Listen carefully
A good consultation should identify the real issue, the urgent facts, the available evidence, and the client's goals.
Experience and insight
Shintia Zaman Riva, Esq.
Admitted in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Also admitted to federal courts in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and to the U.S. Tax Court.
Shintia Zaman Riva, Esq. is admitted in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and currently practices through Law Offices of Spadea & Associates, LLC. Her work spans civil litigation, family law, landlord-tenant matters, regulated transportation transactions, criminal matters and record remedies, estate planning, probate, estate litigation, and related courtroom work.
This website is a personal professional profile and legal writing platform: a place to understand her experience, perspective, and steady, practical judgment in difficult matters.
Currently practicing through Law Offices of Spadea & Associates, LLC
How I work
Responsive, direct, and prepared
Legal problems are stressful. My role is to bring structure, clarity, and steady communication to the process.
I start by listening carefully. From there, I focus on preparation: gathering records, organizing timelines, identifying what can be proven, and moving quickly when a filing, appearance, or response is needed.
I keep clients informed and take their concerns seriously. I value responsiveness, prompt communication, and practical counseling. I also believe in being direct when a position needs to be reassessed.
Prepare quickly
Preparation means gathering records, organizing timelines, identifying what can be proven, and moving promptly when a filing or response is needed.
Communicate clearly
Clients should understand where things stand, what choices they have, and what steps come next.
Counsel directly
When a request is unrealistic, strategically unhelpful, or unsupported by the facts, direct and respectful advice matters.
Good legal work requires more than filing papers. It requires listening closely, preparing carefully, and communicating clearly.
Representative areas of work
Focused legal experience through firm practice
These areas describe experience and professional focus. They are not separate practice offerings independent of the current firm.
- High-conflict family law
- Protection From Abuse matters
- Custody and support
- Divorce
- Equitable distribution
- Landlord-tenant matters
- Eviction proceedings
- Civil litigation
- Breach of contract
- Criminal matters
- ARD and criminal record remedies
- Quiet Title and real estate disputes
- Immigration matters
- Taxicab medallion transactions
- Estate planning and trust drafting
- Revocable, irrevocable, and special needs trusts
- Estate litigation
- Probate
- Arbitration and hearings
- Client counseling
Current writing focus
A rotating look at the work
The featured subject changes as new articles are published. It highlights one area of current writing without defining the full scope of experience.
Buying or Selling a Pennsylvania Limousine Operation Outside Philadelphia: Start With the PUC Authority
A practical overview of the operating authority, ownership, vehicles, filings, and closing questions that can shape a Pennsylvania limousine transaction outside Philadelphia.
Read the featured articleAdmissions
Bar and court admissions
- Pennsylvania state courts
- New Jersey state courts
- Federal court admission in Pennsylvania
- Federal court admission in New Jersey
- U.S. Tax Court
Firm affiliation
Currently practicing through Law Offices of Spadea & Associates, LLC
Legal representation, if any, is provided through Law Offices of Spadea & Associates, LLCand is subject to conflict review, firm approval, jurisdictional limits, and a written engagement agreement.
This site is designed for professional visibility, LinkedIn-driven writing, referrals, and appropriate legal inquiries. It is not a separate law firm or independent law office.
Next step
Professional connections and referrals are welcome
Connect on LinkedIn or use the firm-approved contact route for appropriate inquiries. Legal representation, if any, is provided through Law Offices of Spadea & Associates, LLC and is subject to intake, conflict review, firm approval, and a written engagement agreement.