by Jeff Folkersen | May 14, 2015 | Blog, Press Releases
The Commercial Law League of America (CLLA) recently announced that Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. Co-Managing Partner, Robert S. Bernstein, will serve as its 2015-2016 Board of Governors president. This makes Bernstein the only two-term president other than the group’s...
by Jeff Folkersen | May 13, 2015 | Blog
ACT 42 ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT By Kyle R. Smith, Esq. Part 1 of this 3-part blog, located here, discussed the Act 42 and Act 202 residential property tax abatement programs available through Allegheny County, the City of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh...
by Jeff Folkersen | May 11, 2015 | Blog
Overview Many preliminary concerns are involved when deciding whether or not to institute a collection lawsuit. One of the foremost is the decision of where to file that lawsuit. Any evaluation of where to file includes a discussion of jurisdiction. Jurisdiction...
by Jeff Folkersen | Apr 27, 2015 | Blog
By Robert S. Bernstein, Esq., Co-Managing Partner It’s a small fee by bankruptcy mega-case standards, but it was huge for us. Recently, we were awarded the biggest fee in our firm’s history, $2.5 million, as a result of our eight-year battle for creditors against the...
by Jeff Folkersen | Apr 20, 2015 | Blog
ACT 42 and ACT 202 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT By Kyle R. Smith, Esq. If you purchase or build new residential real estate, or make improvements to existing residential real estate, in the City of Pittsburgh, your property tax can be abated, or reduced, for up...
by Jeff Folkersen | Mar 26, 2015 | Blog
By: Raymond P. Wendolowski, Esq. Under Pennsylvania Law, the homeowner’s association of a condominium has access to some very stringent remedies, that to to seek to collect the unpaid assessments levied against any of the homeowners in the condominium association. One...
by Jeff Folkersen | Feb 16, 2015 | Blog
In this episode, Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. Partner, Nicholas D. Krawec, discusses what a creditor/plaintiff can expect when going to trial in a commercial collection case. He highlights the time and manpower required, and the importance of choosing the best witness and...
by Jeff Folkersen | Feb 12, 2015 | Blog
By: Kit F. Petitt, Esq. To answer the question whether or not there is a Real Estate Transfer Tax on the conveyance of an interest in oil and gas in Pennsylvania, we must first ask if oil and gas interests are treated as real property under Pennsylvania law. Real...
by Jeff Folkersen | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog
By: Kyle R. Smith, Esq. Every year, property owners in Pennsylvania are permitted to file a real estate Property Tax Assessment appeal. As property owners in Pittsburgh and across Allegheny County know, the 2013 court-ordered propety tax reassessment assigned new...
by Jeff Folkersen | Jan 20, 2015 | Blog
By: Arthur W. Zamosky, Esq. A motion for summary judgment is a valuable tool for any litigator. Such a motion can be filed in most types of cases including those for breach of contract, mortgage foreclosure or declaratory judgment. While many types of cases can be...
