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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014 On December 19, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014. This Act establishes tax treatments of ABLE accounts under state programs for the care of family...
Prince Left No Will – Which Means He Left a Problem Don’t make the same mistake as Prince. Protect your assets with a will. Anyone who has paid even a small bit of attention to the news of late, knows that legendary musician Prince passed away. Most people will never...
William F. Hoffmeyer, Senior Partner in the York PA law firm of , has been named by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Pennsylvania for 2016. No more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are...
Why Self-Representation is a Serious Mistake “He Who Represents Himself Has a Fool For a Client” – Abraham Lincoln You can easily destroy your case by trying to represent yourself. Hoffmeyer & Semmelman’s mission is to provide you the highest quality legal...
Adverse Possession of Real Estate A fence installed in the wrong place by your neighbor can lead to an adverse possession problem. QUESTION: If you hold title to real estate by a deed or by inheritance, can you lose that ownership by a person taking possession of...