. This area includes the Philadelphia Main Line (Merion, Narberth, Gladwyne, Wynnewood, Ardmore, Haverford, Bryn Mawr, Rosemont, Villanova, St. David’s, Radnor, Wayne, Strafford, Devon, Berwyn, and Paoli) and the communities of Newtown Square, Malvern, Valley Forge, and Phoenixville. The counties covered include Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, and Northampton—whose county seats are, respectively, in Reading, Doylestown, West Chester, Media, Lancaster, Allentown, Stroudsburg, Norristown, and Easton.
The firm’s civil appeals practice is throughout Pennsylvania.
Honors, Awards and Published Works
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Pennsylvania Super Lawyers in Family Law, 2019 to date
Main Line Today Top Lawyer in Divorce – 2017 to date
Montgomery Bar Foundation, Fellow, 2016 to present
Pennsylvania Bar Association Special Achievement Award for work with the Membership Committee of the PBA Family Law Section, May 2018
Top Attorney in Family Law in Philadelphia Life and Suburban Life Magazines, 2017 & 2018
Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars in Family Law, 2010-2018
Suburban Life/Philadelphia Life Magazine – Top Attorney, 2016, 2017
Pennsylvania Bar Association Bar Leadership Institute, Class of 2010-11
Committee of the Year of the Montgomery Bar Association as President of the Young Lawyers Section, 2009
Sarinia Feinman Published Works
Listed below are the published works of PA family attorney Sarinia Feinman:
President’s Message, Montgomery Bar Association, Sidebar Magazine, Winter 2022; Spring 2023; Summer 2023; Fall 2023; and Winter 2023 Issues (five articles published)
State of the PBA Family Law Section Membership Committee, PBA Pennsylvania FAMILY Lawyer, Fall 2019 (Volume 41, Issue no. 3)
Case Notes: In RE Estate of Paul J. Sauers, III, PBA Pennsylvania FAMILY Lawyer, October 2009
Family Law Templates, Pleadings, and Case Law, Chester County Bar Association, What You Should Have Learned in Law School But Didn’t, April 2008
Selected Cases to Illustrate Representing a Disabled Client with Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Issues, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Representing a Special Needs Client in Family Law Cases, December 2007 and July 2008
Case Notes: In RE D.K. & W.K., PBA Pennsylvania FAMILY Lawyer, October, 2007
Equitable Distribution Case Law Update, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Equitable Distribution Update, December 2006
Practicum, Montgomery Bar Association, Ethical Tax Crimes?: A look at the Effect of Ethics, Tax Law, and Criminal Law on the Practice of Family Law, November 2006
Case Notes: Wang v. Feng, PBA Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, Summer 2006
Equitable Distribution Case Law Update, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, General Practitioner’s Update, June 2006
Law in the 50 States, American Bar Association Family Law Quarterly, Pennsylvania Reporter, Winter 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008
Generation YL: County Bar Associations Want You, The Legal Intelligencer, September 2005 (quoted)
New QDRO Costs to be Factored in Divorce: Practice Pointer, PBA Pennsylvania FAMILY Lawyer, April 2005
Passport Nightmares Created By Support Arrearages: Removing Impediments Can Be An Impediment, Pennsylvania Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Practice Section News, Winter 2005
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Professional Associations and Memberships
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Montgomery Bar Association, Immediate Past President, 2023; President, 2022; President-Elect, 2021; Vice President, 2020; Treasurer, 2019; Secretary, 2018
Zone 9 Delegate, PBA House of Delegates, 2017 to date
Montgomery Bar Association, Nominating Committee, 2009, 2014, 2016, and 2018 to date
Montgomery Bar Association, Judiciary Committee, 2011-2014 (4-year term); and 2023 to date
Montgomery Bar Foundation Trustee, 2021 and 2023.
Montgomery Bar Association, Bench Bar Committee, Member, 2015-present; Executive Committee 2022 to date
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Membership Committee, Co-Chair, 2015-2023
Montgomery Bar Association, Family Law Section, Chair, 2014; Vice-Chair, 2013; Secretary, 2012; Treasurer, 2011
Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court (family court), 2005-2018
- Counselor (Immediate Past President), 2013-14
- President, 2012-13
- Membership Director, 2010-12
- Programming Coordinator, 2009-10
Montgomery County Friend of the Court attorney, assisting the Court directly in Protection from Abuse matters, 2016-2018
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Council Member, 2015-2017; 2010-2012 (each 3-year term) – Executive Committee, 2014-2015 and 2016-2017
Montgomery Bar Association, Long-Range Planning Committee, 2014-2017 (4-year term)
Montgomery Bar Association, Women in the Law Committee, Co-Chair, 2016-17
Montgomery Bar Association, Membership/Member Services Committee, Co-Chair, 2010 and 2015
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Programming Chair, 2013-2014
Montgomery Bar Association, Director 2014; 2010-2012 (3-year term); and 2009 – Executive Committee in 2012
Pennsylvania High School Mock Trial Competition, Regional Director, 2010-2013
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Division, Zone 9 Chair, 2011-12
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Bar Leadership Institute 2010-11
Montgomery Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Section, Chair, 2009; Vice-Chair, 2008; Treasurer, 2007
- Co-chair of events sub-committee, 2006
- Member of events sub-committee, 2005
Montgomery Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2004-present
- Chair of 1st and 3rd Annual Toby L. Dickman Seminar committee, 2008 and 2010
- Member of Practicum committee, 2006 and 2007
- Chair of Case Law Updates Committee, 2006, Co-chair, 2007
- Member of Custody committee, 2007
Montgomery Child Advocacy Project (MCAP) attorney, representing children in both child custody and protection from abuse cases where allegations of abuse exist, 2008-present
Montgomery Bar Association, Legal-Aid/Pro-Bono Committee, Co-Chair, 2008
Montgomery Bar Association, Child Advocates Committee, Co-Chair, 2007
- Trained as a Child Advocate (pro bono appointments by the Court), 2007
Collaborative Family Law Affiliates (trained in the Collaborative Law method), 2006-present
Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2004-present
American Bar Association, 2001-04
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Classes/Seminars Taught
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July 2023
- Speaker. Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Summer Meeting. Lake George, NY. How Do I Finalize this Divorce? Pitfalls and Procedural Issues in Representing Clients that are Partially Incapacitated, Completely Incapacitated/Incompetent, or Deceased.
