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Phila. Mass Torts Program Launches New Website
Posted on January 24, 2011By Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff In an effort to improve communication with the mass torts bar, Philadelphia Common Pleas Court's mass tort program, the Complex Litigation Center, recently launched a new website, according to Stanley Thompson, director of...
Estate Planning for Pets
Posted on January 24, 2011By Robert H. Louis Special to the Legal The care of our pets after we are gone is a matter of concern for many people, but there steps that can be taken to arrange for the needed care. Many people...
In Avandia Case, Motion Hearing Delayed as Attorneys Huddle With Judge
Posted on January 24, 2011By Shannon P. Duffy U.S. Courthouse Correspondent Global settlement talks just might be underway in the massive federal multi-district litigation of thousands of products liability suits filed by diabetics who took the drug Avandia, but for now the lawyers are...
To LSAT or Not to LSAT: That Is the Question
Posted on January 19, 2011By Jaime Bochet Of the Legal Staff There?s been a bit of a ruckus raised lately over the possibility of a world without the LSAT. According to an article published recently by The National Law Journal, a Legal affiliate, an...
Ballard Spahr Adds Three IP Attorneys in Phoenix
Posted on January 18, 2011By Gina Passarella Of the Legal Staff Ballard Spahr has grown its intellectual property practice through the addition of three lawyers in Phoenix. The firm said it added partners Brian W. LaCorte and Donna H. Catalfio, along with associate Andrea...
The ABCs of Business Valuation Certifications for the Courtroom
Posted on January 18, 2011By Terry Silver Special to the Legal Business owners and others need valuations for a variety of reasons. They might want to gift some stock. They might be nearing retirement age and not have an exit plan in place. They...
Former Gov. Schweiker to Consult for Stradley Ronon?s Gov?t. Affairs Practice
Posted on January 14, 2011By Gina Passarella Of the Legal Staff As Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young Chairman William R. Sasso readies to help usher in Gov.-elect Tom Corbett Tuesday as part of the transition team, his law firm welcomes a former Pennsylvania governor...
PBA?s Constitutional Review Commission Changes Hearings Schedule
Posted on January 13, 2011By Leo Strupczewski Of the Legal Staff The Pennsylvania Bar Association?s Constitutional Review Commission has made several changes to its public hearings schedule, cancelling four events and rescheduling another two. The changes come a week after PBA officials reported they...
Appellate Procedures Blog Introduction - Part 1
Posted on January 13, 2011By Mandi L. Scott Special to the Legal Happy 2011! This is the first installment of a new appellate blog I will be writing, with an emphasis on appellate procedure. Appellate practice is predominately rule driven and I think that...
Making CLE Work For You
Posted on January 12, 2011By Laura L. Gleason Special to the Legal We?ve all attended CLEs that brought to mind our law school days. There?s one guy in the first row asking a five-minute question at 11:59 while the rest of us are pondering...
Corbett Taps Krancer for DEP Head
Posted on January 12, 2011By Zack Needles Of the Legal Staff Governor-elect Thomas W. Corbett has selected Environmental Hearing Board Judge Michael Krancer as the new secretary of environmental protection. Krancer will be tasked with managing the 3,000-plus employee Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,...
Fox News Bias Suit Stayed to Await Ruling on ?Cat?s Paw? Theory
Posted on January 12, 2011By Shannon P. Duffy U.S. Courthouse Correspondent The scheduled Jan. 18 trial of a race discrimination suit against the Philadelphia affiliate of Fox News has been canceled now that a federal judge has stayed the case to await a ruling...
Montco Starts Juror Donation Program
Posted on January 11, 2011By Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff Taking a cue from other jurisdictions, Montgomery Common Pleas Court has started a program that enables jurors to donate their fees to charity. The program was officially announced Monday by Common Pleas President...
Social Media and the Practice of Law in 2011
Posted on January 10, 2011By Gina F. Rubel Special to the Legal The folks at JD Supra, a repository of free legal information shared by the professionals who generate it, prepared a collection of legal professionals? opinions about what surprised us in 2010 and...
Pittsburgh Firm Leaders: Get Firm Management Advice with a Side of Breakfast
Posted on January 10, 2011By Jaime Bochet Of the Legal Staff Calling all Pittsburgh-area firm managing partners and executive committee members! What are the big questions you have about the coming year? How can you address the issues at the forefront of how you...
The Legal's "Top 10 Lateral Hires of 2010"
Posted on January 10, 2011By Jaime Bochet Of the Legal Staff Each year, the editorial staff of The Legal Intelligencer looks back in our archives from past year at all the lateral moves that we reported in Pennsylvania. When narrowing down that list to...
