Civil Litigation
Criminal Defense
- Ten Things a Valid Search Warrant Must Have in Pennsylvania
- Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence in A Pennsylvania Preliminary Hearing
- Attacking the Credibility of a Witness at Pennsylvania Preliminary Hearing
- Avoiding Pennsylvania’s Intent to Distribute Mandatory Minimum by Pleading Simple Drug Possession
- Bail Requirements in Pennsylvania
- Courtroom Appearance Matters
- Direct vs Circumstantial Evidence
- How Do I Get My Criminal Records Expunged in Pennsylvania
- How to Apply for a Pardon in Pennsylvania
- Illegal Drugs That Trigger Mandatory Minimum Sentences in Pennsylvania
- Police Cannot Search the Digital Information on a Cell Phone Without a Warrant
- Qualifying for Delaware County Veterans Court
- Understanding Criminal Possession and Criminal Conspiracy
- Understanding The Difference Between Burglary and Criminal Trespass
- Understanding the Difference Between Robbery and Theft
- Understanding the Difference Between Simple Assault and Aggravated Assault
- What is a Gagnon or Probation Revocation Hearing
- What is the ARD Program
- What Should I Do If I Receive a Criminal Summons in Pennsylvania
- Your Right to Counsel at a Pennsylvania Grand Jury Hearing
- Affirmative Defenses to Criminal Charges in Pennsylvania
- What To Do if Someone Files For a Protection From Abuse Order Against You in Delaware County
- Understanding the importance of Your Pennsylvania Preliminary Hearing and the Importance of the Motion To Quash
- 7 Ways to Use Impeachment Against Criminal Trial Witnesses in Pennsylvania
- Understanding the Difference Between a Pennsylvania Jury Trial and Bench Trial
- 3 Rules To Follow If You Are Stopped For DUI or DWI in Pennsylvania
- How Pennsylvania Students Can Avoid Criminal Convictions For Disorderly Conduct and DUI on Their College and Job Application
DUI & Traffic Violations
- 3 Rules To Follow If You Are Stopped For DUI in Pennsylvania
- What Do I Do If I Get a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) or DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) in Pennsylvania
- Blood Evidence and the 2 Hour Rule in DUI Cases
- Understanding How to Apply for a Pennsylvania Ignition Interlock Limited License
Juvenile
- Handling Juvenile Detention Hearings in Pennsylvania
- How Do I Handle Juvenile Charges in Pennsylvania
Estate Planning
- Why You Should Never Name Minors as Your Beneficiaries.
- Achieving A Better Life Experience Act (ABLE) Account
- Five Reasons Why Joint Accounts May Create a Poor Estate Plan
- Gifting as an Estate Planning Tool
- How to Avoid a Will Contest
- Understanding the New VA Requirements for Veterans Aid & Attendance Benefits
- What Can I Do With My Life Insurance Policy
- When Am I Subject to Gift Tax
- Why I Can’t Disinherit My Spouse in Pennsylvania
- Why I Should Form a Family Limited Partnership
- Why Should I Have a Will
- 2014 Changes to Reverse Mortgages
- Why Everyone Should Have a Power of Attorney
- Strategies for Qualifying for Medicaid in Pennsylvania When you Exceed the Financial Eligibility Limits
Estate Administration & Probating Wills
- Checklist of What Must be Done After Your Loved One Dies
- Qualifying for the Family Owned Business Exemption from Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax
- What Are the Duties of a Pennsylvania Executor
- What Happens to Your Debts When You Die
- What is Income in Respect to Decedent (IRD)
- What is the Family Exemption on the Pennsylvania REV-1500 Return
- What Expenses Are Deductible on the REV-1500 Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax Return
- When Are Fiduciary Bonds Required in Probate
- When Does an Estate Fiduciary Income Tax Return Need to Be Filed
- Who is Subject to the PA Inheritance Tax and What Items are Taxable
- Why is My IRA Subject to Both Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax and Federal Income Tax
- Wrongful Death Proceeds Are Not Subject to Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax or Federal Income Tax
- Probating a Pennsylvania Estate
- Who Are Your Legal Children under the Pennsylvania Laws of Intestacy
- Who Inherits Your Pennsylvania Estate When You Die Without a Will (Intestate)
- How To Take The Spousal Elective Share in Pennsylvania If You Are Disinherited
Family Law
- Why Common-Law Marriage in Pennsylvania is Not so Common After All
- What is Considered a Marital Asset in Pennsylvania
- Understanding Child Custody in Pennsylvania
- Understanding How to Terminate and Modify Alimony in Pennsylvania
Federal Tax
- 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act Better Known As Secure Act 2.0 Overhauls Retirement Plan Tax Rules
- 2022 Inflation Reduction Act
- 2022 Year End Tax Planning for Individuals
- 2022 Year End Tax Planning Letter for Business Clients
- 2021 Deductions and Exclusions Relating to Your Primary Residence
- 2021 Four Reasons to File for an Extension
- 2021 American Rescue Plan Act
- 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act
- Age Related Tax Milestones
- How To Deduct An Ordinary Loss of Up to $100,000 on Qualified Small Business Corporate Stock Under Section 1244 of the Internal Revenue Code
- IRS Waives Required Minimum Distributions RMD from Retirement Accounts for 2020
