Is Your Company Properly Paying Overtime to Its Employees?
By Brian D. Boreman Read our recently posted blog about the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Creditor of One Spouse Gets Joint Assets
By: William J. Burke Can the creditor of one spouse reach funds in the spouses’ joint account to satisfy the debt? A Delaware County Pennsylvania judge said “yes” in a recent case, Gross v. Laver. Although property jointly held by husband and wife as entireties property, including cash in joint bank accounts, cannot usually …
Can you Protect your Claim in Bankruptcy?
By: Transactional Department Not all debts are dischargeable in bankruptcy. The key is to know which claims can be exempted from discharge and then what steps you, as a creditor, need to take to preserve your non-dischargeable claim. For a primer on the steps you should take, click here. For more information, please contact …
Business Name Registration
I often get asked by people starting up a new business venture whether they need to file for a fictitious name. In Pennsylvania, a fictitious name is the name you “do business as” or “trade as”. It is the business name you use with the public. If you are not intending to form a legal …
Piercing the Corporate Veil
By: Donald C. Turner To view a recent blog on how to protect your personal interest in a closely-held business entity, click here. for more information, please contact our office.
Builders Can No Longer Provide Seller Financing to New Buyers
By: Transactional Department Pennsylvania’s new Mortgage Loan Industry Licensing and Consumer Protection Law, intended to provide better government control over mortgage lending practices, was amended in August 2009. The law requires that, in almost every instance, anyone issuing a loan primarily for personal, family or household use, which is secured by a mortgage on residential …
Read Your Title Report!
By: William J. Burke, III Whether you are buying a home, a lot on which you hope to build your dream home, an investment property, or land that you hope to develop, the quality of title is often the most important aspect of the transaction. Title problems, such as easements, may impact the value …
How to Navigate Client and Customer Bankruptcies
By: Transactional Department With the current economy, more and more people are filing bankruptcy. If you are a bank or business owner then it is likely you have had to deal with a client or customer bankruptcy at least once. If you haven’t, you probably will have to in the months to come. So what …
Managing Your Legal Experience
In these economic times we are often asked by the client how they can help their legal case along, or control the costs. Here are a couple of tips to manage your legal experience: Many lawyers send engagement/fee letters. They set out the terms of the representation–basically what you pay, when fees are due, retainers, …