Category: General / Opinion
Supreme Court: Real or Veneer?
Apart from the daily wrangling back and forth, the battle between Al Gore and George Bush gave us a rare close-up of the United States Supreme Court in action. The Court, clothed with an aura of moral authority, conducts its business behind the scenes and… Continue reading
Cent’ Anni
Anne Butera, mother of Ken, turned 100 on December 18, 2000. She is the mother of eight, grandmother of 26 (one deceased), and great grandmother of 22. Sons Bob and John are also lawyers; Bob is the CEO of the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia,… Continue reading
Italia ’97
Late in May Karol and I flew to Rome on a direct flight (which is a great convenience) from Philadelphia and had a delightful couple of weeks roaming the countryside. Some lasting impressions: As we travel extensively up and down both the east and west… Continue reading
BBC&B Tax Update
For 1997, the IRS raised the standard mileage rate for business use of an automobile to 31.5 cents per mile, up from 31 cents per mile in 1996. Employers may use this rate to value employee personal use of a company provided vehicle in 1997.… Continue reading
Are you prepared to operate in the year 2000?
Although there has been more press recently about the so called “Year 2000 problem” (which is also called the “millennium bug” or the “Y2K” problem), there does not seem to be a clear understanding of what the problem entails.The Y2K problem results from date sensitive… Continue reading
Five Practice Areas You Should Be Aware Of
Many of our clients have come to know us as a commercial law firm with strong emphasis on real estate, tax, corporate and financial areas of practice. This is certainly true; however, clients are sometimes surprised to learn that our practice touches other fields with… Continue reading
Steak Wit, por favor?
Steak Wit, por favor? Something is cooking down at 9th and Passyunk in South Philadelphia, and it is not just the cheese steaks. At Geno’s “world famous“ cheese steaks the demand for “Wiz wit” (i.e., cheese wiz and onions) remains high… Continue reading
Kevin Palmer Addresses PBI Seminars
Kevin Palmer was a featured lecturer last month in separate seminars for attorneys sponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, speaking on Pennsylvania real estate law in both Philadelphia and Mechanicsburg. The seminars, entitled “A Family of Laws for the Family Lawyer”, brought together specialized… Continue reading
Katrina Kills Estate Tax and Pension Legislation
The repeal of the federal estate tax and the enactment of substantial pension reform legislation was scheduled to be voted on by the Senate on October 7, 2005. However, Hurricane Katrina blew in a couple of days before the vote. Leaders of the Senate… Continue reading
Closing In On Ten Years
It is hard for us to believe, but this issue marks the final issue of our tenth year of publishing the BBC&B Law Update. In the beginning we weren’t sure how the Law Update would be received, but readership and client response over the years… Continue reading