News & Publications

A company’s tradename and logo are valuable assets. Consumers’ ability to associate a brand with a business’ goods and services is a critical advantage against competition. Once a brand is designed and marketed—often at significant ...

This past summer, Cohen Seglias attorneys Roy Cohen, Ashling Ehrhardt, and Sydney Pierce obtained a victory for their client Kuharchik Construction against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in Kuharchik Construction, Inc. v. Commonwealth. In ...

In the third and final issue of the strange year that has been 2020, our attorneys remind you about the importance of documenting issues encountered on the job, especially in the context of design-build contracts. You’ll also learn about federal ...

In the third and final issue of the strange year that has been 2020, our attorneys remind you about the importance of documenting issues encountered on the job, especially in the context of design-build contracts.

The way employers categorize their workers may require fresh evaluation in the wake of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision A Special Touch v. Department of Labor and Industry. In this case, the court had to interpret the standard test used to ...

Cohen Seglias is proud to continue our tradition of supporting various children’s charities throughout the holiday season with toy collections and monetary donations. If you would like to make a donation, please contact us at ...

Now may be the time to audit your website to ensure that it is accessible to blind or visually impaired visitors. A recent case in California, coupled with ADA requirements, makes it easier for unwitting businesses with an online presence to be ...

Ed Seglias and Mike McKenna weighed in on what 2021 will look like for the construction industry in a recent Construction SuperConference post. They predict that: “Owners will continue to seek more efficient and timely ways to accelerate the ...

We are pleased to announce that Anthony Chwastyk has joined the firm as senior counsel in the Philadelphia office. He is a member of the Business Transactions Group and chair of the firm’s new Trademark & Copyright Law Group. “Anthony is a ...

Since the enactment of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, every employer in the country has been required to complete and retain a Form I-9 for every employee hired after November 6, 1986 to confirm an employee’s citizenship/ ...

Question: I have a home that I took through the abandonment process, but the notary who handles my titles tells me that I need a tax certification in order to obtain a new title. The taxing people are not being cooperative because a substantial ...

On October 29, 2020, Governor Wolf approved Act 97 of 2020, which was added as section 306.1 of Title 57 (Act 97). Act 97 grants notaries in the Commonwealth the rights to use communication technology (e.g., video conferencing) to perform notarial ...

Many news networks called the 2020 presidential election in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden on November 7 after they had determined that enough votes were counted in Pennsylvania that its vote in the electoral college would almost ...

Once discovery has been completed, or in some cases, largely completed, the court will schedule your case for an Early Settlement Panel (ESP). The panelists are experienced family lawyers who have no involvement in the case, but serve in counties ...

Mechanics’ liens are powerful tools for contractors to help collect payment. However, standard industry practice requires contractors to regularly sign lien waivers and partial releases throughout a project in exchange for payment. But do you ...

Throughout the pandemic, Cohen Seglias continued to focus on improving the mental health and the overall well-being of our employees. In that effort, our firm was excited to participate in the 2020 Philly Heart Walk. Although we are not able to walk ...

We are pleased to announce that Cohen Seglias is named in the 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list nationally for two practice areas and regionally in Philadelphia for four practice areas. The firm is listed in the following ...

If you have minor children and custody is at issue in your divorce (or in cases where the parties were not married), the court has a number of services available to parents to attempt to help them determine a custody and parenting time plan that ...

Lori Azzara commented for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on civil jury trials resuming in Allegheny County. She stated that due to the financial effects of the pandemic, people are eager to move forward in civil cases and get a settlement, “even ...

Since the enactment of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, every employer in the country has been required to complete and retain a Form I-9 for every employee hired after November 6, 1986 to confirm an employee’s ...