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Business Transactions
Commercial Real Estate Leases: Let the Tenant Beware - October 2007
Could Your Business' Liabilities Become Your Personal Liabilities? - November 2007
The Corporate Veil- April 2008
The Pension Protection Act and Life Insurance - December 2007
The Top 10 Mistakes with Non-Competition Agreements - February 2008
Updating Your Buy-Sell Agreement - May 2006

Estate Planning & Administration
Advance Health Care Directives and Health Care Decision Making for Incompetent - March 2007
Establishing A Special Needs Trust - May 2008
Low Interest Rates Create Estate Planning Opportunities - May 2008
"Top Sixteen" List of Common Misconceptions in Estate Planning - April 2007
"Top Sixteen" List of Common Misconceptions in Estate Planning - Highlighting Misconceptions 14 and 13 - June 2007
"Top Sixteen" List of Common Misconceptions in Estate Planning - Highlighting Misconceptions 12 and 11 - July 2007
"Top Sixteen" List of Common Misconceptions in Estate Planning - Highlighting Misconceptions 10 and 9 - August 2007
"Top Sixteen" List of Common Misconceptions in Estate Planning - Highlighting Misconceptions 8 and 7 - October 2007 "Top Sixteen" List of Common Misconceptions in Estate Planning - Highlighting Misconceptions 6 and 5- November 2007
"Top Sixteen" List of Common Misconceptions in Estate Planning - Highlighting Misconceptions 4 and 3- December 2007
"Top Sixteen" List of Common Misconceptions in Estate Planning - Highlighting Misconceptions 2 and 1- January 2008

Family Law
Child Support Arrears Become Lien on Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation - September 2006
Grandparents Visitation Rights Upheld - October 2006
Introduction to Adoption - January 2008
Mediation - A Way of Resolution - Winter 2006
More Positive Changes for Creditors from the 2005 Bankruptcy Act - February 2006
Pennsylvania's Protection from Abuse Act Strengthened - May 2006
Private Dispute Resolution - A New Revolution - August 2007
Resolving Day-to-Day Custody Disputes Without Going to Court - November 2007
Sign of Our Times: Mediation - January 2008
The Language of Divorce - October 2007
'Til Death Do Us Part - October 2007
Understanding Pennsylvania's Standby Guardianship Act - February 2006
When a Custodial Parent Wishes to Relocate With the Child - September 2006
When Wedding Bells Don't Ring, Who Gets to Keep the Ring? - June 2007
Why Would I Need A Prenuptial Agreement? - April 2007

Home & Property
2006 Tax Update: Understanding the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act - Summer 2006
Adjustable Rate Mortgages - September 2006
Contributions To 529 Plans are now Pennsylvania Income Tax Deductible - Summer 2006
Creating Community - Retirement in Chester County - September 2007
Courts Require Foreclosing Lenders to Follow Legal Requirements in Pursuing Foreclosures - April 2008
Debt Collection: A Regulated Industry - August 2007
Don't Let Turtles Bog Down Your Land Development Project - March 2006
Flood Insurance: Your Rights and Options - Summer 2006
Hooks, Slices and Shanks - July 2007
Hosting a Party This Spring? - April 2007
Immigration Law Update - March 2007
Industrial Land Use: Unique Challenges in Flex Space Development - September 2007
Injured In An Automobile Accident? Who Will Pay Medical Bills and Lost Wages? - April 2008
Is Chapter 102 Compliance Enough for NPDES? - January 2008
Landmark Changes to Automobile Accident Litigation - May 2006
Lawyers Head to the Classroom to Teach Internet Safety - Winter 2006
Legal Liability of a Landowner Depends: Is the Visitor a Trespasser, Licensee, or Invitee? - December 2007
Major Changes to the Pennsylvania Mechanics' Lien Law - October 2006
Managing Storm Water Runoff: Regulators Respond - Summer 2006
No Notice, No Hearing, No Conditional Use - February 2008
Non-Conforming? Not a Problem! - September 2007
Opportunities and Challenges in Redevelopment - April 2008
Reversal of Fortune: Supreme Court Decision Erases Pro-Insured Ruling - January 2006
Ski At Your Own Risk- February 2008
The Bad Truck: A Tale of Two Remedies - December 2007
The Qualified Personal Residence Trust - October 2006
Two Significant Automobile Law Decisions on the Underinsured Motorist Statute of Limitations and Uninsured/Underinsured Stacking Waivers and the Law - August 2007
Supreme Court Confirms Some Checks and Balances in Wartime - Summer 2006

Intellectual Property & Internet Technology
Be Careful What You Post on the Internet - May 2008
Trademarks and the Law - July 2007
Will You Need Bluetooth®? - November 2007

Labor & Employment
Amendments to Family and Medical Leave Act Demand Contribution by Employers to War Effort - February 2008
Employer Obligations for Payment of Transportation Expenses for Nonimmigrant Agricultural Workers - February 2008
Employers Must Convert to New Form I-9 - February 2008
Jobs and Blogs - June 2007
Superior Court Decision Exposes Small Employers to Increased Risk of Liability - March 2006
Ten Questions Not to Ask in an Interview - June 2007
Will There Be a National Standard for Sexual Harassment Training? - April 2007
Who is Liable for Workers "Coming and Going" to Work? - February 2006

Litigation
Attorney-Client Privilege: The Primary Principle of Criminal Defense - July 2007
Litigation Looming? Routine Destruction of Documents May Have a Devastating Impact on Your Defense - March 2006
Who Wears the Pants? The Legal System! - October 2007

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Attorney Profiles
Joseph A. Bellinghieri
Alexander J. Chotkowski
Harry J. DiDonato
Leo M. Gibbons
Michael G. Louis
John F. McKenna
Lance J. Nelson
Mary Ann Plankinton
Timothy F. Rayne
Leonard J. Rivera
Jane M. Shields
Nikolaos I. Tsouros
William T. Wilson