What Happens If I Die Without a Will?
When the music legend Aretha Franklin died this month, she left behind an amazing musical legacy and her estate. What she didn’t leave was a will, meaning her heirs are left to divide up her estate. It’s a scenario that’s all too common in the music world, Los Angeles estate attorney Laura Zwicker told […]
Why Your Small Business Needs a Lawyer
Whether it’s Google or the corner grocery store, every business needs a lawyer. “Wait a second,” you might be saying. “I can see why Google would need a lawyer. Facebook, sure. They’re always in the news. But we’re a two-person operation. Most of our customers can walk here. Why do we need a lawyer?” And […]
5 Steps Toward an Amicable Divorce
You’ve probably heard the term “amicable divorce” more than a few times throughout your life. “Amicable” is a word that often appears in news stories when celebrity couples decide to break up. But there’s quite a gulf between the idea of a peaceful dissolution of marriage and the reality of divorce, a life event that […]
How a Lawyer Can Help You After a Car Accident
You drive this road every day. You know every turn, every stoplight, every sign. Every day, it’s pretty much the same drive. Then one day, it’s a different drive. You have a green light, but somebody makes an illegal left turn right in your path. You have time to think, “This is going to happen,” […]
Will Pennsylvania Legalize Marijuana?
There’s change in the air when it comes to Pennsylvania marijuana laws and drug crimes. Earlier this month, the state began allowing people with medical marijuana cards to buy marijuana in dry leaf form. This followed previous legislation that let patients purchase medical marijuana as a pill or ointment. The law doesn’t allow them to […]
What is a Contested Divorce?
When Jim and Alice met during their first year in college they never would have thought the words “contested divorce” were anywhere in their future. They began dating at the end of sophomore year, got engaged after graduation and got married a year later. And things were bliss in the early days, and really good […]
What is Zoning?
Do you have a landfill lurching over your backyard? Is your next-door neighbor a nightclub? If not, you can thank your local zoning laws. What is zoning? What is zoning? Think of it as a tool that municipalities use to determine the character of their community. With zoning, your township or borough or city can […]
How to Adopt a Stepchild in Pennsylvania
You’ve just gotten married. Your new spouse has kids from a previous marriage, but at this point, you think of them as your kids too. Unfortunately, the law has other ideas, at least when it comes to child custody. Unless you adopt your new stepson or stepdaughter, you have no legal rights where they’re concerned. […]
What to Do If Your Teen Driver Is in an Accident
You’re 16 years old. You’ve just gotten your driver’s license. Signaling. Three-point turns. Parallel parking. You’ve proven yourself a master of Pennsylvania teen driving regulations. Then it comes time to borrow the keys to the family car, and you realize your mom and dad feel a lot less confident than you do. Jump forward 20-30 […]
Phones Down: How to Reduce Distracted Driving
Andrea Lenk and Alicia Nicholson probably thought Feb. 6, 2016 would unfold like any other day. But driving through Cumberland County, Pennsylvania that day, they crossed paths in the most horrific way possible: Lenk ran a stop sign and broadsided Nicholson’s car. Nicholson, 23, died at the scene. Lenk, who was 32 at the time, was […]
