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As a prosecutor in the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, Steve Fairlie successfully litigated a death penalty case.  Now, as a prominent defense attorney, he successfully defends them.  Follow this link to an article showcasing Mr. Fairlie in a video explaining what it takes to pursue and defend a death penalty case.  This article further […]

Discovery is critical to any civil lawsuit. This is the phase in which the parties request documents, ask question, and depose the witness to establish the facts in the case before trial. While discovery is generally far-reaching, just how far does it go? With Pennsylvania trial courts split on how to handle social media discovery […]

Apple Announces Last Call for DUI Checkpoint Applications  DUI Checkpoint locator? Yes, there’s an app for that. But not for long. Under mounting pressure from Congress, Apple has followed RIM in banning DUI checkpoint apps from its proverbial app store.  These controversial apps let iPhone and iPad users track when and where local authorities are […]

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling has invalidated the practice of Pennsylvania counties regulating where sex offenders can live. The impact for Montgomery County will be limited to Horsham, Hatboro, Abington, and Trappe. In Bucks County the impact will be far more widespread, as many more municipalities had passed ordinances restricting where convicted sex offenders may […]

Steven Fairlie, of the Montgomery County law firm Fairlie & Lippy, P.C., has been named a 2011 Pennsylvania SuperLawyer for Personal Injury. He has previously been named a Pennsylvania SuperLawyer for Criminal Defense, and regularly practices in both fields. Elizabeth Lippy has been named a 2011 SuperLawyers Rising Star in a Criminal Defense, an award […]