Montco Attorney Announces Commissioner Bid
Posted on January 10, 2011By Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff Montgomery County attorney Catherine M. "Kate" Harper announced today that she will run as a Republican candidate for Montgomery County Commissioner. All three commissioner slots are up for election this year...
Stradley Ronon Chairman Re-Elected to New Three-Year Term
Posted on January 07, 2011By Gina Passarella Of the Legal Staff Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young Chairman William R. Sasso has been re-elected to another three-year term as chairman of the firm?s board of directors. He has held the position since 1994. He is...
DGS: Family Court Construction Contractors Will Be Selected Next Week
Posted on January 07, 2011By Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff In the waning days of Gov. Edward G. Rendell's administration, the state Department of General Services is expecting to announce the selection of the construction contractors to build the Philadelphia family courthouse next...
How to Be Productive During the Holiday Season - Part III
Posted on January 05, 2011By Neen James Special to the Legal This is the final part of a three-part series on making the most of the holidays. In my previous post, I started a list of tasks, actions or projects for you to implement...
Cozen O?Connor Adds Former Energy Sector GC
Posted on December 22, 2010By Gina Passarella Of the Legal Staff Cozen O?Connor has added to its Denver office a former general counsel and Am Law 100 partner with ties to the energy sector. David Zerhusen will be resident in both the firm?s Denver...
Deadline for Family Courthouse Bids Passes; DGS Won't Disclose Number of Bidders
Posted on December 22, 2010By Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff With the deadlines for construction bids on the Philadelphia family courthouse passing, the state Department of General Services on Wednesday declined to disclose the number of bidders for construction contracts for general contractor,...
How to Be Productive During the Holiday Season - Part II
Posted on December 20, 2010By Neen James Special to the Legal This is the second part of a three-part series on making the most of the holidays. In my previous post, I went over how to get started in making 2011 your best year...
New Tax Law Calls for Extensive Work in Estate Planning
Posted on December 17, 2010By Robert H. Louis Special to the Legal Nearly every news source has carried reports on the tax bill just passed by Congress. It makes fundamental changes in the laws applicable to planning to minimize federal taxation at death. And...
Does the Burden of Proof Apply Only to Plaintiffs?
Posted on December 17, 2010By Melissa M. Gomez Special to the Legal I recently wrote a column about whether or not jurors understand the burden of proof. The punch line: I believe, from a conceptual standpoint, they do. That said, there is one thing...
Judicial Hellhole, or Much Ado About Nothing?
Posted on December 14, 2010By Jaime Bochet Of the Legal Staff According to The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times, a website affiliated with the Legal: ?Philadelphia is ranked No. 1 in annual survey of ?judicial hellholes? that?s set to be released on Tuesday....
How to Be Productive During the Holiday Season
Posted on December 14, 2010By Neen James Special to the Legal This is the first part of a three-part series on making the most of the holidays. The crazy holiday season ? why does it make our hearts beat faster knowing we have so...
Women Lawyers Attribute Success to Ambition
Posted on December 13, 2010By Gina F. Rubel Special to the Legal I had the pleasure of attending a Philadelphia Bar Association Women in the Profession meeting where a panel of some of the most admired women lawyers in Philadelphia discussed the topic of...
Blank Rome Communications Officer to Leave Next Year
Posted on December 09, 2010By Gina Passarella Of the Legal Staff Topper Ray, Blank Rome?s chief communications officer and a principal in its government relations subsidiary, is leaving the firm by the end of the year for an outside agency. Starting Jan. 3, 2011,...
Law Increases Monetary Venue of Magisterial District Judges
Posted on December 02, 2010By Amaris Elliott-Engel Of the Legal Staff Gov. Edward G. Rendell signed into law Nov. 23 an increase of venue over monetary disputes for magisterial district judges. Now, magisterial district judges can hear disputes of up to $12,000. The pre-existing...
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Did I harass someone?
Oh, yes. This can be taken in as so many things, especially since you had testif...
How to evict a roommate?
First, in most jurisdictions "self-help" is not a remedy available to any party ...
I have worked for this employer for only three weeks. The employer makes up his own rules as to what he chooses to report for the purpose of property taxes. He tells me to "let them come after us". He defines Entertain
He arrogantly insists, "let them come after us." Well, if you are invo...
This has happened 3 or 4 times a month now- they have turned the electric off 2 days consecutively, the water off about 9 or 10 times now, and our heat has broken 5 times (once it would not shut off, and we were forced t
i say stick with the apartment. eventually, everything possible will be replaced...
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