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The Pennsylvania legislature passed, and the Governor signed, an amendment to the state’s DUI statute this month that imposes additional penalties, including fines and jail time, for defendants found guilty of driving under the influence with a minor occupant in the vehicle. If such a violation occurs, the new law states that the defendant has committed […]

Stephen Geday has been named as one of the National Trial Lawyers’ Top 40 Under 40 for 2012. The National Trial Lawyers is a professional organization of America’s top trial attorneys. Membership in this elite group is by invitation only and is extended exclusively to those individuals who exemplify superior qualifications, trial results, and leadership […]

Former state Senator Jane Orie was sentenced today to a lengthy state prison term of not less than 2 ½ nor more than 10 years on corruption charges. This sentence comes after she was found guilty in March of five felonies and nine misdemeanors stemming from allegations that she used her legislative staff to help fundraise and conduct […]

As social networks permeate more and more into our everyday lives, there becomes an ever-increasing problem of lack of privacy and internet predators. And as social networks become more and more common, they become more and more necessary. With upwards of 175 million Facebook users in the US (and growing), and an estimated 745,000 registered […]

Steven Fairlie taught a continuing legal education course for lawyers today at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s Criminal Law Symposium in Harrisburg, Pa.  The Criminal Law Symposium provides a forum for criminal defense lawyers and prosectutors to learn about cutting edge issues and techniques that can help them win cases in Court.  The seminar is attended […]