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The Need to Make an Appointment

From time to time, we get e-mails out of the blue inquiring about legal issues.  The e-mails do not include telephone numbers or even an individual’s name.  As much as I want to help people, it is impractical to begin a dialog with someone I haven’t met to discuss addressing their legal needs using e-mails.  […]

Our Amazing Staff!

                 I can tell you that after 45 years of practicing law, my secretarial and support staff is second to none.  I employ three full-time secretaries.                  Patty, my office manager, has been with me for 39 years.  She attended Bradford School of Business and worked for a prestigious firm in Pittsburgh.  She went onto […]

August 2022 Update

If any of you have been scanning my website, you may have noticed that I haven’t blogged recently.  The reason I haven’t blogged is because I have been busy representing people, helping people, and getting favorable results.  We are now in the dog days of summer and with people going on vacation, it has given […]

Limited Tort

In the previous blogs I have talked about the importance of having Full Tort insurance coverage. As we know, Full Tort is the unrestricted right to sue for non-economic loss (pain and suffering) when you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident. Unfortunately, a number of people have Limited Tort. They have chosen this […]

You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know Let’s say you or a loved one are in a motor vehicle accident.  Do you know your rights?  If you think you do, can you answer these questions? 1.      Do you know who will pay for your medical bills? 2.      Do you have lost wage coverage? 3.      What […]

Workers’ Compensation May 2020 Update

Workers’ Compensation May 2020 Update During the course of a typical thirty year working career, many employees will unfortunately be injured. Or have loved ones who are injured.  Most attorneys do not handle workers’ compensation cases.  Other attorneys do, but not very well.  Some firms that handle workers’ compensation advertise heavily on television and radio.  […]

COVID-19 – The need to provide legal advice and representation continues

I hope each and every one of you reading this are well. The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting us all. Nonetheless, accidents and work injuries still occur. People still need legal advice and legal representation. We are still open for business. Through the use of telephone, computers, and social distancing, I am still seeing new clients […]

Automobile Insurance law in PA

It is amazing how many people do not understand the automobile insurance law in Pennsylvania.  In 1972 the commonwealth of Pennsylvania passed the Pennsylvania no-fault insurance act. Regardless of whose fault an accident is, your insurance company will pay your medical bills up to the limit of your policy, with the minimum being $5,000.   Many […]

Injured at Work?

Did you know that if you are injured while at work and the injury results in a scar above the base of neck you are entitled to monetary damages for disfigurement.  It doesn’t matter whether the injury occurred from your own negligence, or that of someone else. It is a relatively simple procedure and you […]