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When a person is involved in a serious accident, they often face significant physical, emotional, and financial burdens. Because of this, those injured may wish to hold the negligent party accountable through a personal injury lawsuit. If this has happened to you, you must retain the services of an experienced...

In a historic move to bolster the COVID-19 economy, on April 6, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced a new program to purchase Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans extended by lenders to small businesses seeking to cope with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.  In a brief announcement, the Federal Reserve...

Real estate issues are oftentimes both complex and stressful. When dealing with commercial leasing, you must have an experienced Pennsylvania real estate attorney on your side to help guide you through this time. What is a Commercial Lease? A commercial lease is a contract between a landlord and a business...

Covid-19 is a menace to human health, social interaction, the economy and particularly small businesses across this country.  The current approach for returning to some semblance of normalcy in our personal lives and business concerns, is to curtail the spread of the virus through social distancing while science searches for...

COVID-19 UPDATE | APRIL 2, 2020 PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP) UPDATE FOR LENDERS AND BORROWERS The CARES Act authorized $349 billion to provide guaranteed loans through a new program under Section 7(a) of the SBA Loan Programs.  The Program provides for loans up to $10 million to employers with fewer than 500...

Lenders are often reluctant to do short term loan modifications because they would be forced to treat the modification as a troubled debt restructuring (“TDR”). The Financial Accounting Standards Board requires the Lender to treat a TDR as a problem loan and create loss reserves. On March 19, 2020, the...

If you are in the market for a new house, you most likely have come across the Equal Housing Opportunity logo. The symbol is an equal sign inside of a house, usually seen on a landlord’s, real estate agent’s, or lender’s paperwork. This represents the Fair Housing Act. If you...

Many people, especially in Pennsylvania’s more urban areas walk from place to place as their primary means of transportation. While many of us do so without incident, there are times where pedestrians are seriously injured in accidents. If you have been injured in a pedestrian accident, you are most likely...

At some point (hopefully sooner rather than later), restaurants will be able to fully or partially reopen. The following are some ideas and strategies to consider and implement now during the down time awaiting relaxation of the government restrictions on restaurant operations: Make sure your insurance premiums are paid when...

Various tax filing and payment deadlines have been extended as a result of the Covid-19 Crisis.  The following are the deadlines that apply to our Estate and Trust Group clients. INHERITANCE TAX RETURNS INHERITANCE TAX RETURN FILING AND PAYMENT DEADLINES HAVE NOT BEEN EXTENDED. Payments can be made and Inheritance...