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Do I Have the Right to Trim the Branches on a Neighbor’s Tree Growing onto My Property?

Media Property Law Attorney

As an experienced Media Property Law Attorney, I am often asked about trimming branches on trees from a neighbor.  If a tree is growing on your property and some of its branches overhang onto your neighbor’s property, your neighbor actually has the right to trim those branches up to the property line. However, in trimming […]

Media Legal Malpractice Lawyer Examines the Most Common Types of Legal Malpractice Cases

Media Legal Malpractice Lawyer

Almost daily, clients contact me as an experienced Media Legal Malpractice Lawyer, alleging all different types of malpractice theories against their attorneys. These claims run the gamut, but the most common scenario we encounter occurs when the facts of the case flush out the fact that the attorney is practicing in an area outside the scope of […]

Media Legal Malpractice Attorney on the Difference Between an Intentional Wrong Act and a Negligent Act

Media Legal Malpractice Attorney

Clients often contact me as an experienced Media Legal Malpractice Attorney about their attorney’s actions. Maybe the attorney made an error or, worse, some clients allege that their attorney intentionally took some wrongful action. For several reasons, it’s important to distinguish between those two situations.  Intentional wrongful acts generally reflect an attorney’s ethical standards and could result […]

Media Accident Attorney Explains if You Have to Pay Back Your Insurance Company After an Injury

Media Accident Attorney

Personal injury clients generally ask me as an experienced Media Accident Attorney, what type of damages they’ll be able to recover, including medical bills, pain and suffering, and non-economic harm. One real question is, “Will you be required to repay medical bills that were paid by your insurer?” In other words, will the insurer have a lien […]

Media Estate Planning Attorney Explains the Importance of having an Estate Plan

Media Estate Planning Attorney

As an experienced Media Estate Planning Attorney, I’m frequently asked whether an estate plan is necessary.  At Gibson & Perkins, we always recommend an estate plan for anybody – regardless of age, health, wealth, or marital status. Do you want to know how an estate plan can help you and your family?  Contact dedicated Media Estate […]

Legal Malpractice Avoidance Tip: Liability Insurance

Having malpractice insurance is important to reduce the chance that a legal malpractice claim will result in severe financial hardship to you or your firm. It will also save you time in defending such claims. Rule 1.4(c) of the PA Rules of Professional Conduct require a lawyer to inform a new client in writing if […]

Media Personal Injury Attorney Discusses Who is Responsible for Injuries Caused by a Bar Patron

Media Personal Injury Attorney

As an experienced Media Personal Injury Attorney, clients often ask who is responsible if you were injured at a bar caused by another patron.  If you are a patron in a bar and are injured by another patron – or even if you’re not a patron – you may have a claim against a bar […]

Media Estate Planning Lawyer on an Estate Plan

Media Estate Planning Lawyer

Clients often come to me as an experienced Media Estate Planning Lawyer, and ask what an estate plan is.  An estate plan is simply a set of documents that helps guide the disposition of your assets upon your death. We generally recommend wills, powers of attorney for health care or finance – or, in some cases, […]

Media Landlord Tenant Attorney on Waiving Back Rent if Your Trouble Tenant Voluntarily Leaves

Media Landlord Tenant Attorney

Clients often ask me as an experienced Media Landlord Tenant Attorney, if they waive back rent if a tenant volunteers to leave the unit.  If you have a tenant who is not paying his or her rent, and he or she offers to return the keys in exchange for a termination of the lease, you […]

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