I’m With Her
Hillz: letter to my millennial daughters on the occasion of the morning after . . . I know you liked Bernie. I know you like Hillary, too, and that you’ll happily vote for her in… Read More
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The Pros and Cons of Reducing Divorce Wait Time
Stephanie Stecklair, The Legal Intelligencer Prior to the 1980 amendments of the Pennsylvania Divorce Code, parties were only able to obtain a divorce by establishing fault grounds under Pa.C.S. 23 Section 3301(a), i.e., desertion, adultery,… Read More
Role of Schools in Transgender Bathroom Laws
Megan Watson, The Legal Intelligencer (online) The practice of family law often intersects with the LGBTQ community, from adoptions to domestic partnership dissolutions to adult name changes for transgendered individuals. Our practice also regularly intersects… Read More
Huss v. Weaver
Should courts enforce a private agreement provision requiring one parent to pay the other parent a specified fee when filing for a custody modification? The Pennsylvania Superior Court, in Huss v. Weaver, 2016 PA Super… Read More
Superwomen 2016!
Congratulations to Joni Berner, Margaret Klaw, Megan Watson and Lisa Shapson on their continued selection to the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® list; and, also, to Jennifer Dumin, for her selection to Rising Stars. Megan Watson was… Read More
Balancing Different Manners, Needs of Colleagues
Stephanie Stecklair, The Legal Intelligencer (online) We are all familiar with the adage “happy wife, happy life.” Well, most weeks, I have not one or even two, but five wives. Let me explain. As the… Read More
PBJ Top 25
No, that’s not a reference to Peanut Butter & Jelly! BKW was honored at the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Brotherly Love, Sisterly Affection Awards presentation on Thursday, April 7 for inclusion in the Top 25 Law… Read More