Posted on by Kirk Burkley
By Kirk B. Burkley, Esq. A result of the Great Depression, in 1934 (Pub. L. No. 251, 48 Stat. 798 (1934)), Congress formulated the first version of Chapter 9 to protect …
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By Kit F. Pettit, Esq. With the recent activity in the area related to the Marcellus shale natural gas deposits that have proven to be abundant in our region, it …
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By Robert S. Bernstein, Esq. The sun always rises, stocks always go up, and the economy will always turn around. If you don’t believe that these are true statements, there …
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Congress enacted Chapter 12 – “Bankruptcy for Family Farmer with a Regular Annual Income” – of the Bankruptcy Code to mitigate the financial circumstances that exist for many farmers in …
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PITTSBURGH, PA – Robert S. Bernstein, managing partner of Bernstein-Burkley, P.C. and Kirk B. Burkley, partner of the firm’s Bankruptcy & Restructuring practice area were recently selected by their peers …
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by Kirk B. Burkley and Robert S. Bernstein (Published in Financier Worldwide Magazine: Bankruptcy & Restructuring Global Reference Guide 2011) Many corporations utilize Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code to …
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By Kirk B. Burkley (Previously published in the ABI Journal) It is almost universally accepted that many of the blue collar jobs that have been lost over the last couple …
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A forum selection clause is a contractual provision, whereby the parties to the contract agree that all future legal disputes between the parties will be litigated in a particular forum. …
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Everyone knows the benefits of hiring an attorney to fight for you regardless of what side of the courtroom you’re on. However, not everyone knows the detriments of not hiring …
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by Kirk B. Burkley, Esq. With the Marcellus Shale boom in full swing in Pennsylvania there are plenty of opportunities for trade vendors to participate and increase sales. Of course, …
