By Frank Kosir Jr. | June 29, 2017
In recent months, the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued three important decisions regarding the rights of property owners and lenders in mortgage foreclosure proceedings. The court's decisions touch on several key areas, such as the true definition of a property owner, the rights of lenders seeking to foreclose on a mortgage endorsed in blank and the need for evidence when imposing an equitable lien against a common party's interest in a property.
By Samuel C. Stretton | June 29, 2017
I am on the Philadelphia court-appointed list and have not signed up to do PCRAs, but I was still appointed on a PCRA case and might be appointed on a second one. I immediately declined the appointment, but was told I was not allowed to do so. Can I ethically decline the appointment?
By James W. Cushing | June 29, 2017
It is widely known that it is public policy is to ensure children receive the support they need from their parents. In the vast majority of cases, a child support obligation terminates when a child reaches the age of majority (age 18) or graduates from high school, whichever is later, however, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania, in the recent matter of Somerset County Children and Youth Services v. H.B.R., 155 A.3d 627 (Pa. Super. 2017), has addressed the atypical situation when a child reaches the age of majority yet still remains subject to a dependency order.
By Meg Charendoff | June 29, 2017
If I had a quarter for every time I've heard one of the following statements about marketing, I wouldn't exactly be rich, but I'd have a lot of quarters.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | June 29, 2017
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams was led out of a federal courtroom in handcuffs Thursday after pleading guilty to taking bribes, an unexpected move that came in the middle of his corruption trial.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 28, 2017
Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads' Ernest D. Holtzheimer was elected vice president of Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law's Alumni Council to serve a two-year term.
By Dena Lefkowitz | June 28, 2017
If you are reading this, you are probably an investigator. It may not be your job title, but if you are a lawyer, auditor, doctor, HR business partner, manager, executive, etc., a big part of your job is investigatory, requiring you to arrive at well-reasoned, fact-based, modern decisions, guidance or recommendations. You regularly make searching, systematic inquiries based on examination of relevant facts, data and information. How do you determine what is relevant when you investigate? It's likely that you unconsciously select or rely too heavily on information you already agree with and pay little or no attention to data that conflicts with your beliefs.
By Lizzy McLellan | June 28, 2017
Lamb McErlane has been ordered to disgorge millions in estate fees after billing nearly $6 million to the estate of Sir John Thouron. The firm is appealing the adjudication, which said the firm breached its fiduciary duty to the estate.
By Lizzy McLellan | June 28, 2017
Head count growth in Pennsylvania's largest firms is tracking national trends, driven by consolidation among small law firms and by bigger firms pushing to boost revenue with more lawyers.
By Max Mitchell | June 28, 2017
A husband and wife's legal malpractice suit against the Bracewell law firm will be dismissed if they don't submit to arbitration by mid-July, a federal judge has ruled, rejecting the couple's contentions that they cannot afford the arbitration fees.
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