Kristie Rearick

January 22, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

I thought I would begin 2018 by telling you about a very industrious and special law firm that will remain—anonymous—who has begun the year in an outstanding way from a marketing perspective. I have the great privilege of working with some of the best lawyers in the state and this firm is at the top of my list—now more than ever.

By Stacy West Clark

5 minute read

January 22, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The Third District Court of Appeal addresses an issue of importance to many Florida litigators with international aspects to their practice: Litigants' entitlement to costs after a case is dismissed for forum non conveniens.

By Allen Pegg and Zachary Lipshultz

5 minute read

January 19, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

When young men and women enlist in the military, more often than not they aspire to successfully complete one or more enlistments while developing the skills and knowledge for a strong foundation and a successful future in either the military or another career.

By Neha Y. Chiaramonte

7 minute read

January 19, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Jan. 26, VIP will present a volunteer training program titled, “The Nuts & Bolts of Representing a Tenant in Municipal Court: Introduction to Landlord Tenant Law,” from 8:30 to 11 a.m., at Pepper Hamilton, 3000 Two Logan Square, Eighteenth and Arch streets, Philadelphia. Breakfast will be provided. Registration online at https://www.phillyvip.org/events/.

By The Legal Intelligencer

4 minute read

January 19, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (the center) estimated that domestic violence victims evicted because of the abuse they suffer make up more than 11 percent of all evictions. Property owners evict domestic violence victims for a range of abuse-related factors, including because the police came to the property, the person obtained a protection from abuse order, or because of crimes the abuser committed.

By Rachel Blake

7 minute read

January 19, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Over a 24-hour period in mid-December, the National Labor Relations Board turned back the clock by issuing four momentous decisions that will impact workplace law for years to come. By casting away controversial rulings from the Obama-era board, the newly constituted NLRB returned to reasonable standards that had existed for decades.

By Charles S. Caulkins

6 minute read

January 19, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Is U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions threatening to single-handedly crush the $7.2 billion legalized marijuana industry spanning 30 states, generating millions in taxes and providing tens of thousands of jobs?

By Steve Schain

7 minute read

January 18, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a recent decision, the Pennsylvania Superior Court complicated the already tricky business of paying nonexempt employees on an hourly basis for Pennsylvania employers. In Chevalier v. Hiller, the court found that a “fluctuating workweek” overtime calculation method, approved by federal regulation, violates Pennsylvania's Minimum Wage Act, 43 P.S. Section 333.101 et seq. (PMWA).

By Patricia C. Collins

5 minute read

January 18, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Drive through Lansdale Borough and it's hard not to notice the construction projects reshaping the formerly sleepy little community. Lansdale, a densely populated, three-square mile borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, located 28 miles northwest of Philadelphia, and bisected by a rail line, has quickly become a hotbed for redevelopment and public-private partnership projects.

By Joe Clement

7 minute read

January 18, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

I saw that the new district attorney in Philadelphia has listed abolishing cash bail as one of his goals. I have also seen other reports. How will this affect lawyers?

By Samuel C. Stretton

11 minute read