Philadelphia Business Journal announced that HAROLD GOODMAN has been named a 2023 Best of the Bar honoree. Each year the Philadelphia Business Journal recognizes the region’s most impactful lawyers for the annual Best of the Bar program. To determine the 2023 honorees, nominations were sought from the public and evaluated by an independent panel of […]
Stephen Raynes visited Killarney, Ireland, where he attended the annual meeting of The International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Recognized as one of the most preeminent trial lawyer organizations, membership in the IATL is by invitation only, which is extended to trial attorneys who have demonstrated exceptional courtroom skill and the highest standards of professionalism and […]
Regina Foley was appointed President-Elect by the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. (PLAN). Regina was appointed to the Board in 2019 and recently served as its Treasurer. PLAN is the state’s coordinated system of organizations providing civil legal aid for those who have nowhere else to turn. PLAN’s nine independent, […]
Venue is the legal term meaning the county within the state where a lawsuit is filed. Pennsylvania’s longstanding venue rule permits a lawsuit to be filed in any county where the defendant lives, regularly conducts business, or where the events giving rise to the lawsuit occurred. Following years of lobbying by those seeking to limit […]
Tim Lawn was invited by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts to lecture at the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges 2022 educational conference. Mr. Lawn, along with noted civil defense attorney Peter Hoffman, were asked to provide the CIVIL LAW UPDATE to the judges, discussing the most significant recent appellate decisions in civil litigation […]