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Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Alleyne v. United States. The Court sought to answer the question: when an element of a crime raises the mandatory minimum sentence for that crime, must the jury find the defendant guilty of that element beyond a reasonable doubt before the mandatory minimum sentence […]

Last week, Circuit Judge Deborah Nelson ruled that George Zimmerman’s defense will not be allowed to mention incriminating photos and texts found on Trayvon Martin’s cell phone during the opening statements of the trial, which is to begin on June 10. Prosecutors found pictures and texts on Martin’s phone referencing guns and marijuana, which calls […]

Congratulations to Elizabeth Lippy who was named a 2013 SuperLawyer by Law & Politics and Philadelphia Magazine. This is a well-deserved honor that is only awarded to a tiny percentage of Pennsylvania Lawyers. It is based on an intensive screening process and peer review and is indicative of a lawyer at the very top of […]

Exciting news for Fairlie & Lippy – Steven Fairlie has been named to the SuperLawyers lists for the Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania and the Top 100 Lawyers in Philadelphia. He practices Criminal Defense and Personal Injury in Montgomery County, Bucks County, and the surrounding areas. The SuperLawyers list is published in Philadelphia Magazine and […]

43-year-old Sergio Guevara of Horsham is facing 25 counts of Possession of Child Pornography, resulting from an investigation by Montgomery County detectives that began last November. He has also been charged with five counts of Disseminating Photography/Film of Child Sex Acts and one count of Criminal Use of Communication Facility. Guevara waived his preliminary hearing on […]