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The Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law creates a remedy in situations where an employer fails to timely pay wages to an employee. I have handled many of these claims over the years, both on behalf of employees and employers. These claims involve quite a bit...

A few things for which I'm thankful about my law practice: For my clients, who allow me to advocate for them and trust me with matters of utmost importance. For my colleagues, who keep me on course, support me, and teach me how to practice. I have always learned best...

In business and employment disputes, it is commonly accepted that arbitration provisions are preferred by employers. There are numerous reasons for this, with the primary one being that juries may be unsympathetic to employers. For this reason alone, many attorneys...

Reviewing and negotiating executive severance packages is one of my favorite practice areas. These representations are generally short-lived, but during the representation I have the pleasure of meeting a new client, learning about their careers, family, and...

In litigation, one of the first strategic considerations is to determine where the case will be filed. This is extremely important for a variety of reasons, and in business disputes, the client's input is important as well. For the most part, where the case is filed...

Under certain circumstances, a party claiming to have been the victim of a breach of contract can seek the remedy of rescission. Under that approach, instead of seeking damages resulting from the breach of contract, what is sought is to undo the contract entirely,...

This week, I am moving to a Regus shared office space in Yardley Borough, Bucks County. The move will give me more flexibility to work remotely, not only from Yardley, but from just about anywhere Regus has a location. Being untethered from a specific office is...

Business litigation has become overly dependent upon pretrial motions and mediation practice. Let's set aside, just for a moment, the fact that motions practice and mediation practice offer substantial revenue opportunities for attorneys. Are these aspects of business...

In a continuing effort to lean in to the modern efficiencies of practicing law, I have decided to go virtual. In the fall, I will move my office to a shared workspace with flexibility to work from just about anywhere in the world. But more practically, I’ll be able to...

One of my cases settled recently. The parties agreed to mediate their dispute using a private mediator. Like many of my cases, there was deep seated animosity between the litigants, which made the prospects for settlement more difficult. The mediation occurred over...