Legal Services

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

• Human Relations Commission claims
• Social Security disability claims
• Unemployment compensation claims
• Workers' compensation claims

APPEALS

• Preparing and filing appeals
• Preparing and filing reproduced records and briefs
• Oral argument
• Petitions for review/allowance of appeal (such as to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court)

BUSINESS LAW

• Contract negotiation and drafting
• Contract disputes
• Fictitious name registration
• Formation of business entities (such as corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships)
• General counsel for corporations
• Shareholder derivative actions

CIVIL LITIGATION

• Breach of contract actions
• Collections
• Construction cases
• Mechanics' lien claims
• Tort actions
• Defense of civil actions

CRIMINAL DEFENCE

We represent individuals (including juveniles) accused of all crimes, including:

• Assault
• DUI
• Drug charges
• Post-conviction relief act proceedings
• Theft offenses
• Traffic violations
• Underage drinking

ESTATE ADMINISTRATION

• Guardianship proceedings
• Preparation of family settlement agreements
• Preparation of Inheritance, Estate and Fiduciary Tax Returns
• Probate proceedings
• Will contests

ESTATE PLANNING

• Preparation of wills and trusts
• Preparation of financial and health care Powers of Attorney
• Preparation of Advanced Health Care Directives (living wills)

FAMILY LAW

• Adoption
• Child custody (including relocation)
• Dependency proceedings
• Divorce
• Prenuptial agreements
• Protection from Abuse (PFA)
• Relinquishment/termination of parental rights
• Support

LANDLORD/TENANT

• Preparation of leases
• Eviction proceedings

MISCELLANEOUS

• Drivers' license suspensions
• Amending vital records
• Name changes
• Petitions for motor vehicle titles

MUNICIPAL LAW

• Representing local governments, including Boroughs and Townships
• Representing elected officials (including Prothonotaries, Recorders of Deeds and Registers of Wills)

PERSONAL INJURY

• Dog bites
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Premises liability
• Product liability
• Workers' compensation
• Wrongful death

PLANNED COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS

• Forming planned community associations
• General counsel for planned community associations
• Actions against planned community associations

REAL ESTATE

• Deeds, mortgages, leases
• Eminent domain
• Mortgage foreclosures
• Partitions
• Property tax appeals
• Quiet title actions
• Zoning

VITAL RECORDS FOR DUAL CITIZENSHIP

• Preparation and filing of paperwork to correct birth and marriage records, and obtain delayed registrations of birth, for dual citizenship applications