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Montgomery Co. Judge Richard Haaz Fails to Disclose Conflict on Panel Against AG Kane

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It may be old  news that Judge William Carpenter,  Senior Judge William Nicholas, and Judge Richard Haaz sat on the April 27, 2015 panel to determine if Carpenter's ambiguous protective order was violated by Attorney General Kane. But while thus far, Judge Richard Haaz has remained under the radar,  it may be time to give him his place of honor in the Pennsylvania Courts Hall of Shame.

What has escaped the corporate-run media, is that it appears that Judge Haaz, who concurred on the opinion that AG Kane had violated the protective … Continue Reading ››

Pennsylvania Got Punked

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In an article on Philly.com on November 15, 2015, regarding the ongoing judicial calamity in the Pennsylvania Court System, ethics expert Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr., an emeritus professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, took aim at the Judicial Conduct Board's  position that its proceedings are confidential. "It is a little paradoxical that a board constituted to create greater transparency and trust in the judiciary is itself quite untransparent," he said. Pennsylvania citizens did not need an Ivy League … Continue Reading ››

Police Have No Right to Take Your Cell Phone

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This ruling in Pennsylvania Superior Court may come in handy one day.

Commonwealth v. Wright, 99 A.3d 565 (Pa. Super. Aug. 29, 2014): per Stabile, J., held that the "plain view doctrine did not operate to justify warrantless seizure of defendant's [cell phone]." Under the Fourth Amendment and Article I, § 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, "plain view doctrine permits a warrantless seizure if . . .1) [the] police did not violate the Fourth Amendment during the course of their arrival at the location where they viewed the item in question; 2) the item was … Continue Reading ››

Try Your Luck! Lawyers Fund For Client Security

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lawyers fundOne of the lesser known provisions of the U.S. legal system is a "safety net" called Lawyers Fund for Client Security, which comes under the The National Client Protection Organization, Inc.   There are branches in almost every state in the country.   These funds are supposed to provide restitution for theft perpetrated by attorneys, but it would be very un- American if you didn't have to jump hoops for any chance of recovery. 

As with everything in our capitalist regime, experience has shown these funds to lean more … Continue Reading ››

Try Your Luck – The Lawyers Client Security Fund

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lawyers fundOne of the lesser known provisions of the U.S. legal system is a "safety net" called Lawyers Fund for Client Security, which comes under the The National Client Protection Organization, Inc.   There are branches in almost every state in the country.   These funds are supposed to provide restitution for theft perpetrated by attorneys, however like everything in the American courts, you have to jump hoops to have any success. 

As with everything in our capitalist regime,  experience has shown these funds to lean more towards … Continue Reading ››