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Expanding Business Overseas 

Nov 21 2020

What You Don’t Know Can Hurt You When Entering Foreign Markets As the U.S. economy becomes increasingly global, small and mid-sized businesses are looking to foreign markets more and more often to expand their markets. According to the most recent … →

Posted in International Business, Legal Watch

Governor Insists Now is the Time to “Mask Up, PA”

Nov 19 2020

Latest COVID-19 Orders In PA Raise Questions For Business Owners, Colleges And Universities With the countdown to Turkey Day at just over one week, the governor has issued new restrictions and requirements following record-breaking daily numbers of COVID-19 cases that … →

Posted in COVID-19 Updates, Education, Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

Why You Are Not Too Young, Poor, Or Healthy For Estate Planning

Nov 12 2020

5 Reasons To Create An Estate Plan — Regardless Of Your Age, Health, or Wealth You’re not too ____ for an estate plan. Fill in the blank. Many young people, including young professionals and young families, believe that they are too … →

Posted in Estates and Trusts, Legal Watch

The Lynch Law Group Comments On Proposed Rule Regarding Independent Contractor Status

Oct 27 2020

On behalf of the Firm’s clients, as well as the transportation and motor carrier industry in general, Attorneys Frank Botta and Todd Pappasergi submitted a comment to the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (the “Department”) … →

Posted in Labor and Employment, Legal Watch, Transportation

Relocating to Florida | Understanding Estate Taxes On Your Property

Oct 12 2020

Tax Issues When You Own Real Property in Florida and Pennsylvania If you live in Florida and own real property in Pennsylvania or another state, or are looking to change your domicile to Florida but wish to retain a residence … →

Posted in Estates and Trusts, Legal Watch, Real Estate

Relocating to Florida Brings Tax Benefits

Oct 12 2020

Benefits of Becoming a Florida Resident Do you own a home in Florida? Have you ever considered becoming a Florida resident? Florida has some attractive tax benefits that may help make that decision a little easier. Unlike other states, Florida has … →

Posted in Estates and Trusts, Legal Watch, Real Estate

Can I Sell My Business If I Have A PPP Loan?

Oct 08 2020

What You Need to Know About PPP and Change of Business Ownership Generally, the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) lenders must consent to certain changes in a borrower’s ownership that occur within one year of the … →

Posted in Corporate, COVID-19 Updates, Legal Watch

The Lynch Law Group Ranks Among the Fastest-Growing Companies in Pittsburgh

Sep 30 2020

The Firm Has Made The Pittsburgh Fast 50 List Four Years In A Row The Pittsburgh Business Times announced its 2020 rankings of the fastest-growing companies in Pittsburgh, known as the Pittsburgh Fast 50 List, on September 29. This is … →

Posted in Announcements, Awards, Legal Watch

What Happens To My Digital Assets When I Die?

Sep 28 2020

Until very recently, Pennsylvania did not have any concrete guidelines as to how your personal representative could access your digital assets (online accounts) if you were to become disabled or die. On July 23, 2020, Governor Wolf signed Act 72 … →

Posted in Estates and Trusts, Legal Watch

Should an Irrevocable Trust Be Part of My Estate Plan?

Sep 02 2020

What is an irrevocable trust? An irrevocable trust, created by a grantor, is a type of trust that cannot be revoked or amended by the grantor during their lifetime or at the time of the grantor’s death. Once the irrevocable … →

Posted in Estates and Trusts, Legal Watch