Mr. Gillotti was formerly the Chairperson of the Family Law Section of both the Allegheny County Bar Association (1975-1976) and the Pennsylvania Bar Association (1980-1982). After terms as Governor and Vice President, he served as President of the Allegheny County Bar Association in 1987. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Associations House of Delegates, and was previously Chair of its Judiciary Committee. Currently, he is chair of the Judicial Evaluation Commission, which evaluates candidates for statewide judicial office. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, was President of its Pennsylvania Chapter (1984-1986), and was a member of the Board of Governors of the national organization (1985-1989).

He has been a frequent course planner and lecturer on various aspects of family law for programs sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Allegheny County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association. He has lectured in Family Law matters to, among others, the Pennsylvania State Trial Judges Conference, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board, and the Oklahoma Bar Institute. Naifeh & Smith’s The Best Lawyers in America has listed him in its Family Law category since its first edition in 1982, and he has been recognized by Town & Country (“The Best Lawyers in America”), Law & Politics (“Pa. Super Lawyers”) and Pittsburgh Magazine (“Best Lawyers”).

A life-long resident of Pittsburgh, he graduated from Westinghouse High School, the University of Pittsburgh (1960) and the Boston University School of Law (1963), where he served as Senior Editor of its Law Review (1963). He is married and has three children. He is a principal of Gillotti, Capristo & Beck, P.C.