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Small companies can face big problems as their success leads to growth and expansion. While most anti-discrimination employment laws do not apply to private companies with only a few employees, what happens when a business adds employees or sets up an office in...

I enjoy speaking to prospective clients, learning about their businesses, hearing about their legal disputes, and most of all, collaborating with them to develop a strategy for representation. I often explain to clients that two terrific lawyers can hear the same set...

Licensed professionals in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are governed by state licensing boards who are responsible for implementing and enforcing standards of conduct. When a professional runs afoul of the standards of conduct, a disciplinary action can be brought...

When an employee earns compensation, whether it be salary, bonuses, commissions, or even a fringe benefits, the employer is legally obligated to pay the employee. But despite this obligation, some employers fail to pay their employees that which is owed. The...

There are several basic types of business entities. Corporations are owned by Shareholders. Limited Liability Companies are owned by Members. Partnerships are owned by Partners. In the absence of a written agreement among the owners, the law imposes rules for the...

After three months on the shelf, last week I got the call. My client’s real estate commission suit was tried in Doylestown before Judge Trauger. Bucks County has resumed trying non-jury matters and my case was among the first to be  called. I have been trying cases...

I am very pleased to report the outcome of a non-jury trial of a shareholder dispute involving a Bucks County home care business. On June 22, 2020, Judge Robert J. Mellon of the Bucks County Court of Common Pleas issued his decision in the matter of Qato v. Xoxe....