As an experienced Media Business Lawyer, I get questions all the time from clients about minority partners in a business. If you are the minority partner, the first thing you need to know is that you are at a clear disadvantage with regard to your majority owner. He has control and control is key as […]
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As an experienced Media Employment Attorney I am often asked about state and federal anti-discrimination laws. A common concern with employers is whether or not they are subject to state or federal anti-discrimination laws. The answer to that question depends largely on how many employees you have. A lot of the times the federal and […]
As an experienced Media Landlord Attorney I am often asked how many day’s notice a landlord must give in order to evict a tenant. Under statute in Pennsylvania, you as a landlord are required to provide 10 days’ notice to a tenant that you are planning to evict them in the event that the eviction […]
As an experienced Media Real Estate Attorney I am often asked about the real estate agreement of sales. On the seller’s side a real estate agreement should, of course, make sure that the seller gets paid, but also that the seller, when the closing is taking place walks away from a closing table with as […]
Firm partner Edward L. Perkins will be a featured instructor during the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s 23rd Annual Estate Law Institute at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in historic center city Philadelphia. His program, ’10 Things Estate Planners Need to Know’ begins at 2:15 on Wednesday, November 9. For more information on the Estate Law Institute, and to […]
In Pennsylvania, the Landlord Tenant Act controls evictions of tenants for a variety of lease or rental agreement violations, including failure to pay rent. Landlords may not use self-help measures to expedite an eviction, such as changing the locks or removing the tenant’s property. The landlord must follow a Pennsylvania statute for eviction, which starts […]
As an experienced Media Personal Injury Attorney, I get questions all the time from clients about what to do if they slip and fall on someone else’s property. There are some general things you want to keep in mind if you are injured on someone else’s property, be it a residential or commercial property, which […]
ABCs of Asset Protection $79.00 During this two hour course, attorney Edward L. Perkins, Esq. will answer the question: in an increasingly litigious society, how do you legitimately protect your assets from current and future creditors? Fraudulent Transfers – Risks and Remedies Corporations, LLCs, and Partnerships – Which entity best protects the owner? Self-settled and Off […]
As an experienced Media Employment Attorney I am often asked by employers if they have to let an injured employee work from home if they ask. If you have an employee who suffers an injury and requires surgery that prevents him or her from driving to work for several months, that may constitute a disability […]