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Fifteen years ago we were frantically searching for office space, purchasing a copier, developing a website, finding clients. All while still showing up in Court every day. It seems like the blink of an eye since then – as if it was yesterday. Now today so much has changed, and yet so much has stayed […]

The Expanded Use of Expert Witness Testimony in Pennsylvania Courts Prior to 2012, almost every witness testifying in a criminal matter actually had some involvement in the case.  The witness could’ve been the complainant, police, the accused, a nurse or doctor, or a witness.  Then came section 5920 of Title 42, on June 29, 2012.  […]

Dave Keightly Jr. is Fairlie & Lippy’s newest associate attorney. Mr. Keightly had worked for Fairlie & Lippy in its early days as a Law Clerk. He returned over a decade later after spending all of that time working for the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office. Dave has known and worked with Steve Fairlie and […]

On May 23, 2023, the constitutionality of SORNA was argued, once again, before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in Commonwealth v. Torsilieri. But we still don’t have a decision from the Court.  What is taking so long?  It’s simple.  The issue is complex and the ramifications affect thousands of Pennsylvanians.  Let’s start by talking about […]

You’ve heard of “pleading the fifth,” but what about “pleading the second?” After a series of federal court decisions over the past few years interpreting the second amendment, more and more people are challenging existing gun possession laws on the basis that they go too far. Purchase Forms ATF-4473 (federal) and SP4-113 (State) If you’ve […]