Lauren L. Sorrentino

Lauren L. Sorrentino is Chair of Fitzpatrick Lentz & Bubba's Family Law Practice Group. Her practice focuses on matrimonial and family law, including divorce, equitable distribution, alimony, prenuptial and property settlement agreements, child support, child custody, and protection from abuse.

With nearly 20 years of experience, Ms. Sorrentino has developed a reputation for being an effective, practical, and compassionate advocate for her clients, as she successfully guides them through the variety of legal, financial and emotional obstacles they face. Ms. Sorrentino believes in tailoring case strategies to each client’s unique needs and thinking creatively to ensure the broadest range of potential solutions to the legal challenges facing divorcing individuals.

Throughout her career, Ms. Sorrentino has been recognized for her work in the Family Law area. In 2020 and 2021, she earned the designation of The Best Lawyers in America in the Family Law section. From 2008 – 2016, Ms. Sorrentino was recognized as a “Pennsylvania Rising Star”, a distinction for lawyers aged 40 and under and reserved for no more than 2.5% of all lawyers in Pennsylvania. Ms. Sorrentino also was previously named one of the “10 Best Attorneys” by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys. In 2015, she was named one of “Forty under 40” by Lehigh Valley Business, and in 2014, she was named a Top 10 Family Law Attorney Under 40 in Pennsylvania by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys.

Ms. Sorrentino is actively involved in the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Family Law Section, having served as a Council Member of the Section. She also served as a member of the Section’s Rules Committee and Programming Committee. Locally, Ms. Sorrentino is a member of the Family Law Committees of the Bar Association of Lehigh County and the Northampton County Bar Association. She previously sat on the Executive Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Family Law Section and co-chaired the Section’s Domestic Violence Committee. She is a sought-after speaker and author on a variety of family law topics.

Ms. Sorrentino is committed to public service as well. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Community Services for Children. She also participates in various fundraising committees, including the planning committee for the Lehigh Valley Food and Wine Festival benefitting Northampton Community College Foundation and a host committee for events benefitting Truth For Women. Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Sorrentino was an Independence Foundation Fellow and staff attorney at the Women’s Law Project in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

and staff attorney at the Women's Law Project in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While in law school, Lauren served as the Book Review Editor (2001-2002); Executive Editor (2000-2001); and Article Editor (1999-2000) of the Berkeley Women's Law Journal. She also was recognized with a Moot Court Award for Best Oral Argument.

Lauren was selected as one of Pennsylvania's Lawyers on the Fast Track by the Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly in 2008, and has been recognized as a Pennsylvania Rising Star in family law by Philadelphia Magazine since 2008, a distinction for lawyers aged 40 and under or who have been practicing less than 10 years, and reserved for no more than 2.5% of all attorneys in Pennsylvania. She was selected as a class member of the 2011-2012 Pennsylvania Bar Leadership Institute, and is a graduate of Leadership Lehigh Valley.

Publication

• Payment Bundling: Another Value-Based Reimbursement Tool under the ACA , MD News, November/December 2012

• Maternal Grandmother Lacked Standing For Primary Custody Complaint , The Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, March 2012

•Pennsylvania's Protection from Abuse Act: Three Decades of Practice and Procedure, The Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, January 2007

•After Denial, Acceptance? New Issues Loom on Grandparent Visitation Statute in Wake of Fausey v. Hiller, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, April 23, 2007

•Preventing Family Violence: Pennsylvania's Protection From Abuse Act Continues to Evolve with New Amendments, The Philadelphia Lawyer, Fall 2006

•Confrontation in Court (and at Home): The U.S. Supreme Court is Refining Hearsay Standards in Domestic Violence Cases, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, August 7, 2006

•Jurisdictional Roulette in Gestational Surrogacy: Latest Superior Court Case Raises Red Flags for Lawyers Drafting Surrogacy Agreements, Pennsylvania Law Weekly, May 1, 2006

•A Watershed Year: In 2005, Several Legal Developments Affected Victims of Domestic Abuse in Pa., Pennsylvania Law Weekly, November 28, 2005

•Domestic Violence and Welfare Benefits: A Manual for Advocates, Co-Author, Pa. Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 2003

•Symposium 2001 In Critical Condition: The State of Women's Health and Access to Care, Morning Panel: Recent Trends and Policy Developments at State and National Levels, 17 BERKELEY WOMEN'S L.J. 209, 2002

News

• Two Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Attorneys Named Among Pennsylvania Rising Stars

• Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Named Best of the Valley for Family Law

• Four Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Attorneys Named Among Pennsylvania Rising Stars

• Two Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Attorneys Recognized by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

Presentations

•Family Law Institute, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, April 17, 2014

•What Everyone Should Know About Child Support, Bar Association of Lehigh County, January 23, 2013

•A New Era of Women and Financial Planning, Mack Auditorium, November 13, 2012

•The Family Lawyer's Discovery Tool Kit, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, October 11, 2011

•Case Law Updates, Equitable Distribution, Pennsylvania Bar Association/Pennsylvania Bar Institute, July 10, 2011

•Case Law Updates, Support, Pennsylvania Bar Association/Pennsylvania Bar Institute, January 18, 2009 Member:

Professional Affiliations

•Pennsylvania Bar Association

•Lehigh County Bar Association

•Northampton County Bar Association