Can IRS debt be discharged in bankruptcy? We all should know that working people must file income tax returns each year. However, often times people who will OWE the IRS money decide that it is best NOT to file their return, perhaps under the theory that the IRS gods...
The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) House of Delegates passed a resolution at its annual meeting held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 12, 2017 addressing required diversity training for attorneys. The Resolution urges the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania to modify...
“Copwatch” Case heard by 3rd Circuit The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals heard argument on May 9, 2017 on the question of whether there is a 1st Amendment right to film on-duty police officers. The case is Fields v. City of Philadelphia and a video of the argument can be...
Attorney Kidwell will attend the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) House of Delegates meeting on May 12, 2017 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The House of Delegates, created in 1966, is the body charged with setting policy for...
Attorney Geiger will be speaking at a Prison Risk Management Workshop on May 25, 2017 at the Hotel Hershey in Hershey, PA. The conference is sponsored by the County Commissioners’ Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP). Geiger will be speaking on the responsibilities of...
The National Youth Orchestra of China is on an international tour that will not only feature their performance at Carnegie Hall but also a visit to East Stroudsburg University in July. The Orchestra’s performance will be featured on the NPR program, “From the Top.”...
Would you like to live next to a party house? Are weekly or daily rentals consistent with single family use? The answers to these questions may depend on whether you’re the renter or the neighbor. Here’s what happened this past week in the Commonwealth Court. An...
Attorney Horvath Speaking at PMAR SeminarOn April 20, 2016, Newman Williams Attorney Dave Horvath gave a presentation to the Pocono Mountain Association of Realtors (PMAR) on the legal issues of deceased owners of Pennsylvania Real Estate. The seminar was held at the...
There are three federal judicial districts in Pennsylvania (see below for links). You can file in either: the district where you have been living for the greater part of the 180-day period before you file, or the district where you are domiciled—that is, where you...
Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court is an intermediate appeals court that hears appeals from County Court decisions. The Commonwealth Court usually sits in Harrisburg. However, on April 20, a 3-judge panel of the court will hear arguments at the Luzerne County...
