How Your Lawyer Can Help in Real Estate Transactions Many issues can arise during a private real estate transaction. A lawyer can protect you. We have previously written about issues that can arise in a for sale by owner real estate transaction. Now we want to tell...
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Real Estate for Sale By Owner Risks
Traps to Look Out for with Regard to For Sale By Owner Transactions It is important to have counsel in for sale by owner real estate transactions. Typically, for any FOR SALE BY OWNER SALE/PURCHASE, there are no realtors involved in the transaction. Consequently,...
Unauthorized Practice of Law in PA
Why Unauthorized Practice of Law Matters to You Attorneys in Pennsylvania are required to attend an American Bar Association approved law school, pass a character and fitness background check, pass a difficult bar exam, and also pass an ethics test. In addition, once...
Social Media Impacts Every Legal Area
What you post on social media can make a huge difference in your cases, both personally and privately. Facebook has over 1.86 billion monthly active users. By 2018, 169.2 million of those users will be from the United States. LinkedIn has 467 million users, 128...
Credit Card Debt Collections – What You Need to Know
If a credit card company is seeking to collect from you, there may be defenses you can use to protect yourself. If you have credit card debt and are not paying, the company may seek to collect by filing a court action against you. Sometimes, the credit card company...
The Types of Easements
A fence built on the wrong side of a property line can cause an easement. An easement is the right to use the real estate of another for a specific purpose. When you seek to purchase real estate, it is important that you find out whether there are any easements on the...
Do You Have a PFA? Stay Off Facebook!
Communicating with a protected party on Facebook is a violation of a PFA A Protection from Abuse order or PFA is an order requiring one person to stay away from and stop communicating with another. The orders can vary as to their details, but generally, the goal is to...