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At trial, credibility is everything. If a judge or jury does not find a witness or lawyer credible, the party offering the witness, or being represented by the attorney, should expect a poor outcome. So there you have it . . . only call credible witnesses. It would be...
I am licensed to practice in the state courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey and in the federal courts of the Eastern and Middle Districts of Pennsylvania and the District of New Jersey. This means I do not have the right to practice in 48 states, or the federal...
Last year saw a record number of Americans out of work, including the departures up and down the employment hierarchy of companies that faced record losses resulting in mergers, sales or dissolutions. Getting wind of impending layoffs within a company can help...
Many of my clients are aware of the fact that personal injury recoveries, whether by settlement or verdict, are not taxable as income. Invariably, even if they were not aware of this, a friend or loved one will so inform them. When I first began to work for a law firm...
As I enjoy Memorial Day Weekend with my family, my thoughts turn to the nature of the law practice when I first started 30 years ago. The biggest difference is the technological advances that have come along. As a young lawyer, my boss would occasionally call me on a...
Many Pennsylvania companies have confidential business information that is classified as a ‘trade secret.’ A trade secret can be the heart of your whole business and the thing that sets you apart from the competition. Some of the most famous ‘trade secrets’ include...
Many common contractual situations involve a mutual exchange of performance. For instance, you agree to paint my house and I agree to pay you upon completion. But there are occasions when, after reaching an initial agreement, the parties decide to modify its terms. On...
For business owners, the past year has been, in a word, crazy. And, to survive, many employers have transitioned their workers from traditional employees to other types of job classifications, like independent contractors. Indeed, to survive, for many employers this...
It is counterintuitive to business people. When they put their arrangement into contract form, they are focused on a successful outcome. For many business people, the contract never gets looked at again unless times are tough. When things are not working out, that's...
When can someone be legally liable for the unlawful conduct of someone else? There are several circumstances in which this is true. One of them is in the case of a civil conspiracy. A civil conspiracy occurs when two or more persons agree to commit an unlawful act and...