Bencardino Excavating, headquartered in Bensalem, Pa., owned by Louis A. Bencardino, has been hired to work on an affordable housing project, HELP Philadelphia IV. The project will offer veterans residential housing that also includes offices for support services. Read more: HELP Philadelphia IV
Mark Carrow of the Philadelphia accounting, tax and business consulting firm Citrin Cooperman was featured in the January/February issue of SmartCEO magazine with the article “Fast Growth Fails From Starbucks, Krispy Kreme and Pets.com.” Read article: Fast Growth
Real estate attorney Michael Stutman, of the Philadelphia office of Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry, highlighted insurance issues to be aware of when executing a commercial real estate deal. The piece appeared in The Legal Intelligencer’s Insurance Law Supplement.
Benchmark Litigation’s Benchmark Plaintiff ranks the Philadelphia personal injury firm Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock and Dodig LLPas one of seven highly recommended Pennsylvania plaintiff litigation firms for 2014. To learn more: Benchmark Litigation
Calkins Media, which publishes the Bucks County Courier Times and The Intelligencer, notes that the Pennsylvania-based Hepatitis B Foundation will hold its annual Crystal Ball Gala on April 11, in Warrington, Pa. The event is the major fundraiser for the nonprofit foundation. Read more: Crystal Ball
Phil Karter, David S. Kovsky and Dustin Covello, attorneys from the Philadelphia office of Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry, recently gave presentations for a Lawline.com CLE. Karter spoke on “Defending the IRS Audit – Planning For and Managing the Examination Process.” Kovsky and Covello presented “Exit Planning for Growth Companies.” To learn more: Exit Plans & Audit Strategies
Philadelphia federal criminal defense attorney Hope C. Lefeber has launched an improved and updated website to help those facing white collar criminal indictments find valuable information. Learn more: Lefeber Website
Hillary J. Moonay and Jeffrey M. Williams of Williams Family Law, P.C. spoke at the Advanced Matrimonial Litigation Symposium in Las Vegas, discussing issues of valuation often overlooked in a divorce such as post-retirement health benefits and accumulated sick leave. To learn more: Matrimonial Litigation
Kristine A. Phillips, a labor and employment attorney with the firm Willig, Williams & Davidson, was noted in the Philadelphia Business Journal for her appointment to co-chair the Philadelphia Bar Association Municipal Court Committee for 2014. To read more: Municipal Court Committee
As noted in the Bucks County Herald, family lawyer Jessica A. Pritchard, a partner with Williams Family Law, P.C. in Doylestown, was honored with the Bucks County Bar Association’s President’s Award for her exemplary service to the organization in 2013. Read more: Pritchard Award
Peter Paul Olszewski, Jr., managing partner of Scranton-based law firm Scartelli Olszewski, P.C. was featured in a Times-Tribune article regarding a criminal defense matter.
Stewart M. Weintraub and Jennifer L. Weidler of the Philadelphia office of Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry gave a CLE presentation for the National Business Institute’s Business Tax Planning program. Their lecture was titled “Clarifying State & Local Tax Nexus Confusion.” To learn more: State & Local Tax Nexus
Partner Ezra Wohlgelernter, of Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock and Dodig LLP, was quoted in a story in The Legal Intelligencer on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s split decision to let stand a finding that emotional distress from witnessing a family member killed by a car is a distinct bodily injury covered by an automobile insurance policy. Learn more: Emotional Distress
