Author: Deb Donahue

This week, on Wednesday October 21, from 1-4pm, the FDLA, Delaware Law will be virtually hosting its “All Matters FDA” Symposium which will host a variety of speakers from professors, to judges, to other professionals in the field to discuss a range of topics such as: opioids and pharmaceuticals, COVID-19, vaping, cannabis law, and pet products.  The E-card with registration info. is below or you can just follow the link below to register: https://epay.widener.edu/C21798_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=34&SINGLESTORE=true The page will show the Symposium flyer, just scroll to the bottom of the page and click to register.  The Symposium will be hosted over zoom,

Doylestown native and attorney, Tina Mazaheri, Esquire, Mazaheri Law, LLC, was recently awarded the Mark E. Goldberg Award by the Bucks County Bar Association at their annual meeting. This award is presented to a member of the Bucks County Bar Association who demonstrates a continuing commitment to community service outside the legal profession. To be chosen for this award, one must perpetuate personal relationships established with leaders of the religious, academic recreational and charitable segments of the Bucks County community by each of the following: • Proven legal competence; • Honor; • Trust; • Service; and • Respect for the

(PERKASIE, Pa.) Grim, Biehn & Thatcher of Perkasie, Pa., is pleased announce that Peter Nelson, and Colby Grim have been appointed to serve as Solicitors for Trumbauersville, Pa., effective October 17, 2019.   Nelson is a Shareholder in the firm’s municipal department and has been with the firm since 2000. His specialty is municipal/land use and appellate matters and he represents clients in a wide variety of general matters and various types of litigation. Nelson is dedicated to his clients and strives to provide them with effective and efficient legal representation. Nelson resides in New Britain Borough, Pa. Grim is a fourth-generation Grim family member at the firm. Concentrating his

David Hoffman, an authority on the practice of health law and corporate compliance, has decades of experience litigating high-profile matters in both the public and private sectors. He joins as Of Counsel, Barmak and Associates, LLC, a healthcare law firm that represents hundreds of skilled nursing facilities throughout the United States. The law firm is headquartered in West Windsor, New Jersey. David is president of David Hoffman & Associates PC, a national consulting firm he established in 2005 that has expertise in law, policy, corporate compliance, and regulations that apply to healthcare delivery, patient safety, long-term care, and fraud. His

Perkasie, PA – Weber Kracht and Chellew Attorneys at Law are pleased to welcome associate attorney Macy T. Laster to the firm. A Bucks County native, Laster brings tenacity and experience to the firm’s practice area of Criminal Defense. Laster considers it her duty to provide counsel for good people who find themselves in bad situations. “Clients know they can count on me to solve their legal issues. Whether it is a minor issue such as a parking ticket or a larger concern where the client is facing a felony charge, my clients turn to me to take something that may

The House of Representatives returned to Harrisburg today to elect new members of leadership in both the Republican and Democratic Caucus for the 2019-2020 Legislative Session.  Due to retirements, vacancies existed in the following leadership positions: Majority Leader:  Due to the retirement of Representative Dave Reed Democratic Whip:  Due to the retirement of Representative Mike Hanna Democratic Chair of the House Appropriations Committee:  Due to the retirement of Representative Joe Markosek. The Republicans elected their Leadership this morning and the Democrats elected their Leadership this evening. Below is a chart of the 2019-2020 Leadership team and who currently holds those

The Senate returned to Harrisburg to effectively wrap up legislative activities for the 2017-2018 Legislative Session, which officially ends on November 30.  Unlike the activities in the House of Representatives yesterday, the Senate’s internal caucus leadership elections did not provide the same level of excitement as the leadership teams for the upcoming session remained unchanged. Additionally, Senator Joe Scarnati was selected as the President Pro Tempore Nominee, but an official vote will occur when the new 2019-2020 Legislative Session officially begins on January 1, 2019. Please find below a listing of the Republican and Democratic Leadership Teams for the upcoming

the WRITS Fall 2018 issue is now online! You can find it here on the bucksbar.org website: the WRITS Or go directly to the online version from this link.

While the election results are still unofficial as there are still ballots that need to be tallied (i.e. overseas and military ballots) and the possibility of vote recounts (i.e., the 6th Senate District), please find attached the unofficial results for the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives and Senate races that were on the ballot. 2018 Midterm State Senate Winners 11.7.18 2018 Midterm State House Winners 11.7.18 Voter turnout was expected to be high…and it was in many areas of the Commonwealth…and that turnout brought some surprise results in the seats that the state Democrats were able to win in, primarily,

PA Attorneys are allowed to take up to 6 distance learning credits per compliance year.  Using BCBA’s online CLEs is an easy and convenient way to get CLE Credit. The site is very convenient, and you don’t need to sit down and view an entire 1-hour video all at once.  The site will track where you left off. The first 25 people who register using coupon code bcbfirst25 will get $10 towards their cart!  That is in addition to the Member Discount of $15 towards your Cart (code membcb8643).  There is no limit to how many times you can use