Starting the New Year Right: Ensuring Peace of Mind Through Estate Planning
By Andrew T. Bell, Esq. For many of us the New Year provides the opportunity to look back, reflect and give thanks for what went well in the last 12 months. While a period of celebration for some, this...Read More
Fifth Circuit Reverses Decision, Blocks Enforcement of CTA
By Caleb S. Dunn, Esq. It's been a head-spinning couple of days when it comes to enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA"). Business owners can, at least for now, continue to disregard the CTA’s reporting requirements following the...Read More
A&L Celebrates the Holiday Season with a Toy Drive & Gingerbread Contest!
Anderson & Labovitz is getting in the holiday spirit! The Young Lawyers Division of the Allegheny County Bar Association hosts an annual toy drive for underprivileged children in shelters and programs in the area. This year, the staff of...Read More
The Correlation Between Estate Planning and Litigation
By Analija M. Zampogna, Esq. The bottom line for estate planning clients and attorneys is that even the best laid plans can go awry. However, with a strategic plan in place and an understanding of its potential for litigation,...Read More
A&L Presents Estate Planning to BLET
Attorneys Adam Anderson and Caleb Dunn of the Anderson & Labovitz, LLC estate planning team were honored to be invited to present at the annual holiday party for The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET), a Division of...Read More
Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act
By William J. Labovitz, Esq. & Caleb S. Dunn, Esq. Business owners have one less thing to worry about as we approach the end of the year. A federal district court in Texas ruled on December 3 that a...Read More
How to Use an Annuity to Qualify for Medicaid
By Jason R. Johns, Esq. Applying for long-term care can be a difficult benefit to qualify for if you have failed to properly plan. Oftentimes, long-term care applicants fail to be eligible due to excess resources or assets. Maybe...Read More
Attorney Kelly Arbogast Presents on the Corporate Transparency Act
Attorney Kelly Arbogast of Anderson & Labovitz, LLC recently delivered insightful presentations on the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), first to POSH Women in Business at Napoli Restaurant in Collier Township on October 16, and then at the Allegheny Tax...Read More
A&L Welcomes Matthew F. McHugh
Anderson & Labovitz, LLC is excited to welcome Attorney Matthew F. McHugh to the firm. Matt focuses his practice on Estates and Trusts. Matt graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. There, he participated in the Elder Law...Read More
A&L Present Estate Planning Essentials to Catapult Greater Pittsburgh
Estate Planning Attorney Alyssa M. Zottola of Anderson & Labovitz, LLC, was honored to give a presentation to Catapult Greater Pittsburgh and Larimer Consensus Group’s community monthly meeting. She presented on the topic of estate planning and how important...Read More
A&L Present Elder Law & Estate Planning to UPMC
Attorneys Adam Anderson and Reganne McMichael of the Anderson & Labovitz, LLC estate planning team were honored to give a virtual presentation to UPMC employees on the topic of elder law and guardianship. The discussion centered on the importance...Read More
Texas Federal Court Invalidates FTC’s Non-Compete Ban
Non-compete agreements are here to stay, at least for now. On August 20, 2024, Judge Ada E. Brown of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled that the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) final rule...Read More
A&L Present Elder Law & Estate Planning to Fluor Marine Corporation
Attorneys Adam Anderson and Ana Zampogna of the Anderson & Labovitz, LLC estate planning team were honored to give a virtual presentation to Fluor Marine Propulsion employees on the topic of elder law and estate planning. The discussion centered...Read More
The College Checklist: Laptop, Advanced Healthcare Directive and Financial Power of Attorney?
By Alyssa M. Zottola, Esq. Congratulations, you did it! You have successfully guided your child through the challenging college admissions process and their final year of high school. Now, as you and other parents prepare to send your children...Read More
A&L Welcomes Alyssa M. Zottola
Anderson & Labovitz, LLC is excited to welcome Attorney Alyssa M. Zottola to the firm. Alyssa focuses her practice on Estates and Trusts. Alyssa is a native Pittsburgher and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh with...Read More
Attorneys Adam Anderson and Ana Zampogna Prevail in Will Contest
Attorneys Adam Anderson and Ana Zampogna of Anderson & Labovitz, LLC recently prevailed in a trial concerning a will contest. In a lawsuit filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, A&L’s client, one of three daughters...Read More
Durable or Springing: Which Power of Attorney is Right for You?
By Reganne M. McMichael, Esq. A “power of attorney” is an important estate planning tool that allows you to designate an agent to act on your behalf and manage your affairs. 20 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601, et seq. In Pennsylvania,...Read More
FTC Bans Non-Compete Agreements
By Anthony J. Werner, Esq. Non-compete agreements may be a thing of the past under a rule adopted by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) on Tuesday. In a seismic shift in the field of employment law, the FTC, in...Read More
A&L Welcomes Reganne M. McMichael & Andrew T. Bell
Anderson & Labovitz, LLC is pleased to welcome attorneys Reganne M. McMichael and Andrew T. Bell to our firm. With their addition, we have further expanded our litigation and estate practice areas to assist our clients. Reganne focuses her...Read More
Can Anything be Done About Surface Water Runoff?
It is a situation that occurs frequently in hilly Western Pennsylvania: your neighbors’ home is located on a hill above your home, and they decide to perform construction on their property, such as installing a driveway. Now, whenever it...Read More
Anderson & Labovitz Presents Crash Course on Corporate Transparency Act
Bill Labovitz and Kelly Arbogast, attorneys at Anderson & Labovitz, LLC, gave a presentation to a local business networking group on March 15 about their firm and a new federal law that imposes mandatory reporting obligations on companies. Labovitz...Read More
Corporate Transparency Act Found To Be Unconstitutional
By Kelly M. Arbogast, Esq. A federal district court in Alabama has ruled that a new federal law imposing certain reporting obligations on businesses is unconstitutional. On March 1, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama...Read More
Pennsylvania HOAs and Condo Associations Are Going Virtual Thanks to Act 115
By Anthony J. Werner, Esq. New Year’s Day may have come and gone, but leaders of homeowners associations and condominium associations in Pennsylvania should resolve to get up to speed on a relatively new state law that authorizes virtual...Read More
Avoid Pennsylvania’s Plans for You: Start Your Estate Planning, Now!
Who has the time?! Not anyone nowadays – especially not parents! Between work, school, daycare, sports, all manner of extracurricular activities, managing multiple schedules, scrolling, shopping, cooking, cleaning, etc. – the list is virtually never-ending – trying to...Read More
Apple Legacy Contact: Avoiding Court to Access Digital Content After Death
By Caleb Dunn As an iPhone owner, you probably have hundreds, if not thousands, of photos stored on your phone, but what happens to those photos after you die? Chances are, you haven’t printed all of the photos that...Read More