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Posts by Jenny Hohenstein

March 10, 2022

Women on the Bench in Pennsylvania

March is National Women's History Month . In honor of this event, the Pennsylvania Courts have published an excellent infographic, Women on the Bench in Pennsylvania , that highlights the role of women in the Pennsylvania judiciary. It shows that 37% of the active judges in the state are women,...
Ethics Opinions
February 10, 2022

Judicial Ethics Advisory Board

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has created a new Judicial Ethics Advisory Board (JEAB). The Board will render advisory opinions concerning proper judicial conduct under the Code of Judicial Conduct and the Rules Governing Standards of Conduct of Magisterial District Judges . The new JEAB...
Legal Research
January 13, 2022

Legal Research Guides: Pennsylvania Administrative Law

Trying to research a Pennsylvania administrative law question? Take a look at the newly published Pennsylvania Administrative Law , by Joel Fishman, Ph.D., M.L.S. This title is part of the Legal Research Guides Series and offers an extremely helpful bibliography for an area of law that can be...
LexisNexis Digital Library
December 9, 2021

Business Organizations with Tax Planning

Researching issues related to business entities? Take a look at Business Organizations with Tax Planning , which is available through LexisNexis Digital . This multi-volume treatise focuses upon partnerships and corporations, but covers other entities such as limited liability companies and...
Research Guides
October 14, 2021

New Research Guide Now Available: Federal Jury Practice

Need to find resources related to Federal jury instructions, voir dire, or jury verdicts? Our new research guide, Federal Jury Practice , will help. It points to the many resources available through Jenkins that cover topics involving Federal jury practice. Key titles highlighted in the guide...
Philadelphia
September 21, 2021

The Philadelphia Code

The Philadelphia Code offers a subject codification of ordinances for the City of Philadelphia, with American Legal Publishing serving as the official publisher for the Twelfth Edition (2020). The Twelfth Edition returns to the practice of a comprehensive new edition every four years and has...
August 24, 2021

Forms from The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania

Looking for a sample Pennsylvania form? Check out The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania's website . It has a helpful collection of forms divided into various categories, such as: For the Public , Representing Yourself in Family Law Cases , and Orphans' Court Forms . Find sample forms on...
Real Estate
July 27, 2021
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Real Estate Forms

Looking for a sample form for a real estate transaction in Pennsylvania? Check out our research guide, Pennsylvania Real Estate and Landlord Tenant Law . The forms section of the guide provides a good overview of the resources available through Jenkins. Dunlap Hanna Pennsylvania Forms ,...
Court Rules
July 8, 2021

Finding Older Versions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Looking for older versions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure? Check out our research guide on the Federal Court Rules . We have a handy table which helps you quickly navigate to older versions of the rules through the United States Code on HeinOnline *. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure...
PA Legal Forms
June 22, 2021

Sample Letters on PA Legal Forms

PA Legal Forms has over 5700 fill-in ready forms on a wide range of topics such as wills & estates, real estate, family law and landlord tenant. Included within this large collection are sample letters. To locate a sample letter on a specific topic, conduct a search using 'letter' and any other...