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Posts by David Webster

Pennsylvania Family Law
July 14, 2017

Philadelphia Self Help No-Fault Divorce Manual includes change in state law

The Philadelphia Self Help No-Fault Divorce Manual was prepared by Leslie Engle, Esquire, Gloria Gilman, Esquire, and the Women’s Law Project. It takes the user step-by-step through the process for separation or mutual consent in no-fault divorces. The Manual has been updated to reflect the recent...
Philadelphia Code and Charter
May 12, 2017

Philadelphia Code of Ordinances Prior Editions

The Philadelphia Code represents the official codification of City Ordinances. The First Edition , mandated in 1951 by the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, became effective February 29, 1956. The current edition is the Twelfth Edition, the print version of which is current through March 1, 2020 and...
HeinOnline
April 20, 2017

State Attorney General Reports and Opinions on HeinOnline

Available from HeinOnline are State Attorney General Reports for all fifty states plus Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Coverage is from the first year opinions were handed down in each state (as early as 1832), through the current material. Contact the Research Department at 215-574-1505, email...
Pennsylvania County Cases
March 2, 2017

LLMC Digital's new platform makes finding Pennsylvania side reports easy!

Pennsylvania county court reports (aka side reports), and much more can be found in the LLMC Digital database, a 24/7 member benefit for all jenkins Law Library members.
Fee Arrangements
January 12, 2017

Books on Alternative Fee Arrangements in the Jenkins collection.

Abraham Lincoln has been quoted as saying that a lawyer’s time is “his stock in trade”. The billable hour probably first gained favor around 1945 at Sherman & Sterling in New York City (see chapter 1 in The Honest Hour: The Ethics of Time-Based Billing by Attorneys ), and was given a strong...
Pennsylvania
November 22, 2016

Purdon's Chronological Table of Pennsylvania Laws

When you see a reference to "Act 47 of 1987" can you easily find the current version as incorporated in the statutory code? Just look in Purdon's Chronological Table of Pennsylvania Laws. One of the many additional features of Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes Annotated , the...
Federal Legislative Histories
October 29, 2016

Congressional Research Service Reports on ProQuest Congressional

Need thorough and authoritative information about NAFTA, or mandatory vaccination laws, or U.S. interests in the Philippines? The Congressional Reference Service provides information, research, and analysis of the highest quality to Congress, and makes its 1000+ new public policy reports each year...
Employment Law
August 18, 2016

CCH Pennsylvania Employment Law - A Loislaw Library on Fastcase

CCH Pennsylvania Employment Law Library is accessible to Jenkins' members on their desktops through Fastcase. This handy resource provides case law, summaries, statutes and regulations. Once you have signed into jenkinslaw.org, access Member Databases, choose Loislaw Libraries on Fastcase, and...
eBooks
July 14, 2016

Pennsylvania Evidence 2016 Courtroom Manual on the LexisNexis Digital Library

Check out the Pennsylvania Evidence 2016 Courtroom Manual on the LexisNexis Digital Library for a thorough reference providing authoritative guidance in interpreting the Rules of Evidence, and tips for applying each rule in practice.
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