The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Joanna Visser Adjoian and Lauren Fine | October 20, 2017
Consider being a 16-year-old girl convicted of an adult felony, and sentenced to state prison.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Amy C. Lachowicz | October 19, 2017
“How much were you paid at your last job?” This common, seemingly innocuous question that is routinely asked during an employer's pre-hiring process, could lead to disparities in salaries between men and women.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Blaine A. Lucas and Alyssa E. Golfieri | October 19, 2017
On July 6, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court rendered a decision in Board of Commissioners of Cheltenham Township v. Hansen-Lloyd, 166 A.3d 496 (Pa Commw. Ct. 2017), addressing several significant land use issues, most notably that the submittal of a mandatory sketch plan creates a vested right to develop the subject property pursuant to the ordinance provisions in effect at the time the plan is submitted.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lisa T. Felix and Steven R. Miller | October 19, 2017
A month ago, President Donald Trump rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, once more hanging the threat of deportation over the heads of some 800,000 young immigrants.
The Legal Intelligencer | Best Practices|Commentary
By Edward T. Kang | October 19, 2017
The jury was thoroughly confused when a witness testified through an interpreter that he paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for a ladder in a construction case I tried a few years ago.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Samuel C. Stretton | October 19, 2017
Payment to witnesses who are not experts is very limited and governed to a large extent by the Rules of Professional Conduct. Under Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 3.4(b), a lawyer cannot pay or offer payment to a witness contingent upon the content of the witness' testimony or the outcome of the case.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Harry A. Reichner | October 18, 2017
The Philadelphia Association of Paralegals' (PAP) annual education conference was held on Friday, Sept. 29, at The Pennsylvania Bar Institute with a luncheon at The Crystal Tea Room, both located in The Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Alexander V. Batoff | October 18, 2017
As a grade “K-JD,” or someone who completed all schooling, from finger-painting to issue-spotting, with no gaps in between, graduating law school and entering the “real world” required many adjustments.
The Legal Intelligencer | Best Practices|Commentary
By Daniel E. Cummins | October 17, 2017
With the uncertainty of what a jury will do in a particular case and the significant costs associated with trying a case to verdict, alternative dispute…
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Howard J. Bashman | October 16, 2017
You may be surprised to learn that one of the most useful and informative practice guides for attorneys and law students interested in appellate practice had its origin here in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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