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In addition, handling various pro bono cases, Joe’s public service has also included a six year appointment by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to serve as a Hearing Officer entrusted to adjudicate claims of attorney misconduct brought by the PA Disciplinary Board in the Western Pennsylvania region.
With over 50 years of experience, the lawyers at Fowkes Rodkey have handled a wide range of cases in the county courts throughout Pennsylvania and in federal and state courts across the United States. Fowkes Rodkey provides advice and counsel to local, regional, and national companies, businesses, and banks representing them in a variety of
In January 2012, the Pennsylvania Superior Court, sitting en banc, issued a decision holding that Section 1928(c) of the Pennsylvania Statutory Constructions Act (1 Pa.C.S.A. §1928(c)), requires that the Mechanics’ Lien Law of 1963 (the “Mechanics’ Lien Law”), 49 P.S. §1101 et seq., “must be ‘liberally construed to effect [its] objects and to promote justice’”.
The new property assessments in Allegheny County could have a dramatic impact on Allegheny County residents and businesses. As reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the appeals process places the burden on the property owner to prove that the assessment is incorrect. The attorneys of Fowkes Rodkey are experienced in both commercial and residential assessment appeals
Attorney Rodkey has been at the forefront of cutting edge litigation on the issue of whether a contractor or subcontractor can assert a mechanics’ lien on a Marcellus gas well and the production therefrom. Attorney Rodkey has filed many mechanics’ liens on Marcellus gas wells in many different counties in Pennsylvania and has very recently
Marcellus shale drilling has recently become an integral part of Western Pennsylvania’s economy, but unfortunately, the climate for Marcellus shale drilling is about to get a lot more confusing. A 2011 study conducted by researchers at Penn State University, found that Marcellus shale drilling related development accounted for $11.2 billion in “value added” to Pennsylvania’s
The U.S. Supreme Court holds in McDonald, that the ruling of Heller applies to laws passed on municipal levels (in addition to those on a federal level such as those in Washington, DC), by confirming that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms must be ensured within local and state laws (per the
Matthew Junker joined Fowkes Rodkey in September 2011. His primary practice areas are Contract and Business Law and Employment Law. Matthew provides litigation services to clients and has extensive experience with general and complex commercial litigation. Before joining Fowkes Rodkey, Matthew completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Dayton where he graduated magna cum
Joe has extensive experience in equity injunction and preliminary injunction practice. Joe has represented many plaintiffs and defendants in courts all over the United States involving requests for preliminary injunctions relating to intellectual property, non-competition agreements, trade secrets and other matters. It has been said that the request for a preliminary injunction is tantamount to
