Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – June 25, 2015 – On June 2, 2015, Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, LLP’s Philadelphia lawyer Alan Molod was honored at the annual Vision and Values Celebration of Hillel of Greater Philadelphia, which this year honored the agency’s past presidents. (more…)
Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, LLP, a prestigious law firm, announced today that several of their lawyers in Philadelphia have been honored as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers. Super Lawyer winners are talented individuals that possess a high-level of peer recognition and professional achievement. According to the Super Lawyers website, “Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations…
Philadelphia, PA – A competent matrimonial lawyer thinks on his feet and is resourceful, while at the same time is sensitive to the needs of his clients. Each year, the Best Lawyers in America uses an exhaustive peer-review process to select a few lawyers to receive the title of “Best Lawyer.” This year Neil Hurowitz was again named as one…
Philadelphia, PA – Every year Philadelphia VIP, an organization that advocates equal legal justice for lower income clients, honors law firms and lawyers who have volunteered to offer pro bono work. For their altruism, Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, LLP was recognized as a 2014 Awards Night Small Firm Finalist. According to Philadelphia VIP, “In 2013, Philadelphia VIP’s pro bono…
Philadelphia, PA – September 8, 2015 – Each year, the American Law Media reports the top verdicts and settlements for that year. In 2014, it was reported that one of the motor vehicle cases handled by David Woloshin, the Chairman of the Litigation and Personal Injury Department at Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, was the largest in Philadelphia. Mr. Woloshin’s…
Divorce lawyers at the Philadelphia law firm, Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, LLP, serve clients in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and in the state of New Jersey. In recent months, the state of New Jersey enacted significant changes to their alimony laws. Prior to the enactment of the changes, New Jersey couples married for ten years or more had some…
Retirement plans accumulated during the marriage are considered marital assets and are subject to division between spouses upon divorce. In addition, the increase in value of retirement plans acquired before marriage are also marital assets. There are two types of retirement plans: Employer Sponsored Plans and Individual Retirement Plans. Employer Sponsored plans are further divided into two types of plans:…
A Pennsylvania court may interpret a written commercial contract by defining words based on “industry” meanings known as “trade usage.” Courts will go so far as to add an “invisible” term by inferring it into the contract. For example, a Court may add terms not stated in the contract such as terms inferred from course of dealing and trade usage.…
A New Jersey woman has sued the Chester County addiction rehab facility where her 29-year-old son fatally overdosed two days after arriving last fall, according to court documents. Christine Vernile of Sewell wrote in the suit that son Joel overdosed on fentanyl in his room at Recovery Centers of America’s Devon location on Oct. 5, and asked for compensatory and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2016. Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, LLP and the Council on Brain Injury Announce the 10th Annual CoBI Award Celebration to Honor Olympic Soccer Goalie Briana Scurry and Congressman Bill Pascrell and his Congressional Staff and Team Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, LLP is pleased to present the 2016 Council on Brain Injury Individual and…