- 9 Exceptions to the 10% Premature Distribution Penalty on Individual Retirement Accounts
- 12 Tips to Help Landlords Audit Proof Their Tax Return
- 2013 American Taxpayer Relief Act Highlights
- Amortizing Intangible Assets When You Buy a Business
- Business Owners Can Deduct the New Section 199A Business Income Deduction in 2018
- Discharging Federal Income Tax in Bankruptcy
- Do I Have To Pay Tax If I Receive a 1099-C – Forgiveness of Debt Form
- Exclusion Of Gain For Sale Of Your IRC Sec. 1202 Small Business Stock
- How Can I Qualify For The IRS First Time Penalty Abatement Policy
- How Do I File a Protective Refund Claim or Get IRS Penalties Abated
- How Do I Withdraw an IRS Tax Lien
- How Long Do I Have to Keep My Tax Records For
- How To Avoid Cancellation of Debt Income in Foreclosure
- How To Handle a Pennsylvania Sales Tax Audit
- IRS Audit Red Flags and How to Avoid Them
- IRS Clarifies One-Per-Year Limit on IRA Rollovers in 2015
- Making Federal Estimated Tax Payments
- Preparing for the IRS Trust Fund Recovery Penalty Interview
- Taxability of Lawsuit Settlement Awards
- The Four Types of IRS Transcripts
- The IRS Recognizes Same Sex Marriage
- The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Act of 2019 (SECURE ACT)
- What Are the Advantages of Being a Real Estate Professional
- What Business Expenses Are Deductible
- What is a Section 83(b) Tax Election
- What is The Kiddie Tax and When Do Parents Pay Tax on Their Child’s Investment Income
- What Should I Do If I Am Missing My W-2
- What Should I Do If I Owe the IRS Money
- What Should I Do if I Receive an IRS CP2000 Notice Stating I Have Unreported Income
- What to Do If You Receive an IRS Summons
- What You Need To know About the IRS Late Filing and Late Paying Penalties
- When Can I Deduct Alimony Ordered Prior to December 31, 2018
- When Do I Need to Take Required Minimum Distributions
- When to Issue Or Not Issue IRS Form 1099
- Why I Must Claim My Child as My Dependent Even if He or She is Over 18
- Your IRS Taxpayer Bill Of Rights
- Three Types of Relief from IRS Tax Penalties
- 5 Ways You Can Take Control of a Pennsylvania Sales Tax Audit
- Requesting Abatement of Interest Due to IRS Error or Delay
- The 2015 Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act
- How a Qualified Longevity Annuity Contract Allows You to Postpone Paying Federal Income Tax on up to $125,000 After You Reach Age 70
- 11 Exceptions Where the IRS May Waive the 60 day deadline for IRA Rollovers
- What Services Are Subject to Pennsylvania Sales Tax?
- Determining How Much State Income tax To Be Witheld from Your Retirement Plan Distributions
- Ten Exceptions Allowing You to Deduct 100% of Your Business Meals in 2018
- How much can I deduct if I buy a Business Car or Truck in 2018
- Understanding What Car & Truck Expenses Are Deductible For Business
- Understanding What a Real Estate Professional Is under The Passive Activity Loss Rules
- Understanding the Tax Rules Relating to Personal Use of Vacation Homes
- Understanding why Emotional Distress Damages Are Taxable but Physical Sickness Damages Are Not
LLC & Corporate Governance
- Am I An Employee or an Independent Contractor
- Checklist for Setting Up Your Business After Forming a Corporation
- Checklist for Setting Up Your Business After Forming an LLC
- Learn About the Advantages of Organizing as an LLC
- What is a Corporation Supposed To Do At The Annual Shareholder Meeting
- What Should an LLC Member or Manager Do at Quarterly Meetings
- Why Your Business Needs the SBA Section 8(a) Certification
- 3 Advantages for Converting a Sole Proprietorship to Limited Liability Company (LLC)
Personal Injury
- What Should I Do If I Suspect Medical Malpractice
- Accident Report Form
- What Should I Do If I Get Into an Auto Accident
Real Estate
- Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 Exchange Requirements and Benefits
- Is My Property Exempt From Pennsylvania Real Estate Tax
- Pennsylvania Commercial Real Estate Tax Appeals
- What Every Landlord and Tenant Should Know About the Implied Warranty of Habitability
- Understanding Philadelphia’s Contractor Porperty Tax Exemption and the Three 10 year Porperty Tax Abatement Porgrams
- Understanding Tenancy and Different Ways to Own Property
- What Every Landlord Should Know in Pennsylvania
- Why Do I Need a Real Estate Lawyer To Buy My First Home
- Am I Paying Too Much Real Estate Tax on my Delaware County Home
- 7 Clauses Every Pennsylvania Landlord Should Include In Their Lease
Trusts
- Determining The Purpose of an SNT and the Appropriate Expenditures
- New Jersey Irrevocable Funeral Trust Information
- Proper Uses of a Special Needs Trust
- Trust Questionnaire
- What are the Duties of a Trustee
- Why I Need a IDGT to Qualify for VA AID and Attendant Benefits
- Why I Need an IRA Trust
- Why I Should Consider Using a Qualified Personal Residence Trust
- Why Should I Prepay My Funeral by Setting Up a Funeral Trust
- Understanding Your Rights as Trust Beneficiary
- Deciding How and When to Select a Trust Protector
- Management and Distribution Powers of a Trust Protector
- 7 Questions to Ask Before Agreeing to Be A Pennsylvania Trustee
- What Every Trustee Should Know About Making the Election To Use the 65 Day Rule
