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Unemployment Compensation

If you’ve recently been let go from your job, you may be entitled to collect unemployment compensation. To determine if you’re eligible in Pennsylvania, you’ll want to review the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Office of Unemployment Compensation page at http://www.uc.pa.gov/unemployment-benefits/Am-I-Eligible/Pages/am-I-eligible.aspx. Once you determine if you’re a candidate for unemployment compensation, you’ll want to: FILE FOR BENEFITS AS SOON…

Tax Sales? Sheriff Sales? Don’t be afraid.

COVID has changed the world.  Things are definitely different now.  We have to wear masks; there is social distancing; no handshakes.  Things are different in the legal profession as well. Temperatures are checked at the door to the courthouse.  Courtrooms have space limitations.  Plexiglass separates the attorneys and the judges, unless you have a Zoom hearing, at which time you…

Superbowl and Estate Planning

It’s almost time for the Super Bowl and Tom Brady and Nick Foles have their game plans in place. What about you, though? Do you have your estate plan in place for your big game? First Quarter Are you young and healthy? Maybe you’re married and/or have children. You might own your residence. You’re in the first quarter of your…

Summer Permissions

For many children, summer vacation is for fun and adventure. During the months from the beginning of June to the end of August, children may participate on sports teams, go to day camps, overnight camps, or enjoy vacations with friends or family.  In order to ensure the health and safety of children while having summer fun, parents may need to…

Spring Cleaning

The sun is shining and the flowers are blooming which means it’s finally SPRING in Pennsylvania. For many people, that signals the time to clean up their houses and straighten out their lives, but have you thought about what you need to do to get your LEGAL LIFE in order? One way to do that is to write a will.…

Secession Planning

Why Business Owners Need a Succession Plan When one of our client’s grandfathers died, she lost not only her beloved Pop-Pop, she lost much of the rest of her family as well. Why? His lack of succession planning caused a family rift that continues to this day. Succession planning protects a company’s future by developing key employees to take the…

Resolve to Get Your Legal Affairs in Order

Happy New Year! Forty-one percent of Americans made New Year’s resolutions last year, according to Statistic Brain Research Institute, but more than 42% failed to keep them. Here’s one resolution you can keep – getting your legal affairs in order – and the attorneys at Vinsko & Associates are able to help you keep it. Here are five things you…

Potential Client Calls

What to do When Calling an Attorney When you’re looking for an attorney, it can be hard to know where to start. Some people may call every law firm that comes up in a Google search, while others prefer to review firm websites and attorney profiles before making calls. And once you’re ready to reach out, what does an attorney…

Now Is The Time To Do Your Taxes

The deadline for filing your 2017 taxes will be here before you know it – it’s Tuesday, April 17 this year – and the IRS is already accepting your 2017 tax filings. Some things to remember: The new tax bill does not affect 2017 taxes, but you may want to meet with an attorney or financial advisor to see how…