Jessica A. Pritchard

Practice Groups

Education

  • Temple University, Beasley School of Law, J.D.
  • Catholic University of America, B.A.

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey

 

Jessica Pritchard is a skillful and experienced advocate dedicated to providing supportive, practical and comprehensive representation to clients facing the most sensitive of legal issues, those affecting family, home and personal assets.  Ms. Pritchard focuses her practice exclusively in the area of family law, where she handles all phases of the negotiation and litigation of domestic relations cases, including divorce, child custody, child support, alimony/spousal support, equitable distribution, and prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.

Ms. Pritchard is an active member of several professional and charitable organizations. She previously served as the assistant solicitor for the Bucks County Department of Mental Health and Developmental Programs and as a member of the Bucks County Mental Health and Developmental Programs Advisory Board. As the mother of a child with special needs, Ms. Pritchard has an interest in the local human services community having previously served on the Board of Directors at the Lenape Valley Foundation.

As a dedicated member of the Bucks County Bar Association (“BCBA”), Ms. Pritchard served on its Board of Directors eventually being elected President of the BCBA in 2018.   After her tenure as President, she moved to the Board of Trustees for the charitable arm of the BCBA known as the Bucks County Bar Foundation (“BCBF”).  Ms. Pritchard served as President of the BCBF from 2020 through 2022.

Ms. Pritchard previously represented military veterans free of charge through the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Lawyers Saluting Veterans Program, which is coordinated through the Pro Bono Office and Military Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

Ms. Pritchard is a frequent speaker regarding a variety of family law matters for the Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section, Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the Bucks County Bar Association. She has also published articles for the Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, a publication of the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

 

Professional Memberships:

Bucks County Bar Association, Member (1999 – present);
President, (2018), Vice President/President-Elect (2017), Board of Directors (2016 – 2017) Secretary, Board of Directors (2014 – 2016); Family Law Section, Chair (2013 – 2016),
Co-Chair (2011 – 2012); Bench Bar Conference Committee,
Member (2010 – Present); Pennsylvania Bar Association,
Family Law Section, Member (1999 – Present)

Civic Associations:

Bucks County Mental Health and Developmental Programs, Board Member (2007 – 2012) ; Lenape Valley Foundation, Board Member (2011 – 2014)
Archbishop Wood High School, Board of Directors

Honors, Awards:

“President’s Award,” Bucks County Bar Association, (2014 & 2023)
“Harriet M. Mimms Award,” Bucks County Bar Association, (2023)
“AV” Preeminent Peer Review Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Named Pennsylvania “Rising Star” by Thomson Reuters (2006 – 2014)
Named a Pennsylvania “Super Lawyer” (2015 – 2025)
Named “Pennsylvania Top 50 Women Super Lawyers” (2017- 2025)
Named “Philadelphia’s Top 100 Super Lawyers” (2018, 2020 & 2025)
Named “Top 100 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers List” (2018)
Named a 2016 “Women Who Make a Difference” honoree by the Bucks County YWCA
2017 Humanitarian Award from Ted Lindeman Outreach Foundation
Ten Leaders, Matrimonial & Divorce Law, Greater Philadelphia, Age 45 and Under, 2010-2014
Forty Under 40, Bucks County Courier Times & The Intelligencer, 2012

Presentations and Articles

Speaking Engagements:

  • “From the Battlefield to the Bar: Applying Lincoln’s Leadership to Today’s Challenges,” Pennsylvania Bar Association, Conference of County Bar Leaders, 2025;
  • “PFAs from the Facilitators’ Perspective,” Bucks County Bar Association, 2025;
  • “Legal Ethics in Family Law Matters,” Bucks County Bar Association, 2024;
  •  “Leadership Lessons for Bar Leaders: The Battle of Gettysburg,” Pennsylvania Bar Association, Conference of County Bar Leaders, 2024;
  • “The Newlywed Game,” Bucks County Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, 2023;
  • “Collision Course: Family Law and Real Estate,” Bucks County Bar Association, 2023;
  • “Pennsylvania Advanced Divorce Law: Legal Ethics in Divorce,” National Business Institute (“NBI”), 2023;
  • “Interactions of Mental Health and Child Custody Laws,” Bucks County Bar Association, 2022;
  • “Upcoming Changes to the Support Guidelines,” Bucks County Bar Association, 2021;
  • “Children & Youth Records: What You Need to Know,” Bucks County Bar Association, 2021;
  • “Protection from Abuse Matters in Bucks County,” Bucks County Bar Association, 2020;
  • “Pleadings Practice: Common Pitfalls and Effective Strategies to Solve Them,” Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section Winter Meeting, 2020;
  • “Family Law Practice in Surrounding Counties,” Montgomery County Bar Association, 2019;
  • “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and the Occasional Dudley Do Right: Witness Testimony in Bucks County – A View From the Bench,” Bucks County Bar Association, 2018;
  • “Evidence for Family Lawyers,” Bucks County Bar Association, 2017;
  • “Family Law 101,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2017;
  • “Trying a Custody Case in Bucks County,” Bucks County Bar Association, Bench Bar Conference, 2016;
  • “Questions? Putting the Family Law Puzzle Together for the Non-Family Law Practitioner,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2016;
  • “Family Law 101,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2015;
  • “Child and Spousal Support: Back to the Basics,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2014;  “Questions? Putting the Family Law Puzzle Together for the Non-Family Law Practitioner,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2014;
  • “Identifying and Valuing Unique Marital Assets in Divorce Litigation,” – National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts, Advanced Matrimonial Litigation Symposium, 2013;
  • “Pop Quiz – Equitable Distribution in Bucks County,” Bucks County Bar Association, 2013;
  • “Family Law 101,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2013;
  • “Your First Support Case,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2012;
  • “Electronically Stored Information Can Hurt You,” Bucks County Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, 2011;
  • “Caselaw Updates,” Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section Summer Meeting, 2010;
  • “Caselaw Updates,” Pennsylvania Bar Association Family Law Section Winter Meeting, 2010;
  • “10 Mistakes Family Lawyers Make,” Bucks County Bar Association, Bench Bar Conference, 2010;
  • “Custody Updates,” Pennsylvania Bar Association, 5th Annual Family Law Institute, 2010;
  • “Duty to Report,” Bucks County American Inn of Court, 2009;
  • “Supplementing Discovery,” Bucks County American Inn of Court, 2008;
  • “Your First Divorce Client,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2007;
  • “Witness Preparation,” Bucks County American Inn of Court, 2007.

Publications:

  • “Briefs & Breastmilk”, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, a publication of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2009;
  • “Case Note – A.O. v. M.O.”, Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, a publication of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2004

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