Adoption is an intricate process that has many facets
and evokes many strong emotions. The law practice
of Mary Petrillo, Esquire, places special emphasis
on adoption. As an adoptive parent herself, Attorney
Petrillo understands the concerns and uncertainties
adopting parents often confront during the adoption
process.
As adopting parents, you deserve to have an attorney
who is thoroughly familiar with current adoption practices.
Since 1983, Attorney Petrillo has been involved with
adoption on many levels. Her dedication to adoption
and her presence in family law is reflected by her
participation in the following organizations and activities:
• Adoption Advocate Testified
before the Pennsylvania Senate on needed adoption
legislative reforms.
• Instructor for the Pennsylvania bar Institute,
Allegheny County and Westmoreland Bar Associations
for C.L.E. adoption and family law related courses.
• Educational speaker for Resolve of Pittsburgh,
an infertility and adoption support group.
• Newborn Domestic Adoption
• Interstate Adoptions
• Step-Parent Adoptions
• International Adoptions
(Registration of Foreign Decrees of
Re-Adoption When Necessary)
• Waiting Child Adoptions
(Children in the Foster Care System)
• Adult Adoption
• Assistance with Post-Adoption Birth Certificates
• Birth Parent Searches for Adult Adoptees
Attorney Petrillo can also provide helpful assistance
and guidance on these sensitive issues:
• Transracial Adoption • Open Adoption
• Older Child Adoption
• American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
• Westmoreland County Bar Association •
Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Lectures extensively in the area of adoption
and hosts Adoption Option Conferences for
the community.
• Former Adoption Department Coordinator for
the Allegheny County Orphans’ and Juvenile
Courts.
