Actual Value Initiative: Bad Move, Philadelphia

On the 2000 block of Chestnut Street sits the Philadelphia Housing Authority building ? 2012-2014 Chestnut St. to be exact. An old, faded notice is affixed conspicuously to the fa?ade, which is also graced with rotting window frames and broken windows. The city?s Office of Property Assessment records show that the building is owned by the Philadelphia Housing Authority. The symbolism is stark.

Watch a Documentary on Philadelphia Senior Judges

The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas has completed a modern twist on the judicial portrait: a documentary with interviews with the seasoned jurists.

Update on Philadelphia Conflict Counsel RFP

The city of Philadelphia is still planning on awarding legal services contracts for the representation of litigants in criminal and family court cases for which the Defender Association of Philadelphia has a conflict, Everett Gillison, deputy mayor for public safety, said in an interview today. The current model involves court-appointed attorneys.

Actual Value Initiative: Bad Move, Philadelphia

On the 2000 block of Chestnut Street sits the Philadelphia Housing Authority building ? 2012-2014 Chestnut St. to be exact. An old, faded notice is affixed conspicuously to the fa?ade, which is also graced with rotting window frames and broken windows. The city?s Office of Property Assessment records show that the building is owned by the Philadelphia Housing Authority. The symbolism is stark.

Update on Philadelphia Conflict Counsel RFP

The city of Philadelphia is still planning on awarding legal services contracts for the representation of litigants in criminal and family court cases for which the Defender Association of Philadelphia has a conflict, Everett Gillison, deputy mayor for public safety, said in an interview today. The current model involves court-appointed attorneys.

Actual Value Initiative: Bad Move, Philadelphia

On the 2000 block of Chestnut Street sits the Philadelphia Housing Authority building ? 2012-2014 Chestnut St. to be exact. An old, faded notice is affixed conspicuously to the fa?ade, which is also graced with rotting window frames and broken windows. The city?s Office of Property Assessment records show that the building is owned by the Philadelphia Housing Authority. The symbolism is stark.

Former Philadelphia Priest Arrested for Rape

Reverend Robert L. Brennan, the former associate pastor of a Northeast Philadelphia Catholic parish, has been charged with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and aggravated indecent assault, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office said in a press release Thursday.

Philadelphia Assn. of Paralegals Calendar of Events

Today, the public relations/marketing committee meeting is at 12:30 p.m., via conference call. Contact committee co-chairs Monica Londo or Theresa Coger for dial-in information and to share your ideas for marketing The Philadelphia Association of Paralegals.

Watch a Documentary on Philadelphia Senior Judges

The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas has completed a modern twist on the judicial portrait: a documentary with interviews with the seasoned jurists.

Retired Philadelphia Judge Gene Cohen Joins Cohen Seglias

Retired Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Gene D. Cohen has joined Philadelphia-based Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman as a partner in its commercial litigation group.

Watch a Documentary on Philadelphia Senior Judges

The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas has completed a modern twist on the judicial portrait: a documentary with interviews with the seasoned jurists.

Actual Value Initiative: Bad Move, Philadelphia

On the 2000 block of Chestnut Street sits the Philadelphia Housing Authority building ? 2012-2014 Chestnut St. to be exact. An old, faded notice is affixed conspicuously to the fa?ade, which is also graced with rotting window frames and broken windows. The city?s Office of Property Assessment records show that the building is owned by the Philadelphia Housing Authority. The symbolism is stark.

Retired Philadelphia Judge Gene Cohen Joins Cohen Seglias

Retired Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Gene D. Cohen has joined Philadelphia-based Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman as a partner in its commercial litigation group.

Obituary: Philadelphia Attorney Herman Dies at 66

William R. Herman, 66, a founding partner of Philadelphia firm Jacobs Singer Kivitz & Herman, died December 6.

Philadelphia Officials Preparing for 'Messy' Election Day

As Pennsylvania?s voter identification law goes into effect Tuesday ? without enforcement of its key provision after a Commonwealth Court decision last month ? Philadelphia city officials put out the message that while judges of election can ask for photo IDs, non-first-time voters can?t be required to present IDs in order to vote.

Philadelphia Lawyer, and Advocate of Italian-American Advancement, Dies

Longtime Philadelphia lawyer Michael C. Rainone died October 17 in Binghamton, N.Y.

Philadelphia Lawyer, and Advocate of Italian-American Advancement, Dies

Longtime Philadelphia lawyer Michael C. Rainone died October 17 in Binghamton, N.Y.

How Philadelphia Can Foster Development Without Speculation

Philadelphia, the one-time bastion of American industrialism and development, is now home to more than 40,000 vacant properties, not entirely inclusive of the more than 35,000 city-owned, blighted properties. If the city could find an efficient way to dispose of its hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate, any budget shortfall would be covered multiple times over, and then some.

How Philadelphia Can Foster Development Without Speculation

Philadelphia, the one-time bastion of American industrialism and development, is now home to more than 40,000 vacant properties, not entirely inclusive of the more than 35,000 city-owned, blighted properties. If the city could find an efficient way to dispose of its hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate, any budget shortfall would be covered multiple times over, and then some.