John Morris, Esq.

John F. Morris obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 1986 and his Juris Doctorate Degree from Duquesne University School of Law in 1990. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1990. In addtion, he was admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in 1990, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit in 1995.

Attorney Morris is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Allegheny County Bar Association, and the Lackawanna Bar Association (Scranton). He is a past member of the Pennsylvania Association for Justice.

Attorney Morris began his career in private practice. He also served as a Judicial Law Clerk for Allegheny County Common Pleas Judges Timothy Patrick O’Reilly and Susan Evashavik DiLucente from January 1996 through February 2015. He served as a Juvenile Detention Master in Allegheny County from 1996-1998, and currently serves as an Arbitrator in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, as needed.

Attorney Morris joined the Voelker & Morris firm in March 2018. He brings a background in Family Law, Estate Planning, Estate Administration and Probate, Real Property Law and General Civil Litigation. In addition, he has been a presenter for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s courses on dog bite laws and the National Business Institute’s courses on probate, and is a co-presenter with Jonathan Voelker, Esq. on the topic of cellphone evidence in Court.

In his local community of Carnegie, he is active in his Church, where he is presently Station Steward, and serves on various committees, including the Board of Trustees. He also serves as its Delegate to the National Conference and on the National Conference Trustee Board. In the past, he served as Treasurer on the board of the Carnegie Youth Athletic Association, and was the vice-president and advisor for the Historical Society of Carnegie.

Charles Voelker, Esq.

Charles P. Voelker obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Notre Dame University in 1973 and his Juris Doctorate Degree from Duquesne University School of Law 1976. He was admitted in 1976 to the Pennsylvania Bar.

Attorney Voelker began his career as a tax attorney at Touche Ross & Co. and Arthur Young & Co., both international accounting firms. He then practiced Business law and Family law Voelker, Schiffman, Parise & Wojdowski from 1979 to 1990.

In 1991, he was a founding partner at the well-known family law firm of Goldberg, Gruener, Gentile, Voelker & Horoho. In 1998, he expanded his practice into the area of Estate Planning and Administration by forming the law firm of Voelker & Associates (which is now Voelker & Morris, LLC). Attorney Voelker is also a mediator and collaborative law attorney.

Attorney Voelker is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association and participates in the Family Law and Estate Law sections. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He was appointed to be a member of the ACBA Fee Dispute panel. Attorney Voelker taught Family Law at Duquesne University School of Law as an Adjunct Professor and has lectured on various family law issues for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

Attorney Voelker was selected as one of the Top Rated Lawyers for Western Pennsylvania – Family Law.

He has served on the Board of Directors for a variety of charities including Epilepsy Foundation of Western PA and Parent & Child Guidance Center. Attorney Voelker also served for over 30 years on the Board of Governors at the South Hills Country Club, including several terms as President of the Club.