For the Third Consecutive Year, Steven F. Fairlie, Esquire, Has Been Selected A Member of The National Advocacy for DUI Defense (NAFDD) Fairlie & Lippy, P.C., a Montgomery County Criminal Defense and Personal Injury firm, is pleased to announce that for the third consecutive year, Managing Partner, Steven F. Fairlie, was recognized by The National Advocacy for […]
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Bucks County’s new DNA database
Earlier this week, the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced it had agreed with all 40 local municipal police forces to purchase a third-party DNA database. The BodeHITS database, costing approximately $600,000 per year, will allow individuals to enter evidence and check for matches. The results are then shared between the various municipal […]
Compensation For Those Unfairly Treated By Employer Due To Criminal Conviction
Under the Criminal History Record Information Act, those with criminal convictions, who have already fully paid their debt to society, cannot be discriminated against unreasonably through a company’s employment practices. The Act covers arrests and convictions unrelated to the position sought. You may recall that back in May, we described the process and importance of […]
New York Times Exposes Psychology Study Errors: How Does This Affect the Criminal Defendant?
A few weeks back, the New York Times reported that more than 60% of studies in a survey of leading social science papers could not hold up under scrutiny. Although the study, nicknamed the “Reproducibility Project,” did not uncover any evidence of intentional deception or complete falsity, it does call into question many studies that […]
“Back to School Bus” Warning
As school returns and the summer schedule ends, everyone knows the roads become busier during the morning commute. What people sometimes forget this time of year is that school buses have their own “rules of the road.” The legal consequences of failing to abide can be severely damaging, both financially and professionally. Pennsylvania’s […]
