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Blair Preiser Joins The Lynch Law Group

February 9, 2017

The Lynch Law Group is pleased to announce that attorney Blair T. Preiser has joined the Firm as member of the Litigation Practice Group. Blair represents companies of all sizes in a broad range of general and complex commercial litigation involving, …

Posted in Announcements, Legal Watch, Litigation

Government Rule on Employee Overtime Pay on Hold

November 30, 2016
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The News On November 22nd, a federal judge in Texas halted the implementation of a new government rule on employees eligible to receive overtime pay. The Backstory Under federal law, employers must pay certain workers overtime pay (i.e., “time-and-a-half”) if …

Posted in Corporate, Labor and Employment, Legal Watch

Valuation Discounts for Family Owned Businesses

November 9, 2016
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Proposed Treasury Regulations May Bring Sweeping Changes to Valuation Rules If you own a family business and are considering transferring interests in your business to other family members through a succession plan, it’s important to gain a thorough understanding of …

Posted in Business Succession Planning, Corporate, Estates and Trusts, Legal Watch

PROBATE: Everything You Need to Know

November 2, 2016
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Charles Hadad, Chair of the Estates and Trusts team at The Lynch Law Group, has been selected by the National Business Institute as a member of the faculty for the continuing legal education seminar, Probate: Everything You Need to Know, which will …

Posted in Continuing Legal Education Seminars, Estates and Trusts, Events

The Lynch Law Group Named One of the Best Places to Work in Western PA

November 1, 2016

The Lynch Law Group, a full-service business law firm based in Cranberry Township, has once again been named one of Western Pennsylvania’s Best Places to Work by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The Best Places to Work list is a ranking of employee satisfaction, as determined by a …

Posted in Announcements, Awards, Legal Watch

Website Managers: Avoid Trademark Bullies and Copyright Trolls

August 26, 2016
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Attorney Kathleen Kuznicki Will Speak at WordCamp Pittsburgh Building and maintaining a website to market a business, to promote a cause, or to just blog an opinion is fraught with intellectual property (IP) issues. Protecting the content and branding on …

Posted in Events, Intellectual Property, Legal Watch

Estate Planning – HalfMoon Education Seminar

August 17, 2016
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Charles Hadad, head of the Estates and Trusts team at The Lynch Law Group, has been selected as a member of the faculty for the upcoming seminar Estate Planning, to be presented by HalfMoon Education Inc., on September 29th at the …

Posted in Continuing Legal Education Seminars, Estates and Trusts, Events

Washington County Property Reassessment Update

July 19, 2016
suburban housing development

Reviewing Your Final Assessment and Navigating The Appeal Process Washington County recently concluded a court-ordered reassessment of all residential and commercial properties in the county. It is the first county-wide reassessment in more than 35 years and there is immense …

Posted in Legal Watch, Real Estate

A Descriptive Mark? Cornering the Market or Just Bad Branding?

May 26, 2016
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If you own a business, you probably understand how important branding is for the success of your company. Although branding was originally a way to tell one person’s cattle from another, nowadays, a “brand” refers to the identity, or the …

Posted in Intellectual Property, Legal Watch

Real Estate Agent & Broker Liability

May 25, 2016
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Krista Kochosky, Chair of the Real Estate Practice Group will join an experienced panel to present the Pennsylvania Bar Institute course, Real Estate Agent and Broker Liability. The program is approved for 3 hours of CLE credit (2.0 Substantive and …

Posted in Continuing Legal Education Seminars, Legal Watch, Real Estate