By: Matthew H. Fry, Esquire As we learned from last month’s blog, the failure to plan for the future could drain your assets and have serious consequences for your family. We also learned about what NOT to do, from the rich and famous, when creating your estate plan. Here we have even more examples of […]
By: Robert B. George, Esquire A parent’s right to raise a child has its basis in the U.S. Constitution, which protects a parent’s rights to make educational, medical, and even visitation decisions on a child’s behalf. Typically, if a parent doesn’t want a child to visit with a certain relative or other person, including a […]
By: Lisanne L. Mikula [email protected] On the morning of June 5, 2017, as employees at a small RV accessory firm in Orlando, Florida settled in for the beginning of the work week, a disgruntled former employee entered the premises and shot and killed five of his former co-workers before turning the gun on himself. Violence […]
By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire [email protected] If you’ve never heard of ransomware before a few weeks ago, it is likely that the recent cyberattack-using the malware called WannaCry-brought your attention to your vulnerability of a cyberattack. Until now, your focus may have been limited to your vulnerability of catching some […]
By: Matthew H. Fry, Esquire [email protected]. Not all of us have become the rich and famous, but we can learn from their mistakes the importance of having a proper estate plan in place. An inexpensive estate plan can include not only a will, but also a living will, a power of attorney, and trusts. As […]
By: Lisanne L. Mikula, Esquire [email protected] As summer vacation approaches, many teens look forward to obtaining a summer job to gain “real-life” experience and earn some cash before heading back to the books in September. There are a number of important requirements regarding working conditions, however, those young workers, […]
By: Robert B. George, Esquire [email protected] When first enacted in 1980, Pennsylvania’s Divorce Code required a three-year separation period before a divorce could be obtained on no-fault grounds without consent. In 1988, the law was amended to reduce the waiting period to two years. Legislation to further reduce the waiting period, known as House […]
By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire [email protected] As I was walking out of the courthouse last week, I overheard the conversation of two adults who were leaving ahead of me. Engaged in an obviously heated discussion, the woman bellowed to the man, “I’m going to hire a lawyer and I’m gonna sue … it’s just wrong […]
By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire [email protected] In 2015 alone, there were over 14,800 crashes in Pennsylvania in which distracted driving played a role in the crash. 61 of those were fatal crashes. That’s nearly 5,285 more crashes than those attributed to drunk drivers in the same year. Distracted drivers continue to put our children, parents, […]
By: Robert B. George, Esquire [email protected] Your family’s introduction to the juvenile justice system may be the result of a knock on the door or a phone call from the police notifying you that your child has been arrested. Other times, however, it may be the result of an incident of some kind involving your […]
