Here is a common scenario: Your parents went to an attorney years and years ago and executed basic wills, leaving their respective estates to each other, then to their three children. A few years ago your father passed away and the entire estate passed to your mother. Following your father's death, relations between your mother … Continue reading My Parent Scribbled Some Instructions at the Bottom of the Will… Are the Instructions Valid and Enforceable?
Immigration Reform Debate Heats Up
The immigration reform legislative debate is officially underway this week, as the Senate passed votes to begin talks. A lot of politicians have been calling for serious immigration reform for a long time, and these votes signal an important step of that legislative process. The preliminary and motion to proceed votes received counts of 82-15 … Continue reading Immigration Reform Debate Heats Up
Proposed Legislation Watch – Pennsyvania Senate Bill 435 – Assault Weapons Ban
Is your right to keep and bear arms about to be infringed by the Pennsylvania Senate? Currently pending in our Senate Judiciary Committee is Senate Bill 435 known as the Assault Weapons Ban. The Bill was initially introduced by Senator Lawrence M. Farnese - a Democrat representing the southern portion of Philadelphia County - on … Continue reading Proposed Legislation Watch – Pennsyvania Senate Bill 435 – Assault Weapons Ban
What is a “Durable” Power of Attorney?
A power of attorney is an essential element of most estate planning. It authorizes another person, typically a spouse or child, to perform legal actions on your behalf. Examples of the type of authority in a normal power of attorney executed for estate purposes include making gifts, accessing safety deposit boxes, investing money, and filing … Continue reading What is a “Durable” Power of Attorney?
Supreme Court and Individual Freedoms – Difficult to Determine, Harder to Rationalize
http://news.yahoo.com/dna-swab-arrestees-cheek-reasonable-search-supreme-court-201434454.html;_ylt=A2KJ2UZttLNRTzEAAqTQtDMD Well, It would seem that my blog from last time may have been a bit premature. Recently, the Supreme Court ruled that it is sometimes OK to take DNA samples of arrestees. How does this case differ from police taking blood for a DUI/DWI stop is the immediate question that follows this recent ruling. In each … Continue reading Supreme Court and Individual Freedoms – Difficult to Determine, Harder to Rationalize
Attorney Joshua Prince to Testify Before the ABA National Task Force on Stand Your Ground Laws
Firearms Industry Consulting Group (FICG), a division of Prince Law Offices, P.C., is proud to announce that Attorney Joshua Prince has agreed to testify before the American Bar Association's (ABA) National Task Force on Stand Your Ground Laws on Thursday, June 6, 2013, from 4-6pm at the Philadelphia Bar Association, 11th Floor Conference Center, Aramark … Continue reading Attorney Joshua Prince to Testify Before the ABA National Task Force on Stand Your Ground Laws
Two Prince Law Attorneys Become Certified as Workers’ Compensation Specialists
by Karl Voigt Two Prince Law Office attorneys -- Thomas Beveridge and Karl Voigt -- have been certified as specialists in the practice of workers’ compensation law by the Pennsylvania Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Law Section. Both lawyers successfully completed the certification process by submitting a variety of documents showing that at least 50 percent … Continue reading Two Prince Law Attorneys Become Certified as Workers’ Compensation Specialists
Senate Bill 623 – Amending the Mentored Hunting Program
Senate Bull 623 is an amendment to the Pennsylvania Mentored Hunting Program, which was recently passed by the Legislature and is currently awaiting Governor Corbett's signature. In 2006, the Pennsylvania Game Commission launched the Mentored Youth Hunting Program in order to “create expanded youth hunting opportunities while maintaining safety afield.” Senate Bill 623 would greatly … Continue reading Senate Bill 623 – Amending the Mentored Hunting Program
Supreme Court Protects Rights and Requires States to Obtain Warrant in DUI Stops
On April 17, 2013, the United States Supreme Court decided a case that has implications throughout the country. The case, Missouri v. McNeely, was based on a motorist who was stopped on suspicion of drunk driving and arrested. McNeely refused to take a breath test, but was then taken to a local hospital for a … Continue reading Supreme Court Protects Rights and Requires States to Obtain Warrant in DUI Stops
ATF’s 3-D Printing Technology Release Lives
As some of you are aware, on May 8th, 2013, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) posted a press release entitled "3-D Printing Technology of Firearms" at https://www.atf.gov/sites/default/files/assets/pdf-files/atf-qa-on-3d-gun-priniting.pdf but by early May 9th, the website section was taken down. Blogger David Hardy had posted about this issue on his blog Of Arms … Continue reading ATF’s 3-D Printing Technology Release Lives
