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Posts by Mike Sweeney

Real Estate
August 11, 2017

Condo Law

Have a client with a condominium law question? Jenkins can help with various Pennsylvania condominium law treatises . PBI's Hot Topics and Trends in Condominium and Homeowner Associations is a good starting point for an overview of the law and current issues. Assisting with forms for this practice...
Mobile
July 27, 2017

PAeDocket: There’s an App for that!

Sometimes you are not always near your computer to check on the latest information affecting your cases. This is especially true with docket information. Luckily your mobile phone can keep you informed when away from the office. The free app PAeDocket provides docket information for magisterial...
June 26, 2017

Fair Debt Collection Practice

Neil Gorsuch’s first Supreme Court decision on June 12th involved the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act . This Act reminds us that attorneys are called upon occasionally to perform in the collection and enforcement of a judgment. Statutes regarding these practices are found in both Federal and...
Databases
June 1, 2017

Bankruptcy with Nolo Online Books

Needing a little refresher on bankruptcy? The Jenkins' member database Nolo offers three complete Nolo Press books published since 2015. Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: Keep Your Property & Repay Debts Over Time , How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and New Bankruptcy offer informative text and forms...
Pennsylvania
April 18, 2017

Pennsylvania Appellate Dockets

There are many reasons for using Pennsylvania appellate dockets. Keeping current with filings in a case and investigating how many cases an attorney has taken to appeal are a few popular uses. As an example of another useful application, here are the steps to finding a trial court judge’s opinions...
Pennsylvania Legislative Histories Collection
March 23, 2017

Pennsylvania Legislative Histories

Jenkins' website recently launched a new interface for our Pennsylvania Legislative Histories database. Legislative histories help in determining the legislative intent of an act. The Pennsylvania Legislative Histories database contains librarian compiled legislative histories in PDF format. The...
Databases
February 10, 2017
PA Legal Forms

PA Legal Forms

The member database PA Legal Forms provides access to general business and litigation forms. Court forms include Pennsylvania specific as well as Federal forms. Topics include name change, landlord-tenant, bankruptcy, real estate and other legal areas where sample forms and documents are helpful...
LexisNexis Digital Library
January 27, 2017

Corbin on Contracts

Need help in constructing a great contract? Luckily your membership gives you access to Corbin on Contracts through the LexisNexis Digital Library . All 16 volumes of one of the most thorough analysis of contract law are included. Remember that Volume * (star) is the index volume to help you select...
Law Journal Press
December 1, 2016

Litigation Trial Practice

Have a trial coming up on Monday and can’t make it to Jenkins before the weekend? Luckily you have access to litigation trial practice materials through Jenkins’ Member Databases . Law Journal Press * is one of the Jenkins member databases containing general litigation treatises. Titles here...
Pennsylvania
September 1, 2016

Searching Delaware County's Public Access System

Searching Delaware County’s Public Access System (PAS) is, relatively speaking in the world of online searching, straightforward and simple. To search civil dockets you simply need to agree to the terms of use and put your search terms in the search box. Once you get your results list, you can...