As an experienced Media Estate Planning Attorney, I am often asked about the difference between General Power of Attorney vs. Special Power of Attorney. The difference between a general power of attorney and a special power of attorney is that a general power of attorney grants the agent acting on your behalf broad powers to […]
Yearly Archives: 2016
As an accomplished Media Trust Lawyer, I get questions all the time from clients about what is estate planning. Well, when people think about estate planning I think they first think about property being disposed of during a last will and testament. Actually, it also should focus on disposition of property that’s not disposable under […]
As a skilled Media Car Accident Lawyer, clients come to me all the time with questions regarding compensation when they are partially at fault in an accident. If you’ve been involved in an automobile accident in the State of Pennsylvania in which you believe you may be partially at fault, you are not entirely precluded […]
As an experienced Media Landlord Tenant Attorney I am constantly asked what to do when a tenant breaks the lease. It’s important to know that if your tenant breaches the lease you should be pursuing every opportunity to get that tenant out of the unit with all due haste. The issue that usually arises is […]
As an experienced Media Estate Planning Attorney I am often asked about the durable power of attorney. A durable power of attorney is a special power of attorney, healthcare power of attorney or general power of attorney that has a durability provision. What this means is the power of attorney will stay active and in […]
This legal question was provided by Avvo.com. You can view the original question here. Question: If a will has not been properly updated, e.g. a beneficiary has become deceased, how would these assets be redistributed? Answer: If an alternate beneficiary was named in the will, the assets would be distributed to that alternate beneficiary. If […]
As a dedicated Media Personal Injury Lawyer, I get questions all the time from clients about injury compensation after an accident. If you’ve been injured in an automobile accident in Pennsylvania, the manner in which you are compensated is determined either by a settlement with the insurance company of the individual who caused the injuries […]
This legal question was provided by Avvo.com. You can view the original question here. Question: Do I have to pay inheritance taxes on a bank account my father left me? My father left me five thousand dollars in an account, my brothers were left the family home, does my money have to be included with […]
Dog bite cases in Pennsylvania are governed both by state statutes and by case law. According to Pennsylvania’s Dangerous Dog Laws, a dog is “dangerous” if the dog has injured a person, without provocation, on public or private property; the dog has killed or injured a domestic animal without provocation, while off the owner’s property; […]