by Jeff Folkersen | May 14, 2015 | Blog, Press Releases
The Commercial Law League of America (CLLA) recently announced that Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. Co-Managing Partner, Robert S. Bernstein, will serve as its 2015-2016 Board of Governors president. This makes Bernstein the only two-term president other than the group’s...
by Jeff Folkersen | May 13, 2015 | Blog
ACT 42 ENHANCED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT By Kyle R. Smith, Esq. Part 1 of this 3-part blog, located here, discussed the Act 42 and Act 202 residential property tax abatement programs available through Allegheny County, the City of Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh...
by Jeff Folkersen | May 11, 2015 | Blog
Overview Many preliminary concerns are involved when deciding whether or not to institute a collection lawsuit. One of the foremost is the decision of where to file that lawsuit. Any evaluation of where to file includes a discussion of jurisdiction. Jurisdiction...
by Jeff Folkersen | Apr 27, 2015 | Blog
By Robert S. Bernstein, Esq., Co-Managing Partner It’s a small fee by bankruptcy mega-case standards, but it was huge for us. Recently, we were awarded the biggest fee in our firm’s history, $2.5 million, as a result of our eight-year battle for creditors against the...
by Jeff Folkersen | Apr 20, 2015 | Blog
ACT 42 and ACT 202 RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT By Kyle R. Smith, Esq. If you purchase or build new residential real estate, or make improvements to existing residential real estate, in the City of Pittsburgh, your property tax can be abated, or reduced, for up...
