Legal
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Suspect Charged This Week in 40-Year-Old Marcus Hook Murder Case
Police have charged Wayne Anthony Walker, 58, of Linwood with a Marcus Hook murder case from 40 years ago, writes Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Denise Pierson, 18, was found beaten to death along an isolated railroad track. Walker faces murder, kidnapping, conspiracy, and related offenses. A search is underway for two other suspects.…
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Legal Matters: 2022 Changes To Pennsylvania Child Support Guidelines: What You Need To Know Now
By Elizabeth Billies Are you paying or receiving child support? If so, major changes may be headed to your Support Order for 2022 and beyond. Every four years, the Pennsylvania legislature assesses the child support guidelines and updates them for cost of living and other procedural changes. On January 1, 2022, Pennsylvania enacted new child support…
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Chester County Medical Society Petitioning the Court to Keep Brandywine, Jennersville Hospitals Open
The Chester County Medical Society, with the support of other medical societies, will petition the court to intervene and support the effort of Canyon Atlantic to keep Brandywine Hospital open, stop further sale of Jennersville Hospital assets, and eventually reopen Jennersville Hospital. Currently, the owner of both hospitals, Tower Health, has made the decision to…
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See How Much Montgomery County Will Get as Part of $1B Opioid Settlement for Drug Treatment, Prevention
Each county in Pennsylvania is slated to receive a portion of a $1 billion settlement for drug treatment and prevention negotiated with four companies by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and other state attorneys general, write Catherine Dunn and Felicia Gans Sobey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Counties are expected to receive the funds as early…
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Conshohocken-based AmerisourceBergen Settles Opioid Litigation with Rhode Island
Conshohocken-based AmerisourceBergen has reached a settlement agreement with Rhode Island over claims that it had profited from the opioid epidemic, writes Mary Serreze for the Philadelphia Business Journal. AmerisourceBergen is one of the three pharmaceutical distributors that have settled with the state for a total of $91 million. McKesson Corp and Cardinal Health are also…
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Montgomery Bar Association Announces High School Mock Trial Competition: Sign Up Today
The Montgomery Bar Association is looking for volunteers to serve as jurors or timekeepers during the upcoming Montgomery County High School Mock Trial Competition. Trials will be held virtually and begin next week and you do not need to be an attorney to volunteer Both MBA members and non-members can quickly and easily register to…
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Consultants Sue Bala Cynwyd-based Susquehanna International Group Over Investment in TikTok’s Owner
Bala Cynwyd-based Susquehanna International Group is one of the early investors in the owner of TikTok, Beijing-based ByteDance, which has since grown to become one of the most valuable tech start-ups in the world, writes Catherine Dunn for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2021, Bala Cynwyd’s Jeff Yass, Susquehanna’s cofounder, was ranked by Forbes as the…
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Montgomery Bar Association Finds Its New President in Main Line Family Lawyer Sarinia M. Feinman
As of January 7, 2022, Sarinia Feinman, of Vetrano Vetrano & Feinman, took on the role of President of the Montgomery Bar Association. Sarinia Feinman was sworn in as the 137th President of the MBA during the association’s annual business luncheon last week. She was surrounded by the Judges of the Montgomery County Bench, her…
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Legal Matters: For 2022, Add Estate Planning To Your “To Do” List
By Jack Dooley The new year is a fresh start and a time to make resolutions. It’s also a perfect opportunity to think about the people, places, and causes that matter most to you. While it’s natural not to want to think about our mortality, the process does not need to be somber. Estate planning and…
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Inna Materese of Dischell Bartle Dooley Elected Montgomery Bar Association “Treasurer” for 2022
Inna Materese has been elected “Treasurer” of the Montgomery Bar Association (MBA) Family Law Section for 2022. This great honor is a multi-year commitment. Inna will serve as a member of the executive committee for the next four years as she progresses through various roles — treasurer, secretary, vice-chair, and eventually chair of the section…
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Register for the Montgomery Bar Association Annual Business Luncheon Jan. 7
All Montgomery Bar Association members are invited to attend this important meeting during which the MBA will welcome new bar leaders for 2022, including incoming President Sarina M. Feinman, Esq. They will also present a number of prestigious awards for community service, service to the bar association, and contribution to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. …
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Legal Matters: 4 Things You Better Ask Before You Hire a Divorce Attorney
By Liz Billies 1) How much of the lawyer’s practice is devoted to family law? Many attorneys consider themselves “general practitioners.” As such, they handle all kinds of cases, such as personal injury, criminal matters, wills, etc. While many of these attorneys are knowledgeable and devoted to getting the best resolution for their clients, these general practitioners…
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Montgomery Bar Foundation Awards $94K+ in Critical Funding to Local Justice-Related Causes
On Monday, December 13th, Officers and Trustees of the Montgomery Bar Foundation (MBF) presented checks to a number of local justice-related organizations during the MBF’s December Board of Trustee Meeting and Holiday Luncheon at the Montgomery Bar Building. As the charitable affiliate of the Montgomery Bar Association, the MBF has supported law-related educational, charitable, and…
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Legal Matters: Three Ways to Clearly Understand Your Employment Status
By Jonathan B. Young Fair is considered the F word in employment law. Translated: your employer can do many things that are perfectly legal but clearly unfair. Here are 3 tips to help you know where you stand from your employer’s point of view. 1) Know your status.The At-Will Employment Doctrine governs most employees in…
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Diversionary ‘Choice Is Yours Program’ for First-time Drug Offenders Arrives in Montco
The Choice Is Yours, a diversionary program for first-time, non-violent drug offenders that saw great success in Philadelphia, has now expanded to Montgomery County, writes Vinny Vella for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The program allows offenders to avoid jail time by performing community service and going through job training. The initiative is a collaboration between the…
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WalletHub: Although Las Vegas Maintains Its ‘Sin City’ Title, Philadelphia Isn’t Far Behind
You might think a city like Philadelphia — founded on tenants of fraternity, brotherly love, common good, and altruism — would rank rather low on a national assessment of sinful cities. But you’d be wrong. WalletHub reveals the local prevalence of anger, hatred, jealousy, greed, lust, vanity, and other entrenched vices. To compile the ranking…
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Libertarian Think-Tank Analysis: Pennsylvanians Rise in 2021 Rank of Personal Freedom Assessment
Personal freedoms in Pennsylvania improved in the last year, according to an analysis by libertarian think tank Cato Institute in its annual Index of Personal and Economic Freedom. Since the 2019 study, the Keystone State gained three positions on the national ranking, rising to its present spot at No. 14 from its two-year assessment at…
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Legal Matters: Five Inside Tips To Make The Most Of Your Legal Consultation
By Inna G. Materese 1) Do your homework – You want to choose an attorney with the right expertise for your legal matter. The law has many different specialty areas, and to determine the best attorney to represent you, you need to research what kind of lawyer is best suited to handle and resolve your case. A…
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