What to Do If You’re Falsely Accused of a Crime in Pennsylvania
Being falsely accused in Pennsylvania is one of the most terrifying experiences a person can go through. You may feel a profound sense of shock and disbelief. Because you know you are innocent, you might assume the truth will naturally come to light, and the situation will simply resolve itself. Unfortunately, the justice system does […]
PA’s New Act 58 DUI Law: What ARD Recipients Need to Know in 2026
If you completed the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program for a DUI in Pennsylvania, you likely walked out of court feeling a profound sense of relief. For years, the greatest comfort of this pretrial diversion was the promise of a clean slate – the assurance that if you ever made another mistake, the system would […]
Estate Planning for Blended Families: Protecting Every Member’s Interests
Blended family estate planning is a beautiful milestone, but it also creates a complex web of financial and legal obligations that standard estate planning simply wasn’t built to handle. If you rely on a generic “I love you will” – a plan where you leave everything to your new spouse, assuming they will eventually pass […]
SBA EIDL 30% Treasury Fee Explained: Why Your Loan Balance Increased and What It Means
The EIDL Treasury fee is one of the most unexpected financial shocks a small business owner can face. Receiving correspondence from the U.S. Department of the Treasury is stressful enough. For small business owners navigating a defaulted COVID-era SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), that concern is often compounded upon reviewing the outstanding balance. A […]
EIDL Wage Garnishment: Your 30-Day Action Plan
You closed your business, or perhaps it is barely hanging on, and took a W-2 job to support your family. Then, you open your mail and find a letter from the U.S. Department of the Treasury: a Notice of Intent to Initiate Administrative Wage Garnishment. If you are reading this, you are likely in a […]
EIDL Loan and Bankruptcy: How to Legally Eliminate Your SBA Debt
Six years after the pandemic shutdowns, many business owners are still dealing with the fallout of emergency borrowing. EIDL funds once provided short-term relief, but for many borrowers, that relief has turned into a serious long-term debt burden. For some businesses, revenue never fully recovered enough to cover both normal operating costs and large federal […]
EIDL Sent to Treasury: What It Means for Your Business
If your EIDL loan has been referred to the Treasury, you are no longer in the ordinary loan servicing stage. The Small Business Administration has recently shifted a massive volume of delinquent COVID-era relief debts into the Treasury Department’s Cross-Servicing program, changing how these accounts are managed and collected. This transition means the SBA has […]
EIDL Loan Default: What Happens if You Stop Paying an SBA Disaster Loan
The SBA EIDL loan that saved your business in 2020 is likely suffocating it in 2026. With Treasury collections ramping up and SBA hardship options becoming increasingly limited, you need to know exactly what comes next if you have stopped making payments and are staring at threatening letters. An EIDL default is a direct threat […]
The Miller Cornfield
Where the Battle of Antietam Was Won and Lost—Again and Again On Saturday, February 28, 2025, attorney and Civil War historian John Benson will lead members of the Bucks County Civil War Round Table on an in-depth, ground-level tour of the Miller Cornfield at Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg. Fought on September 17, 1862, the […]
The Legal Consequences of Prescription Drug Abuse
The Hidden Dangers of Misusing Prescribed Medications Prescription drug abuse, though often overshadowed by illegal drug cases, carries significant legal consequences that can affect every aspect of a person’s life. From being charged with a crime to facing long-term professional setbacks, the impact of misusing prescribed medications extends far beyond health risks. This article explains the legal […]
