Carl B. Zacharia

Carl is the managing attorney for Zacharia & Brown with offices in McKeesport and Bethel Park . Carl is licensed to practice law in both the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as well as the State of Florida. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, the United States Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He received his undergraduate degree from Washington and Jefferson College and his law degree from Duquesne University School of Law, where he was a published member of the Duquesne Law Review and where he served as an associate recent decisions editor. He is an extensive and frequent lecturer on estate planning and elder law topics. Carl also teaches on the subjects of Elder Law and Estate Planning at Community College of Allegheny County.

His practice focuses on assisting families deal with the legal and financial issues associated with the costs of long term and nursing home care.

 Christine Brown Murphy

Christine is a partner of Zacharia & Brown. Christine is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh and her law degree from Duquesne University Law School, where she was a member of the Women's Law Association, as well as Secretary of the Health Care Law Society from which Christine received the Distinguished Service Award. Prior to joining Zacharia & Brown, Christine worked for a Pittsburgh law firm practicing corporate defense law. Christine is an extensive and frequent lecturer on estate planning and elder law topics.

 Mark Z. Zacharia

Mark is a partner of Zacharia & Brown. Mark is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as well as before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. He received his undergraduate degree from the Duquesne University School of Business and his law degree from Duquesne University Law School. Prior to joining Zacharia and Brown Mark represented various local county health and human services agencies as an assistant county solicitor. Mark’s has experience in guardianships, regulatory compliance and governmental services as well as appearing in front of administrative, trial and appeal courts. Mark also brings to the firm his experience in the area of health care, having worked as the director of risk management for both inpatient and outpatient services for one of the nations leading hospitals. Mark too, is an extensive and frequent lecturer on estate planning and elder law topics.

 Colleen D. Bratkovich

Colleen is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. She received her undergraduate degree from Penn State University and her law degree from Duquesne University Law School where she was the Networking Chair for the Women’s Law Association, a Student Member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, a member of Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity, and the recipient of the 2006 CALI award for excellence in the area of Estates and Trusts. Prior to attending law school and joining Zacharia & Brown, Colleen worked in health care, both in a direct care setting for a local hospital system and in an administrative capacity for a national health insurance company.