Scott A. Lisgar

Scott A. Lisgar Background / History

Scott A. Lisgar was born in Springfield, PA and grew up in Bucks County, PA. He graduated from Council Rock High School in 1991 and from West Chester University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree (dual Majors in Business and Finance). Thereafter, he attended law school at Widener University School of Law and graduated in 1998 achieving a Juris Doctor degree. Since then, he has focused his practice on family law. He has been a partner of Keller, Lisgar & Williams, LLP since its formation in 2003.

Scott is dedicated to assisting individuals and families with their most personal legal matters including but not limited to:

DivorceCustody & VisitationChild SupportContempt ViolationsSpousal SupportPre-nuptialsAdoptionGuardianshipPaternityName ChangesProperty Division – SettlementsAlimonyProtection from Abuse (PFA)

He has a proven track record of successful cases ranging from simple dissolutions with few issues through complex cases requiring protracted trials. He spends each day in the common pleas courts throughout Delaware, Philadelphia, Chester, Bucks and Montgomery Counties litigating family law matters. He strives to be the area’s most effective family lawyer by achieving good results efficiently and keeping his clients well informed about what is happening in his/her case.

During the past 12 years, Scott has served as an adjunct professor at Manor Community College, Bucks County Community College, and the University of Delaware, teaching Medical Law & Ethics, Business Law and Torts to college students. He has also lectures in the area of Family Law to other attorneys fulfilling their continuing legal education requirements.

As a member of the local bar association, he sits as an arbitrator several times per year hearing cases and rendering awards. He has also been appointed by local judges to arbitrate specific family law issues before they were brought to trial.

Scott is married and has two boys who are actively engaged in competitive sports. He is the head coach of an elite travel baseball team that has repeatedly won championships in the Eastern Region.  He actively skis, snowboards, and competes in triathlons. In 2012, he was an IRONMAN finisher of Louisville, KY.

Scott is a member of the American, Pennsylvania, and Delaware County Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Delaware County Family Bar Division. He is licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1998) and the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (1999).

Scott has been featured in Main Line Today, Top Lawyers Edition, 2012; and in Suburban Life/Philadelphia Life Magazine’s Top Attorneys Edition from 2014-2017. He has recurrently received recognition from Philadelphia Magazine for being selected as a “Rising Star – Super Lawyer” among his peers. No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are named to the list.

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