In Commonwealth v. Abraham, decided by the Pennsylvania Superior Court on June 08, 2010, the Court ruled that a criminal defense lawyer must advise his client if a guilty plea will result in forfeiture of the teacher’s pension. In Abraham, the defense attorney did not advise his client that pleading guilty would result in a […]
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Liz Lippy named Rising Star for third time by Philadelphia Magazine and Law & Politices Magazine
Liz has been named a Rising Star by Philadelphia Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine for the third consecutive year. Check out the details at http://www.superlawyers.com/pennsylvania/lawyer/Elizabeth-L-Lippy/30699287-e851-4818-9802-b26bd54a76d1.html
Steven F. Fairlie named a 2010 Super Lawyer!!!
Congratulations to Steven Fairlie for being named a 2010 Super Lawyer. The award is only presented to less than 5% of attorneys state wide. Quite a prestigious award and honor. http://www.superlawyers.com/pennsylvania/lawyer/Steven-F-Fairlie/efcb7100-18c2-43ea-ba39-8f9abb617013.html
New United States Supreme Court Miranda Ruling
A new United States Supreme Court holding dealing with Miranda has just come down: BERGHUIS, WARDEN, PETITIONER v. THOMPKINS, No. 08–1470. The Supreme Court reversed the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit despite a strong dissent. The Sixth Circuit had ruled that a statement made by a man accused of First Degree […]
Burden of Proving Restitution Lies With the Prosecution, Not the Defense
In an unanimous (3-0) panel decision the Superior Court has just issued a decision reversing an order of restitution where the Commonwealth presented no evidence to support the alleged amount and the Trial Judge placed the burden on the Defendant to prove why the amount was not accurate. The facts were that Christopher Atanasio pled […]