May 2023
- Speaker. Montgomery Bar Association. Norristown, PA. Hot Practice Tips in Family Law.
March 2021
- Course Planner & Speaker/Moderator. Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section Virtual Panel Discussion and Networking Event for Law Students. What Every Future Lawyer Needs to Know About Landing a Job in Family Law.
March 2021
- Moderator. Montgomery Bar Association, Family Law Section. Norristown, PA. Primer on Prenuptial Agreements.
October 2019
- Course Planner & Speaker/Moderator. Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section Panel Discussion and Networking Event for Law Students. Kline Institute of Trial Advocacy. Philadelphia, PA. What Every Future Lawyer Needs to Know About Landing a Job in Family Law.
July 2019
- Course Planner. Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Summer Meeting. Orlando, FL. Custody Fatigue Syndrome & Generation Z.
January 2019
- Course Planner. Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Winter Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA. Mission Impossible.
May 2018
- Speaker. Montgomery Bar Association. Norristown, PA. Business Development, Networking, and Other Marketing Strategies for Young Lawyers.
April 2017
January 2017
- Speaker. Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Winter Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. All in the Family – Taking Care of the Small and Family Business.
Winter 2017
- Speaker. Pennsylvania Bar Institute. The Flipped Classroom – pre-recorded segment (one-hour). Analysis of the Best Interest of the Child Factors in Custody.
November 2016
- Moderator and Course Planner. Montgomery Bar Association. Norristown, PA. Women in Leadership.
November 2016
- Speaker, Author, and Course Planner. Doris Jonas Freed Matrimonial Inn of Court. Ethics Potpourri – From the Child Interview and Social Media to Courtroom Decorum and Beyond.
September 2016
October 2015
February 2015
- Speaker. Montgomery Bar Association. Norristown, PA. HOT TIPS for Family Law Practitioners.
July 2014
- Course Planner of all programs. Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Summer Meeting. Cambridge, MD.
- Speaker and Course Planner. Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Summer Meeting. Cambridge, MD. Plenary Session: Custody Mock Trial – Act I.
January 2014
- Course Planner of all programs. Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Winter Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.
- Speaker and Course Planner. Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, Winter Meeting. Philadelphia, PA. Detecting Deception.
January 2013
- Speaker and Author. Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section. Pittsburgh, PA. Equitable Distribution Case Law Updates.
October 2012
- Speaker and Course Planner. Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Philadelphia, PA. The Second Season: Issues for Divorce over Fifty.
October 2012
- Speaker. American Bar Association, Family Law Section. Philadelphia, PA. Plenary Session – Financial and Other Hot Tips from the Experts.
July 2012
- Speaker. Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section. Hershey, PA. Case Law Updates.
November 2010
- Speaker and Course Planner. Toby L. Dickman Family Law Seminar of the Montgomery Bar Association. Norristown, PA. HOT TIPS on What Family Law Practitioners Should Know in Other Areas of the Law, but Probably do Not – Are You Committing Malpractice?; AND A View from the “New” Family Court Bench.
December 2009
- Speaker. Professionalism Now. Montgomery Bar Association in Norristown, PA. Opportunities for Professionalism in Family Law.
October 2008
- Speaker and Course Planner. Toby L. Dickman Family Law Seminar of the Montgomery Bar Association. Norristown, PA. An A to Z on Business Valuations.
September 2008
- Speaker. Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Pittsburgh, PA. The Second Season: Issues for Divorce over Fifty.
July 2008
- Speaker. Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section. Baltimore, MD. Representing a Special Needs Client in Family Law Cases.
April 2008
- Speaker. Chester County Bar Association. West Chester, PA. What You Should Have Learned in Law School But Didn’t.
February 2008
- Speaker and Course Planner. Mock Trials of the Young Lawyer’s Section of the Montgomery Bar Association. Norristown, PA. An A to Z on Mock Trial Scoring and Criminal Issues.
December 2007
- Speaker and Course Planner. Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, PA. Representing a Special Needs Client in Family Law Cases.
November 2007
- Speaker and Course Planner. Practicum of the Family Law Section of the Montgomery Bar Association. Norristown, PA. Representing Clients Under a Disability: Addressing Mental Health and Substance Abuse Issues in Family Law Cases.
January 2006
- Speaker. Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section. Pittsburgh, PA. Equitable Distribution Case Law Update.
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Our experienced family lawyers take the time to fully understand the financial and emotional complexities that can be involved in separating two lives. We offer the patience and resources to effectively guide clients through a divorce, addressing all the challenges they may face in moving forward with their lives. To learn more about how we can help protect your rights and interests in a complex divorce, contact the Pennsylvania divorce attorneys at Vetrano | Vetrano & Feinman LLC.