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Corporate Housekeeping – Your Pennsylvania LLC and Common Mistakes to Avoid

by Natalie Y. Ohana, Esq. & Seth R. Tipton, Esq.   Most business owners gravitate towards structuring their business as a limited liability company (“LLC”) because of the phrase “limited liability.” However, in the pursuit of security and clarity, many people skip the crucial step of understanding exactly what is required[...]

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FORMING PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES: KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR MINORITY MEMBERS

By Sarah K. Powell, Esq. and Seth R. Tipton, Esq.  Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton & Taylor, LLC   The Pennsylvania Uniform Limited Liability Company Act of 2016 (15 Pa. C.S. § 8811 et seq.) (the “Act”) governs the internal affairs, obligations, and liabilities of Pennsylvania limited liability companies (“LLCs”) and[...]

Munley Law lawyers honored on Lawdragon Inc. list and more

Banking and finance S&P Global Market Intelligence ranked Hanover Township, Northampton County-based Embassy Bank For the Lehigh Valley 23rd on its 2022 list of the top 50 best-performing US community banks in the Northeast with total assets under $10 billion. Banks were ranked based on seven metrics, including pre-tax return[...]

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Environmental Diligence – The Importance of a Phase I Environmental Site Assessments

By Emily R. Paulus, Esq. and Seth R. Tipton, Esq. , Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli Tipton & Taylor, LLC    Successful businesses often face the challenge of identifying and acquiring new real estate to relocate or expand operations. After you have selected a commercial real estate property, secured a contract and[...]

Liens filed in Berks county by IRS

The following liens were filed in Berks County Courthouse by the U. S. Internal Revenue Service:     Heat and Cool, 219 Sunride Road, Reading; amount: $1,279.  Kreibel Culinary Services, 706 Brownsville Road, Reading; amount: $8001.  Northeast Industrial Services Inc., 507 N. Shamokin St., Shamokin; amount: $27,511.  Shanesville Tavern Inc., 4[...]

Parking an issue in Allentown apartment plan

But the property owner is back with a new plan. Nat Hyman, an Allentown developer, is going to the zoning hearing board with a new plan for parking next to the apartment project, which was an issue in the court case. He is hopeful that the new plan can help[...]

BB&T branch sold

The vacant property is at 2400 Schoenersville Road in Hanover Township, Northampton County.Property records list the buyer as 2400 Schoenersville Road LLC, an entity with an address of 1409 Hausman Road in South Whitehall Township, also the location of Knafo Law Offices.Matt Macdonald, vice president of Markward Group, represented the[...]

Finding their niche: Partners building firm with a focus on labor law

Niche law firms are an increasingly strong segment of the legal market, with increases in net income and billing rates of 8.9 percent and 8.7 percent between 2017 and 2018, according to a 2018 survey of 191 law firms by The American Lawyer, a legal industry publication. Three attorneys locally[...]

Health systems face challenges to nonprofit status

Two school districts in the Lehigh Valley are challenging the tax-exempt status of two major hospital networks in an effort to force the nonprofits to pay property taxes. In Allentown, officials are asking a nonprofit medical practice to pay the city’s business privilege tax. And Pennsylvania’s top lawyer is challenging[...]

Startup marketing firm targets legal industry

The firm, which is based in Emmaus, will provide services primarily to small law firms and individual lawyers, in areas including attorney training and coaching, marketing communications, and law firm development and management. “It’s a super-competitive industry,” said Miller, noting that larger law firms usually have marketing pros on staff[...]

Shapiro asks Pa.’s top court to rule on UPMC/Highmark consent decree

Shapiro is seeking to extend the decree, which is set to expire this summer. Originally set in place in 2014, the decree ensures that people with Highmark insurance can get in-network access to UPMC providers. The dispute began after Highmark established its own network of hospitals, Allegheny Health Network, in[...]

Turnpike lawsuit taking toll on public transit

The lawsuit was filed early last year by trucking and motorist groups that argue that turnpike tolls have increased dramatically in the past decade, hurting companies that depend on the road system. The suit claims the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, or PTC, should use toll proceeds to improve the cross-state highway[...]