The Bordas and Bordas law firm sponsors the KeyBank Pavilion concert series. Recently, that sponsorship allowed me to travel in a time machine back to the 80’s and have a blast. I went to see the concert involving REO Speedwagon and Chicago. I was not a particularity big fan of either band and was not […]

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My wife, Brenda, and I are no strangers to Amish Country. Brenda goes for the shops and the old-time feel of the Amish communities. I go for the food. Recently, we were driving through Amish country with our granddaughters. Someone suggested that we make a stopover at “The Farm” in Walnut Creek, Ohio. Besides traditional farm […]

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You may have the opportunity to serve your community as a juror someday. I cannot express to you what an important role and an honor this should be. It is very important to know, and to fully understand this great responsibility. After all, if you were on trial in a criminal matter, or, the plaintiff […]

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As Labor Day Weekend approaches it’s important to understand the meaning and history behind this National Holiday which is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. Labor Day was not always a national holiday, but rather, was slowly recognized by various states around the country.  According to the United States Department of […]

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If you are involved in a civil lawsuit, you will likely be served with at least one set of written discovery requests. These will probably contain a series of interrogatories, which will ask you to provide written answers to various questions related to the lawsuit, and requests for production of documents and other things, which […]

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In the case of Dean v. Bowling Green-Brandywine, the Pennsylvania Superior Court addressed the issue of whether the trial court properly granted nonsuit based upon the application of the limited immunity provision of the Mental Health Procedures Act (“MHPA”). The MHPA at 50 P.S. § 7114 provides that those who are engaged in treating or examining a patient “under the […]

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The Lost Art of Letter Writing (Part 3) The year was 1957. Like the hit song by The Statler Brothers, my dad was graduating from high school and ready to conquer the world.[1] But there was a problem. My granddad was a steelworker who made ends meet, but he didn’t have enough money to put my dad through […]

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The gas industry continues its attempts to attack and control West Virginia. After losing a West Virginia Supreme Court case a few years ago, EQT successfully petitioned to have the case re-heard, and, with new business-friendly court members, succeeded in getting a decision which previously protected and benefitted West Virginia land owners overturned. In a seemingly […]

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Going through my family letters, I found many that were written by my granddad while he was serving in the Navy during World War II. I knew that he served, and as a boy I remember reading through his Navy manual and playing with the mementos he brought back from the South Pacific. But he […]

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