On December 13, at the Lancaster Bar Association holiday party, Christina Hausner was presented with a Pennsylvania Bar Association Pro Bono Award recognizing the extensive legal services she has provided voluntarily...
Category: Legal Tidbits
Derek Dissinger Argues Innocent Spouse Relief Appeal in Third Circuit Court of Appeals
November 22, 2010
Last week, I argued on behalf of a taxpayer in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia against the United States Department of Justice. I originally became involved in the appeal as a law...
Full Tort vs. Limited Tort, is it worth the extra money?
November 11, 2010
When a client comes into my office with a potential personal injury claim involving an auto accident, many times one of the first questions I’ll ask is whether that person had full tort or limited tort insurance...
Clock Ticking on Pennsylvania Tax Amnesty
May 21, 2010
Since April 26 of this year, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue ("PADOR") has been granting amnesty to anyone who pays their delinquent state taxes. Such amnesty was authorized by the Pennsylvania Legislature...
2009 Tax Deduction for 2010 Haiti Earthquake Donations
January 26, 2010
The tragic events recently suffered in Haiti have spurred millions of dollars in donations from American taxpayers to relief agencies devoted to helping earthquake victims. Through special legislation enacted on January...