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Employer Background Searches – Role of the Courts in Expungements for Proceedings Disposed Under the ARD Program

A recent issue arose with a client who had a court ordered expungement of his marijuana possession charges in Central Pennsylvania. The ARD Court clearly Read More

How Processing Delays Affect Your Clients’ Rights

If the AOPC has deleted the records, does that guarantee that my State Police Record is clear? No. The Pennsylvania State Police Expungement Unit operates Read More

How court ordered expungements can fail when employers use private screening companies to do background checks of your client.

What happens when a Common Pleas Judge signs an Expungement Order after a client successfully completes ARD? The Clerk of Courts distributes the Order to Read More

Helping Your Children Cope With Divorce

While divorce may be a challenging situation for any spouse to go for, when there are children involved, the divorce is going to be that Read More

Divorce Myths You Need to Know About

Choosing to file for a divorce is a very big decision for any individual or family to make, though in many circumstances the spouses feel Read More

School Bus Violations in Pennsylvania

School Bus violations in Pennsylvania will result in the mandatory suspension of driving privileges for 60 days and the assignment of 5 points to the motorist’s driver record. In some instances, there is mandatory reporting between the school bus driver and the police department responsible for prosecuting a violation. In these instances, it is important that a traffic attorney be consulted to determine whether there was a breakdown in the reporting procedure which may result in a citation being dismissed.

Harrisburg/York Criminal Defense Attorney Answers: “What are the consequences or penalties for Retail Theft?”

‘Tis the Season for shopping. With Black Friday behind us, shopping for the holiday season is in high gear. While the occurrence of Retail Theft Read More

Harrisburg/York Criminal Defense Attorney Answers: “How do Pennsylvania State Grand Jury Proceedings Work?”

In Pennsylvania, an Investigating Grand Jury is an investigative and prosecutorial tool that can be utilized by a county District Attorney or the Attorney General. Read More

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