Pennsylvania Criminal Defense

The legal landscape is constantly changing. On top of a mountain of other concerns, the list of dos and don’ts is ever-growing for those accused of crimes. Navigating your best course of action while trying to defend...

Getting convicted of a crime as a non-citizen can be a scary experience. In addition to all of the consequences that come with a criminal case, non-citizens must also have to worry about the threat of deportation. Because being...

Getting arrested for drug possession or other drug-related crimes can have a negative effect on many different areas of your life. You may have to report your drug conviction in applications for jobs or housing, or your conviction...

Pennsylvania imposes harsh penalties for the solicitation of sex with a minor. Courts often side with law enforcement and grant them significant powers to ensure minors are safe. A recent case involving a high school teacher and...

It’s long been established that family ties can reduce future recidivism, especially in younger individuals. But how can families keep those ties strong if their child has been sentenced to a juvenile detention facility...

Recent school and mass shootings, including a public elementary school in Uvalde, Texas; a Wal-Mart in Chesapeake, Virginia; a private elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee; and a synagogue in Squirrel Hill, make it clear that...

As parents, we all do our best to keep our children safe, ensure they have the food, shelter, and clothing they need, and love them. But not every child is born into an ideal situation. Sometimes we can’t protect them from...

Lisa Herbenko, 49, allegedly siphoned $398,620.87 from the coffers of the Reading Education Association (REA). The organization, which advocates for the educational professionals and the students of Reading, PA, has been under...

Relationships are hard and sometimes emotional. It can be challenging to resolve conflict healthily, and sometimes conflicts between couples can escalate into threats of violence. In the worst-case scenario, people can end up...

One Mistake Should Not Define You Many of us have made mistakes during our lives – even mistakes that have led to arrests and subsequent convictions. Unfortunately, we now live in a world that is increasingly lived online. We...

Dealing with the police can be stressful enough, but if you aren’t native to the U.S., it can be even more so. Sometimes misunderstandings can arise from cultural or language differences, leading to more conflict than...

Domestic violence is a serious and underreported crime that claims thousands of lives every year. Statistics show that as many as 1 in 4 women and 1 in 9 men have experienced severe physical abuse or sexual abuse from a partner in...

Domestic violence is a serious problem in Pennsylvania and throughout the U.S. On average, nearly 20 people experience domestic violence every minute, with ten million victims of domestic violence each year. One in four women and...

Since the pandemic, teens have had to adapt to many changes during and after school. While schools were closed, teens suffered from the absence of sports and other after-school programs. In Pittsburgh, they found new places to...

Many of us have done it – typed an angry email or text in response to a heated situation, and then, instead of hitting the ‘delete’ button like we probably should have, we hit ‘send.’ In most cases, the worst...

Accidents happen; people trip, slip, miss a step, fall off bikes, walk into signs while looking at their phones, stumble over sleeping pets…there is any number of perfectly benign and innocent ways that someone can end up with a...

Most parents never imagine their child will be convicted of a crime. When this nightmare becomes a reality, parents of juvenile offenders worry about the impact the conviction will have on their child’s future. The stakes...

Situations involving domestic violence are deeply traumatic and emotionally draining. The matter can become even more complicated when you have responded with force to a serious threat to your safety to defend yourself or someone...

Domestic violence continues to be a serious problem in Pennsylvania as well as throughout the rest of the country. The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence reported 112 deaths attributed to domestic violence in...

While it may sometimes seem as though credit reporting agencies manage to track everything about your life, whether it’s purchases you make, payments you miss, loans you take out, and how many credit cards you have, you may...