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Lowering the DUI limit to 0.05 24 Jun 2013 | 10:30 pm
Currently, under Pennsylvania Criminal Law, it is illegal for you to drive with a blood alcohol content (or “BAC”) of 0.08% or higher. That means that 0.08% of your blood is made up of alcohol. If y...
Abuse of Power and Breakdown in the System 4 Feb 2013 | 07:23 pm
As a “younger” attorney, I still have a small part of me that is an idealist, believing that opposing attorneys are fair and the system does work in the end. However, when the Commonwealth of Pennsyl...
Unauthorized Use of a Rental Car 13 Sep 2012 | 06:13 pm
I was in Magistrate’s Office in Pittsburgh yesterday waiting for a Criminal Preliminary Hearing when I started discussing an interested new set of criminal charges: being charged with Unauthorized Us...
Why You Need An Attorney 27 Jul 2012 | 08:57 pm
Sometimes I think being an attorney is as much convincing people that they need me as it is protecting legal rights and upholding the law. So, I wanted to share a recent case with you to help illustr...
Receiving Stolen Property for Riding in a Car 27 Jun 2012 | 09:07 pm
In the last couple of months, I have been court appointed to a series of cases for one individual in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Most of the cases involve some kind of auto theft. So, I am seein...
New Developments in Right-To-Confrontation and DUI’s 4 Apr 2012 | 01:24 am
In mid-February, 2012, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania handed down a decision that makes DUI charges that much more difficult to fight. In order to fully understand the impact of this decision on ...
New Developments in Pennsylvania Conspiracy Law 23 Sep 2011 | 01:16 am
The definition of “Conspiracy” and the elements for committing the crime are found at 18 PACS 903. Generally speaking, you may be guilty of the crime of Conspiracy if you agree with another person to...
Charging Children with a Crime in Pittsburgh 15 Jun 2011 | 01:23 am
A couple of weeks, I was contacted by a civil client of mine. He told me that he needed my services on another front: Criminal Defense. Great! I thought. I prefer Criminal Defense work. So, I sta...
New Developments in Child Custody Laws 11 Mar 2011 | 07:26 am
Since 1813, Pennsylvania courts have determined child custody arraignments by a standard known as “Best Interest of the Child.” This standard gave courts the freedom to look at each case individually...
How Much is My Personal Injury Claim Worth? 16 Feb 2011 | 05:51 am
Every personal injury client that come in the door has one concern: How much is his/her claim worth? Like most things in the law, it is almost impossible to guess the value of a claim. Am I able to ...
