Previous Law Firm Name

• Caldwell & Kearns

Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Bankruptcy Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Contracts
• Business Organizations
• Franchising
• Eminent Domain
• Construction Law
• Criminal Law
• DUI/DWI
• Traffic Violations
• White Collar Crimes
• Education Law
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Estate Planning
• Family Law
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Government Agencies & Programs
• Government Contracts
• Elder Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Trusts
• Wills
• Professional Malpractice Law
• Real Estate Law
• State, Local & Municipal Law
• Land Use & Zoning

Published Works

• Significant Developments in Real Estate, Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS, 1998
• Significant Developments in Real Estate Practice, Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS, 2000
• Development of the Fair Cross Section Requirements From "Key Man" Selection Two "Key Man" Exception, 24 Ohio N.U.L. Rev. 145, 1998
• Significant Legal Developments in Real Estate Practice 2000, Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS, 2000
• The Pennsylvania Real Estate Reporter (revised anually), Pennsylvania Association of Realtors, 1992
• Significant Legal Developments in Real Estate, Pennsylvania Association of Realtors, 1999
• Significant Legal Developments in Real Estate Practice, 2000
• Modern Real Estate Practice in Pennsylvania, 8th Edition, Real Estate Education Company, January, 2000
• Arkansas Education Television Commission v. Forbes: A Circular Assualt on Political Speech, 8(2) Widener J. Pub. L. 471, 2000
• Fumo v. Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, 8(3) Widener J. Pub. L. 763, 1999

Representative Cases

• Pennsylvania State University v. Derry Township Sch. Dist. for the Dauphin County Board of Assessment Appeals, 731 A. 2d 1272 (Pa. 1999)
• Couriers-Susquehanna, Inc. v. County of Dauphin, 693 A. 2d 626 (Pa. Commonw. 1997)
• Strickler v. Bell, 714 A. 2d 437 (Pa. Super. 1999)
• Gabovitz v. State Automobile Ins. Ass'n, 523 A. 2d 403 (Pa. Super. 1987)
• McCormick v. Columbus Conveyor Co., 564 A. 2d 907 (Pa. 1989)
• Miller v. Comm. Dept. of Banking, 487 A. 2d 1059 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1985)
• Lower Dauphin School Dist. v. Kutler, 463 A. 2d 499 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1983)
• Schaefer v. Com., 318 A. 2d 365 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1974)
• Bortz v. Noon, Amicus for Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS, 729 A. 2d 555 (Pa. 1999)
• Sies v. Cleland, 648 A. 2d 793 (Pa. Super 1994)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Bankruptcy Law, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Franchising, Eminent Domain, Construction Law, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Traffic Violations, White Collar Crimes, Education Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Estate Planning, Family Law, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Government Agencies & Programs, Government Contracts, Elder Law, Litigation & Appeals, Probate & Estate Administration, Trusts, Wills, Professional Malpractice Law, Real Estate Law, State, Local & Municipal Law, Land Use & Zoning