No Recording Please

No Recording Please

  • By jrodkey
  • 18 Sep 2019
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Don’t let the insurance company tell you the value of YOUR claim!  The insurance company is not your friend, so never, ever let the insurance company tape record your conversation — call us FIRST.  The insurance company wants to minimize your claim.
Public Service

Public Service

  • By jrodkey
  • 18 Sep 2019
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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.
Fowkes Rodkey

Fowkes Rodkey

  • By jrodkey
  • 18 Feb 2013
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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 […]
Strict Construction Rule Rejected — PA Superior Court Holds Mechanics’ Lien Law Of 1963 is to be Liberally Construed

Strict Construction Rule Rejected — PA Superior Court Holds Mechanics’ Lien Law Of 1963 is to be Liberally Construed

  • By jrodkey
  • 12 Jun 2012
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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’”. […]
Commercial & Residential Real Estate Assessments

Commercial & Residential Real Estate Assessments

  • By jrodkey
  • 16 Feb 2012
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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 Wins Novel Mechanics’ Lien Issue Related to Marcellus Gas Wells

Attorney Rodkey Wins Novel Mechanics’ Lien Issue Related to Marcellus Gas Wells

  • By jrodkey
  • 2 Jan 2012
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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 […]
Is Shale a Mineral? Court to Decide

Is Shale a Mineral? Court to Decide

  • By jrodkey
  • 14 Nov 2011
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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 […]
Fowkes Rodkey Retained To “Smoke” Out Century Building In Downtown Pittsburgh

Fowkes Rodkey Retained To “Smoke” Out Century Building In Downtown Pittsburgh

  • By Fuzzie Vohs
  • 14 Jun 2011
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Fowkes Rodkey has filed suit on behalf of a former tenant at the supposedly “green” Century Building in downtown Pittsburgh after management. As reported in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Century Building is held out as a “gold” rated property under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design “LEED” system. However, as set forth in the […]
Attorney Rodkey Retained To Secure Mechanics’ Liens On Marcellus Shale Wells

Attorney Rodkey Retained To Secure Mechanics’ Liens On Marcellus Shale Wells

  • By Fuzzie Vohs
  • 14 Jun 2011
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Attorney Rodkey has been tabbed by a major supplier of directional drilling materials to secure mechanics’ liens against major oil and gas well drillers and producers on numerous Marcellus Shale wells across North Central and South Western Pennsylvania. Attorney Rodkey has extensive experience in the intricacies of the Pennsylvania Mechanics’ Lien Law. Whether it be […]
Pool Drowning

Pool Drowning

  • By Fuzzie Vohs
  • 6 Jun 2011
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See this article on a recent drowning of Christopher Myers at the Rosedale Beach Club in Verona. The lawyers at Fowkes Rodkey note that from a legal perspective, these types of unfortunate and tragic accidents highlight the need for early involvement of counsel to obtain access to the accident site to preserve what could be […]
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