As many are aware, yesterday, Senator Daylin Leach, Senator Vincent J. Hughes, Senator Lawrence M. Farnese, Representative Cherelle L. Parker, Representative Edward C. Gainey, the City of Philadelphia, the City of Pittsburgh, and the City of Lancaster filed suit in the Commonwealth Court against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Speaker of the House Samuel H. Smith, Lieutenant Governor James F. Cawley, and Governor Tom Corbett regarding the constitutionality of HB 80. The docket number is 585 MD 2014.
Representing Senator Farnese, Senator Hughes, Representative Parker, Representative Gainey, the City of Pittsburgh, City of Philadelphia and the City of Lancaster are attorneys Martin Black and Robert Masterson of the law firm of Dechert, LLP, which is allegedly handling the matter pro-bono. (The City of Philadelphia is additionally being represented by attorneys Richard Feder and Eleanor Ewing of Philadelphia’s law department). Per LancasterOnline, Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray informed Reporter Bernard Harris that “Lancaster’s participation in the lawsuit will not cost city taxpayers any money, Gray said. The law firm taking the case is not charging a fee.”
Anyone seeking legal representation in the future should be aware of Dechert, LLP’s position in this matter and should consider whether its views align with yours.
UPDATE: A copy of the Petition can be found here.
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With our 2nd Amendment rights being attacked at both the Federal and State level, and the ATF (Burea of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives) trying to close down FFLs (Federal Firearms Licensees) for minor infractions while making FFLs the scapegoat when the ATF's records are inaccurate, I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself. I am one of only a handful of attorneys across the US that practices in the niche area of law known as firearms law. I decided to concentrate my legal practice on firearms law not only because I am a shooter and firearms enthusiast, but also to ensure that our inalienable Right to Keep and Bear Arms is never encroached upon.
I handle cases at the Federal and State level for both FFLs and individuals. At the federal and state levels for individuals, I actively defend the 2nd Amendment of the US Constitution and Section 21 of the PA Constitution, as well as, help individuals with:
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- Relief from Firearms Disabilities;
- Estate Planning Advice;
- Gun/NFA Trusts; and
- 42 USC 1983 Actions for Deprivation of Civil Rights
At both the state and federal levels, I represent FFLs and SOTs throughout Pennsylvania and the US regarding:
- ATF Compliance Inspections;
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In following my love for firearms and firearms law, I have taught several Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars on Firearms in Estates and Trusts and Firearms Law 101 for several Bar Associations, including Berks, Cumberland, and Dauphin Counties. I also planned and taught several Firearms in Estates CLE classes for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI).
While at Widener Law School, I was a member of the Widener Law Journal. I wrote an article on the Inaccuracy of the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR). I also had an article published on Fee Disputes in Workers Compensation cases in the Widener Law Journal, Volume 18, No. 2.
You can often find me posting on several internet forums, including Subguns, Uzitalk, AR15, and PAFOA. I also hold PA Firearms Law classes for local ranges to inform the public on the firearm laws of the Commonwealth.
Following in my father's footsteps, I am also a Board member for the Pottstown Police Athletic League (PAL).
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Dechert is also representing the plaintiff in the Insite Lawsuit.
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Can you let me know what the process is from here? Is this something that the Attorney General can decide not to defend? Etc..
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