kmbApr14
May 1, 2012
As Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) have become an increasingly popular retirement planning tool, it has become more important to understand their place in the IRA owner’s (“client”) estate plan. One of the most fundamental questions related to IRAs is whom the client will name as beneficiary. The IRA beneficiary designation should be part of a […]
kmbApr14
May 1, 2012
A 24 year-old young man, who had been adjudicated delinquent at the age of 17 for possession with intent to sell 185 Ecstasy pills at school, was successful in challenging a judge’s refusal to expunge his juvenile record. Expungement of juvenile records, if granted, is thorough. Pennsylvania law specifically provides that when records are expunged, […]
kmbApr14
May 1, 2012
Pennsylvania law includes numerous restrictions on people who work in “professional” occupations. The jobs included in the regulatory laws include barbers, realtors, funeral directors, engineers, architects, psychologists, and almost every health- care provider, from nurses to veterinarians. The Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (the Bureau) has broad authority to license, supervise, and suspend […]
