In 1988, Pennsylvania established the Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts Act (the “IOLTA Act”), 62 P.S. 4021 et seq. The IOLTA Act imposed a requirement upon attorneys to hold certain client funds, such as trust retainers and settlement…
READ MOREWe’re moving! Effective June 30, 2022, our new address will be: Donoghue & Picker, LLC 790 Penllyn Blue Bell Pike Suite 305 Blue Bell, PA 19422 We look forward to meeting with you at our new office.
READ MOREDonoghue & Picker proudly announces the addition of attorney Christopher E. Daniels, Esq. Chris has been practicing law since 2002 and joins Donoghue & Picker after spending eight years in the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, having headed…
READ MOREOn June 8, 2022, in a 6-3 decision where the Justices were divided by political philosophy, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Egbert v. Boule, No. 21-147. There, a U.S. Border Patrol agent assaulted the plaintiff…
READ MOREDonoghue & Picker is proud to announce that Benjamin R. Picker has been selected as a 2022 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for commercial litigation. Only 5% of Pennsylvania attorneys are selected as Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers selects attorneys who…
READ MOREOn April 4, 2022, in the case of Thompson v. Clark, No. 20-659, the United States Supreme Court (in a 6-3 decision) clarified the legal standard used to determine whether the plaintiff in a civil rights lawsuit based…
READ MOREDonoghue & Picker’s Co-Managing Partner Jason G. Donoghue, Sr., Esq. was quoted extensively in a news article entitled: “PA’s ‘Constitutional Carry’: Lawyers, Law Enforcement Weight In.” Click here to read the article. Mr. Donoghue focuses his legal practice…
READ MOREYou may have seen recent news reports that Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and attorney for former President Donald Trump, has been suspended from practicing law…
READ MOREOn June 23, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., No. 20-255. The case is important because it (somewhat) decided the extent to which public schools may regulate students’ out-of-school speech. In sum,…
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