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In 2013, only 19 states and the District of Columbia imposed inheritance or estates taxes on their residents. New Jersey is among one of the states that imposed such taxes. In fact, New Jersey has both an inheritance and an estate tax. As a result, ...

Cohen Seglias is pleased to continue our tradition of supporting worthy causes during the holiday season. Each year the Firm brings holiday joy to less fortunate children locally and nationally through our annual toy drive. Toy donations and ...

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC has been ranked in the 2015 “Best Law Firms” by U.S. News and World Report and Best Lawyers® in the practice areas of Arbitration, Labor & Employment and Construction for Metro ...

Brief Note Football, leaves, liens, and Super Lawyers! Thanksgiving is almost here and we’ve got lots of news to share. If you do residential construction work in Pennsylvania, check out our cover story about the amendments to the Mechanics’ ...

In early July, Governor Tom Corbett signed Act 117 into law, approving new amendments to Pennsylvania Mechanics’ Lien Law. Act 117 amended the Lien Law in two critical ways: (1) the Act clarified that mechanics’ liens are subordinate to ...

There is no question that documentation is an important part of the resolution of any construction dispute. Particularly contemporaneous documents — documents that are created at the time that events occur. Quality control reports, daily logs, and ...

Q: Cohen Seglias’ Government Contracting Group represents a number of interesting niche contractors that our readers may not be familiar with. Can you tell us more about that? A: In addition to our federal construction and small business ...

As a commercial collection attorney, I have the benefit of seeing and analyzing credit applications from a wide array of clients. However, by the time I review the credit application, typically the account is already in arrears and whatever rights ...

Fulfilling Orders Under a Customer’s Purchase Order Answer: False Oftentimes goods or materials are provided after your customer provides a purchase order. Did you read the purchase order? Did you read the “fine print”? Most often, the answer ...

It is common for construction contracts to include an arbitration provision because of the perceived advantages: cost, speed, privacy, finality, and the ability of the parties to choose an arbitrator with experience in the construction industry. ...

Football, leaves, liens, and Super Lawyers! Thanksgiving is almost here and we’ve got lots of news to share. If you do residential construction work in Pennsylvania, check out our cover story about the amendments to the Mechanics’ Lien Law.

On October 24, 2014, the Firm celebrated the American Bar Association’s National Pro Bono week with Jeans for Justice Day! Pro Bono week focuses the nation’s attention on the increased need for pro bono services during these challenging ...

In recent years, teaming has become an increasingly popular mechanism for winning federal government contracts.  Many women-owned small businesses (“WOSBs”) like teaming because it is a good way to break into the federal contracting arena.  In ...

Gene D. Cohen, retired judge and partner at Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman, said Dougherty is a capable administrator. “Kevin is one of the hardest-working judges around,” Cohen said. “He took over the Family Court ...

Michael Payne and Robert Ruggieri were mentioned in the Law360 article “USDA Shoreline Contract Stalled Over Small Business Fight” on October 6, 2014. Law360, New York (October 06, 2014, 5:31 PM ET) — A federal judge halted a ...

The recent guilty plea of a Philadelphia Municipal Court judge to case-fixing charges and the suspension of two other judges, all occurring with the Philadelphia Traffic Court scandal still fresh in the public’s mind, has seriously damaged the ...

On July 9, 2014, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett signed a bill (S.B. 145) into law that amends the Pennsylvania Mechanics’ Lien Law of 1963 (the “Lien Law”). The new law took effect on September 8, 2014 and affects subcontractor ...

It’s that time of year: the unofficial start of fall, football season, back to school and the first day of work for many new attorneys. For some, this may be their first real job or at least their first full-time job working as an attorney in ...

We are pleased to announce that four Cohen Seglias attorneys have been included in the 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers In America© in five different practice areas: George Pallas –  Litigation – Construction John Greenhall – ...

It’s no surprise that in today’s market, with a growing number of Federal government contracts set-aside for various types of small businesses, teaming relationships are increasingly popular. Large contractors like teaming because it provides ...