Jenei & Cohen, P.C.

02/14/2010

Please check out our newly designed website with additional content, including the following post addressing the planning needs of LGBT clients.

Life and Estate Planning for the LGBT Community

01/20/2010

A recent case in New Jersey establishes that a prior conviction for refusing to give a breath sample after being stopped for suspected DWI is treated as a prior DWI conviction when considered after a subsequent offense. New legislation requires that certain New Jersey offenders have a breath monitoring devise installed in their vehicle after their FIRST DWI.

01/13/2010

Paul R. Cohen was recently appointed Solicitor of Newtown Borough, in Bucks County. This appointment expands our municipal practice, which already includes representation of Pendell Borough, Upper Southampton Township & the Upper Southampton Sewer Authority. Colin Jenei currently serves as acting Solicitor for the Bucks County Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.

12/29/2009

An update on the progress of the new County Courthouse in Doylestown.

Next month county planners will meet with Doylestown officials to discuss the look of the justice center before the public gets a first glimpse of the biggest construction project in borough history.

12/21/2009

The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled in favor of Jenei & Cohen, P.C. client Upper Southampton Sewer Authority, refusing to enforce an arbitration clause where such enforcement would result in duplicative litigation.

12/17/2009

CONGRESS FAILS TO RESOLVE FEDERAL ESTATE TAX LIMBO. It looks more likely now that the Estate Tax will actually be repealed on January 1, 2010. Without further action, it will come back with a vengeance in 2011. While few large estates will benefit from the repeal, all estate beneficiaries will be paying higher taxes on capital gains, due to the (temporary) loss of the basis step up.

The federal estate tax will likely expire as scheduled Jan. 1, as Senate Democratic leaders failed in a last-ditch effort to pass an extension.

12/04/2009

The Bucks County Court of Common Pleas reversed the Bucks County Board of Assessment Appeals and granted an exemption from Real Estate taxes to Paul R. Cohen's client. The decision will save the non-profit client over $25,000 a year in taxes.

11/30/2009

If you are married and do not have a Will, do not assume that your spouse will get everything when you die. While your spouse will receive all joint assets "by operation of law," the assets titled in your name alone may be divided between your spouse and your children. If your children are minors, this may require the Court's involvement to protect the children's assets - making those assets inaccesible to your spouse.

11/25/2009

Please post any general questions you may have or comments about legal issues. While we cannot offer legal advice on Facebook, we would be happy to start a discussion.

11/20/2009

If you run a small business, make sure you have an employee handbook incorporating non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies. You should have ALL employees acknowledge their receipt of the policy. A recent experience in Federal Court on a race dsicrimination case highlighted the importance of this simple step.

11/19/2009

With declining property values, it may be time to review your real property assessment. We recently obtained a 23% reduction in real property taxes for a client in Bucks County. You can research your Bucks County assessement at the site below, or email your tax parcell number and we can look it up for you.

11/17/2009

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