Frank, Gale, Bails & Pocrass PC

2 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Family Law Media Law

Biography

Mr. Frank is a founding partner of Frank, Gale, Bails, Murcko & Pocrass, P.C., where he has been the President and Chief Executive Officer since 1990. He has served (by appointment of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court) as Vice Chair of the Appellate Procedural Rules Committee and currently serves (by appointment of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court) as a Chair of the Rules of Evidence Committee. Mr. Frank was a member of the Joint State Government Commission, which drafted the 2005 amendments to the Divorce Code. Mr. Frank was honored by Best Lawyers in America in 2014 as the Best Family Law Attorney in Pittsburgh and for being listed for twenty consecutive years in the publication. He has served as Chair (by election) of the Family Law Council of the Allegheny County Bar Association and as a member of the Family Law Council of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Mr. Frank is a past chair of the Allegheny County Bar Association Appellate Practice Committee and Chairs the Association's Amicus Committee.

Mr. Frank is author and editor of the Pennsylvania Family Practice Manual (Michie Pub. 1989) (Supplement-1992) and author of several articles published in the Villanova Law, Dickinson Law, and Widener University Law Review. He is a frequent author and lecturer for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He has been a member (by appointment of the President of the United States) of the Panel of Conciliators, International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, and (by nomination of the President of the United States) a director of the Czech-Slovak American Enterprise Fund.

Frank, Gale, Bails & Pocrass PC

2 Best Lawyers awards

Frank, Gale, Bails & Pocrass PC logo

Overview

  • University of Pittsburgh, J.D., graduated 1970
  • University of Pittsburgh, J.D., graduated 1970

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Family Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Family Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Family Law, Pittsburgh (2025)
  • Family Law, Pittsburgh (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Family Law
  • Media Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • First Amendment Law

Additional Information

  • Areas of Concentration

Family Law

Media Law

Estate Planning

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