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This week was a busy week for Bernstein-Burkley P.C. Partner, Kirk Burkley. Following public concern over the conditions of a closed recycling plant, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Carlota Bohm approved the …

By Bernstein-Burkley Bernstein-Burkley was recently involved in an interesting case. In this one, our client purchased a property from a tax sale. The property was part of an estate, and …

You may have heard of Chapter 11, but did you know that 1,3,5,7,9,12,13, and 15 are also chapters in the Bankruptcy Code? In this 5 Minute Legal Master Series video, Bernstein-Burkley, …

An Analysis of the Potential for Recovery of Punitive Damages in Pennsylvania in an Action Under the Pennsylvania Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. By: Raymond P. Wendolowski Jr.       …

Interesting possible twist to this Chapter 11 filing. Since one filing is the stadium and one filing is the team, and since the Bankruptcy Court has the power to terminate …

By all accounts, this was a difficult debtor. The client had extended an unsecured line of credit to the debtor for use in his computer repair business. Since the time …

By Robert S. Bernstein, Esq. Like most law firms, much use is made of junior lawyers and non-lawyer assistants in the collection and bankruptcy offices. The lawyers with supervisory or management …

By Robert S. Bernstein, Esq. This is a tough one for me. I have been in cases where I and my firm worked very hard, obtained great results, but produced …

What is pre-trial discovery and when is it used? Did you know there are multiple types? In this 5 Minute Legal Master Series, Board-certified creditors’ rights specialist, Nicholas D. Krawec, explains more about …

By Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. The federal government enacted the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 7 U.S.C. § 499e et seq. (“PACA”), in 1930 to regulate the buying and selling of fresh and …