Pennsylvania Criminal Defense

When actors, musicians, reality-show stars, and other celebrities become recognizable household names, they discover exactly how high the price of fame can be. Dealing with paparazzi is par for the course, but when an overzealous...

Restraining orders and Protection from Abuse orders (PFAs) are difficult, often emotionally jarring cases for all parties involved. Although these orders serve their purpose by helping protect victims of domestic violence, they...

Pennsylvanian legislators have proven willing to pioneer justice reform. A data-driven dashboard is now tracking prisoners’ and parolees’ ethnic and racial profiles in the name of reform. The goal of the dashboard: To...

Protection from Abuse (PFA) orders often include firearm restrictions. To help you understand what a PFA with firearm restrictions means for you, here’s a look at what happens to guns seized in PFA cases. Are Guns Always...

As the Covid-19 pandemic picked up steam in the early spring of 2020 in Pennsylvania and schools were shut down, child abuse doctors began to notice a disturbing trend. The number of serious injuries to young children began to...

A Pennsylvania man has filed a civil lawsuit after being wrongfully convicted for rape and murder. Despite no evidence tying him to the crime, Lewis Fogle was convicted in 1982 and sentenced to life in prison. He spent 34 years...

Nowadays, criminal justice reform is a hot topic, especially after President Biden vowed to pursue change while on the campaign trail. Those reforms were slow to actualize, but a group from Pennsylvania is preparing to change...

When emotions are high during a confrontation, it is easy to say things we later regret – and this is especially true when the conflict is between spouses or significant others. However, while we all need to apologize once in a...

We all know that we’re supposed to stop and render aid if involved in an accident. But what happens if the other involved parties say they’re just fine? What are your obligations under Pennsylvania law? Sometimes the...

When the elderly become unable to care for themselves or their finances, the court may often appoint a guardian to act in their best interests. As a court-appointed fiduciary, a guardian has a legal and moral obligation to act in...

The legal system has lofty goals, with providing everyone a fair trial and ensuring justice is served among the items that top this list. The legal system attracts many good, honest people who dedicate their lives to carrying out...

Pennsylvania police charged a mother with child endangerment, reckless endangerment, and corruption of minors after she accidentally mixed her child’s baby formula with vodka. The incident occurred in March this year....

When you’re embroiled in conflict with your spouse or significant other, life can get complicated – and sometimes, when a confrontation escalates or becomes physical, law enforcement becomes involved by serving protection...

In a recent blog, we detailed the many complex issues stemming from Pennsylvania’s probation system. Now, let’s dive into the ways lawmakers can work to overcome those issues. There’s no shortage of research on...

Pennsylvania probation reform efforts are back in the news after a recent editorial was published in the Philadelphia Inquirer. The authors call upon the General Assembly to cut costs and improve safety for the citizens of...

Domestic violence is a traumatic event. It is particularly devastating when the violence results from a crime of passion because the accused, overcome by emotional crisis, can be incapable of rational thought in the heat of the...

The juvenile justice system across the country differs in many ways from the adult system. This difference is by design, as it recognizes a discrepancy in life experiences and brain development. If working correctly, this divide...

After you’ve committed a crime in Pennsylvania, you might assume that your criminal record is visible to every state, county, and municipal government agency. That’s not always the case, however. Depending on the type...

A criminal case is high stakes because of the potential penalties involved, but it doesn’t necessarily follow that it also needs to be high drama. Yes, heated exchanges concerning the facts or legal issues are par for the...

Over the course of the most recent two-year legislative session, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed some 280 new bills introducing new criminal offenses or toughening penalties for offenses already on the books. If that sounds like a...