Everyone knows the benefits of hiring an attorney to fight for you regardless of what side of the courtroom you’re on. However, not everyone knows the detriments of not hiring an attorney. Sure, the law can be complicated and fraught with nuances and technicalities, but can’t one just ask around to a few lawyer-friends or […]
by Kirk B. Burkley, Esq. With the Marcellus Shale boom in full swing in Pennsylvania there are plenty of opportunities for trade vendors to participate and increase sales. Of course, with any opportunity there is risk and with any boom there is bound to be some level of bust. Navigating the supply chain in the […]
by Kirk B. Burkley, Esquire. In today’s competitive legal market, it is important to stand out from the crowd. Everywhere you turn, young lawyers are looking for skills that make them more marketable to clients and employers. It seems that there are more and more specializations within specializations. Even though you might be a bankruptcy […]
Ten Terms that are key to understand Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceedings. Chapter 11 Bankruptcy terminology can be a confusing lexicon for the uninitiated. Here are the 10 Key terms you will need to understand as you navigate Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Adequate Protection Adequate protection refers to the protection offered to creditors of a failing business […]
By Kirk B. Burkley, Esquire Introduction Chapter 9 of the United States Bankruptcy Code allows a municipality (or government-created entity) to reorganize its debts and restructure its contractual relationships. Exercised appropriately, these powerful tools would allow the Port Authority of Allegheny County to stave off service cuts, restructure its business model and emerge a stronger […]
By Raymond P. Wendolowski Jr. After a judgment is entered a judgment creditor typically begins execution efforts in order to collect on the judgment, but sometimes a debtor genuinely has nothing for a judgment creditor to collect. In these cases our firm typically recommends that the judgment creditor should cease execution efforts and come back […]
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