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  • 2022
    • September
      • 4 Tips to Defend Your Professional License
    • August
      • 3 Questions to Consider When Pursuing a Legal Malpractice Lawsuit
    • June
      • 5 Common Remedies for a Breach of Contract
    • May
      • Everything You Should Know: Inmates' Rights in Pennsylvania
    • February
      • Breach of Contract: Material Breach
      • Can You Sue If You Get Hurt in Jail?
  • 2021
    • November
      • 4 Ways to Protect Your Business During Partnership Disputes
      • Here Is How Businesses Can Enforce Contractual Agreements
    • August
      • Everything You Need to Know About RICO Claims
      • How Long Do I Have to File a RICO Claim?
    • May
      • What Is the Difference Between Appeal & Dispute?
      • 5 You Should Know Before Appealing Your Case
    • February
      • 4 Legal Issues Companies Face
      • How to Avoid Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
  • 2020
    • November
      • Can I Get My Revoked Professional License Reinstated?
      • What Are Grounds for Legal Malpractice?
    • February
      • What To Look For In A Foreclosure Defense Attorney
      • Monthly Column: Are Attorney's Fees Consequential Damages In Legal Malpractice Actions?
      • Time Matters
      • Collectibility or Uncollectibility: It Is Still By A Proponderance Of The Evidence
  • 2019
    • November
      • Lies Debt Collectors May Tell You
    • August
      • How To Avoid Falling For Predatory Lending
    • May
      • 4 Ways To Deal With The Emotional Consequences Of Foreclosure
    • February
      • Resolving Partnership Disputes
    • January
      • Civil Rights And Section 1983 Claims
      • Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Seeks To Halt Collector Lies
  • 2018
    • December
      • Civil Rights Lawsuit Filed After Alleged Malicious Prosecution
      • An Introduction To Foreclosure In Pennsylvania
    • November
      • Mattress Firm Provides An Example Of Poor Real Estate Practices
      • When Can Police Legally Use Deadly Force?
      • Debt Collection A Major Source Of Consumer Complaints In Pennsylvania
    • October
      • Before Buying a Used Vehicle, Make Sure It's Not Flood-Damaged
      • Law Firm Settles Malpractice Claim Over Bad Advice for $22 Million
    • September
      • Do You Feel Cheated by the Extra Space in Your Snack's Packaging?
    • August
      • 3 Consequences Of Having Bad Credit
    • June
      • Some Equifax Data Breach Victims Winning In Small Claims Court
  • 2017
    • September
      • Remedy For Violations Of Debt Collection Laws
    • August
      • Understanding The Lemon Law In Pennsylvania
    • June
      • Qualified Immunity: How Unreasonable Force Goes Unpunished
    • April
      • If You Are An Attorney Accused Of Stealing Funds
    • March
      • Tax Assessment Appeal
      • Why Should I Get a Contract in Writing?
      • Bullying in the Workplace - What You Need to Do
      • Does Your Lawyer Have Conflicting Interests In Your Case?
      • Have An Exit Strategy For Your Business Partnership
      • Prohibited Debt Collection Tactics
    • February
      • Stages Of The Attorney Disciplinary Process
      • Your Rights As A Whistleblower
      • What Happens When a Client Disputes My Attorney's Fees?
  • 2016
    • December
      • I'm Being Investigated at Work. What Should I Do?
    • October
      • Why A Diy Partnership Agreement Can Lead To Disputes
      • Has Your Car Been Wrongfully Repossessed?
      • What Are the Six Conditions of Fraudulent Misrepresentation?
      • What Counts as an FMLA Violation?
    • September
      • 3 Ways To Protect Yourself From Becoming A Victim Of Consumer Fraud
    • August
      • How To Spot A Foreclosure Rescue Scam
      • Is a Non-Compete Agreement Worth the Paper It's Written On?
      • Three Things to Know About Pennsylvania's Lemon Law
    • July
      • Top Three Legal Malpractice Claims in the U.S.
      • Debt Collector, Law Firm Fined for Flimsy Lawsuits
    • April
      • An introduction to Pennsylvania boundary disputes
      • When Home Buying Excitement Turns Into a Nightmare: Tips for PA Buyers
      • Stopping Foreclosure Actions In Pennsylvania And New Jersey
      • Pennsylvania Woman Receives 3 Year Sentence In Mortgage Fraud Case
      • Foreclosure Prevention In Pennsylvania
      • As Foreclosed Home Prices Recover, Who Reaps the Benefit?
  • 2015
    • March
      • Home Improvement Loan Fraud: Caveat Emptor
      • "Predatory Lending" in the "Refi" Era: A Primer
  • 2013
    • June
      • Attorneys Can Still Be Sued After Settlement Is Reached With a Third-Party
    • May
      • Tax Bureau's Job to Make a Reasonable Effort to Identify Owners
      • Products Liability In New Jersey
      • Have a Well-pleaded Complaint
    • March
      • Be Careful What You Plead For
  • 2012
    • December
      • Does Retirement Really Mean Discrimination?
      • The Meaning Of Esoteric
    • November
      • The Attorney-Client Privilege: It's Place in Legal Malpractice
    • October
      • Transactional Legal Malpractice: A Difficult Task
    • September
      • I Tip My Hat to the New Constitution.
      • The Difficult Case Of Wrongful Discharge
    • August
      • The Joy of Marriage...and Legal Malpractice.
    • July
      • Every Hurdle Must Be Cleared To Win In Legal Malpractice
      • The Attorney-Client Agreement.
    • June
      • The Unjustified Referral Fee
    • May
      • The Rule, Not the Exception
      • Better Safe Than Sorry
    • April
      • Novel Thinking
      • Calculating Damages
    • March
      • Disagreement or Deviation?
      • More Than Malpractice
      • Do You Need an Expert Opinion?
    • February
      • Say What You Mean, and Mean What You Say
      • One of Pennsylvania's Smallest Classes
      • Methods Of Proving Malpractice
  • 2011
    • December
      • Being Guilty Matters
      • Referrals: Not Illegal To Try
    • November
      • Malpractice Claims with Merit Must Have Certificates Proving Such
      • Monthly Column - Legal Malpractice Damages Analysis
    • October
      • An Attorney Is Not A Subdivision And Relief Must Be Reasonable
      • Actual Damages Must Actually Be Alleged
      • With Divorce, There Are Still Some Damages That Must Be Defined
    • August
      • Foreclosure Fraud Meets Malpractice
      • Protected Mediations And Filing Suit Against Court Clerks
      • A Victory For The Malpractice Plaintiff
      • The Perils of Contract-Writing
    • June
      • Tolling: Duty Trumps Unknown Damage
      • Monthly Column - Attorney Liability: Non-Negligence Claims
      • Attorney's Fees: At the Intersection of Frivolous and Not
      • Undue Delays Could Prove Costly To Lawyers
      • Kornicki v. Cherniack: Discussing Credit Only When Credit is Due
    • May
      • Judges Still Must Be Impartial
      • Dragonetti: Winner Logistics, Inc. v. Labor & Logistics, Inc.
      • Improper Assurances May Mean Malpractice
    • April
      • Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings: Dragonetti
      • Twombly: Heightened Federal Pleading Requirement?
      • Liability Arising Out Of The Sale Of Residential New Construction
      • Philadelphia's Residential Mortgage Foreclosure - Diversion Pilot Program
      • Foreclosure Rescue Scam
      • Gist Of The Action Doctrine Intersects The Parol Evidence Rule
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