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Summer Vacation

Aug 4, 2016
A conversation that I often have with friends this time of year is about where everyone is planning to take a vacation. Since moving to the Ohio Valley, I have learned that Myrtle Beach is the go-to vacation destination for people in this area. The Outer Banks also seems to be a popular choice. While I have been to both…[...]

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SUMMER SAFETY TIPS FOR YOUR DOG

Aug 3, 2016
With the temperatures rising this time of year, I began thinking of all the ways we can keep our dogs safe during the hot summer months, and how to make this weather a little bit more enjoyable for them. Most of these pointers are just common sense. 1.         If your dog spends a lot of time outdoors, always make sure…[...]

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A Busy Summer

Aug 2, 2016
For me, as student at Wheeling Jesuit University, school was out for the summer by the second week of May. I had a week to myself before starting my summer internship at Bordas & Bordas. This was mostly spent winding down after final exams and making plans with my friends and family for the rest of the summer. Soon enough…[...]

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Why Having A Will Can Be Important

Aug 1, 2016
We probably have all thought about the need for a Will, but all too often put if off saying that we will get to it later. The problem is that sometimes things happen unexpectedly and then it’s too late.  I am just as guilty as the next person, so I thought I would write a blog to talk about the…[...]

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Older Adults Protective Services Act

Jul 29, 2016
In the case of McLaughlin v. Garden Spot Village of Akron d/b/a Maple Farm Nursing Center, the Pennsylvania Superior Court denied the defendant nursing home's attempt to shield its employee from testifying about the employee's report of abuse of an elderly resident to the Lancaster County Office of Aging. Plaintiffs, Ms. Vickie McLaughlin and Carol L. MacConnell, as co-administratrices of the…[...]

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Write a Letter to Your President

Jul 28, 2016
In 1993, before Bill Clinton stepped into the oval office, President George H.W. Bush wrote him a letter. Short, gracious and encouraging, the letter conveyed the departing President’s honest good wishes for the success of the man who had defeated him in a tough election. His letter conveys the overwhelming sense that Clinton was now the President of the whole…[...]

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GIVING TESTIMONY: TELLING THE TRUTH IN AN ADVERSARIAL SETTING

Jul 27, 2016
“The experience of testifying and the aftermath have changed my life.” --Anita Hill Giving testimony as a fact witness at trial or a deposition need not be a life-altering experience, and it doesn’t have to be terror-inducing, either.  What it must be is truthful. How a witness conveys that truthful testimony has a lot to do with its believability, and…[...]

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Do You Measure Up

Jul 26, 2016
Maybe you are sitting in traffic or on your front porch and there he or she is right in front of you…that person who does everything right or maybe he or she has a real smooth way of pulling things off. And then you start to question yourself. That’s probably not going to help boost your self-esteem. Whatever the situation…[...]

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Children, Parents and Nursing Homes

Jul 25, 2016
Pennsylvania, like 28 other states, has a "filial support" or "filial responsibility" law, which is a concept used to describe an adult child's obligation to a parent. 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 4603 provides the following: (a) Liability. (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), all of the following individuals have the responsibility to care for and maintain or financially assist…[...]

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Defamation Under Ohio Law

Jul 22, 2016
With the Republican National Convention in full swing this week, the xenophobic, apocalyptic vision of America on the brink of total destruction thanks to the failed “leadership” of our first “Muslim” President is on full display from the bully pulpit of the Quicken Loans Arena. Fact checkers are on the scene as well, ready to debunk every false and misleading…[...]

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