MEMORANDUM Posted: December 5, 2018 03:59 PM From: Senator Lisa M. Boscola To: All Senate members Subject: Homestead and Farmstead Property Tax Exemption In the near future, I intend to introduce legislation to eliminate school property taxes for homesteads and farmsteads in Pennsylvania. The people amended the Pennsylvania Constitution on November 7, 2017 to allow the General Assembly to extend property tax relief to homeowners by fixing the dollar amount at 100 percent of the assessed property value.  ​My legislation will prohibit school districts from levying property taxes on all homesteads and farmsteads in the Commonwealth as of June 30,

Yardley,PA, December 11, 2018— Hill Wallack LLP is pleased to announce that its Yardley office partner David J. Truelove was presented with the Mark E. Goldberg Award by the Bucks County Bar Association at an Association dinner on December 6 at the Association offices in Doylestown.  The Association gives the award annually to a member who demonstrates “a continuing commitment to community service outside the legal profession; exhibiting proven legal competence, honor, trust, service, and respect for the rule of law and the administration of justice.” A partner in the firm’s Yardley, Pennsylvania office, Truelove serves in Hill Wallack’s Employment

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Superior Court, meeting in Harrisburg today, has elected Judge Jack Anthony Panella to be its new president judge effective January 7, 2019. President Judge Elect Panella succeeds President Judge Susan Peikes Gantman who completes her five-year term on January 6, 2019. Judge Jack Anthony Panella is the son of Rocco and Vivian Panella. He is proud of his parents who were laborers without substantial formal education. Although both of them are now deceased, Judge Panella credits them for his appreciation of education and a high work ethic. Judge Panella was appointed to the Northampton County Bench

Doylestown, PA – On Tuesday, November 27, 2018, Eastburn and Gray presented a check to the YMCA of Bucks County in support of the organization’s summer camp programs. The sponsorship supports children and youth who are vulnerable and dealing with numerous challenges related to poverty. Photographed here are Zane Moore, President/CEO of YMCA of Bucks County and Eastburn and Gray attorneys Sarah A. Eastburn, Esq. (Board member of the YMCA of Bucks County) and D. Rodman Eastburn, Esq. The YMCA of Bucks County is a charitable non-profit organization that focuses on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility to strengthen

Tina Mazaheri, Esquire recently had the honor of serving as the keynote speaker at a United States Immigration Naturalization Service at the Pearl S. Buck House at the invitation of Chief Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Linda K. Caracappa with whom she is pictured holding Ms. Mazaheri’s parents’ original naturalization certificates from 1967.

Friedman Schuman takes pleasure in announcing that Christian Suprenuk has joined the firm.   Chris brings with him 20 years of experience in handling complex commercial litigation and a variety of business transactional matters.   He also has significant employment counseling and litigation experience.  Chris will be working with the firm’s medical malpractice, personal injury and commercial litigation departments.   Chris is a graduate of Cornell University and the Villanova University School of Law.    We are pleased to welcome Chris to the Friedman Schuman family.

Elaine Yandrisevits , an associate in Antheil Maslow & MacMinn’s Estates and Trusts practice group, will participate as faculty on December 3rd at a National Business Institute continuing education program focusing on the requirements, procedures and pitfalls of fiscal planning with supplemental needs trusts. This legal briefing will provide an overview of the specialized skills required to provide special needs beneficiaries with financial structure and stability and enable accountants, attorneys and financial planners to offer clients guidance on this important estate planning tool and find creative cost-effective ways of funding supplemental needs trusts.  Ms. Yandrisevits practices exclusively in the Estates

Yardley attorney Scott Fegley’s debut novel, “The Meaning of Home,” is now available on Amazon in paperback and ebook versions. https://www.amazon.com/Meaning-Home-Scott-I…/dp/1731374437 Publication of the novel has been bittersweet in that Scott’s wife, Carolyn, passed away on November 11, 2018, just over a week ago. She did not get to read the final version or see the book in print, but of an earlier draft she told Scott, “I love it” – three words he will always cherish. Heartwarming, humorous, and thought-provoking, “The Meaning of Home” takes the reader through the life journey of Charlie, a rescue dog, part Pomeranian and part fox, in his

Small law firm in eastern Montgomery County seeking a full-time associate attorney to join our well-established practice. We are looking for an attorney who is entrepreneurial and a team player. We offer a cordial work environment, with salary and incentives, health benefits and 401(k). The ideal candidate will have: 1-3 years general practice experience or experience in estate planning and administration, real estate or civil litigation. Pennsylvania bar admission The ability to organize and prioritize numerous tasks while maintaining strong time management skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills as client contact is a major part of the job Excellent organizational

Blue Bell, PA – Erin K. Aronson, Esq. will serve as faculty at a NBI webinar on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. The seminar is entitled, Transgender Student Rights: Interpreting Legal Grey Areas, and Ms. Aronson will specifically discuss bullying and harassment, and student record issues arising under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) in the context of transgender students. Ms. Aronson is an attorney with Eastburn & Gray PC, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. She is a member of the education and school law practice group, in which she advises clients regarding a wide array of issues, including school discipline,