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Scott Matison Named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers for 2017
Console Matison LLP is pleased to announce that Scott Matison has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers for 2017. Each year only 2.5 percent of Pennsylvania attorneys receive the Rising Star honor. The list will be published in the June 2017 issue of Philadelphia...
The Operating Agreement for My LLC: Key Elements and Pitfalls
The Operating Agreement for My LLC: Key Elements and Pitfalls By far the most common type of new company at the moment is the LLC, the limited liability company. Upon a cursory glance, I couldn’t locate any statistics about exactly how many new LLCs are formed in...
Navigating Health Insurance During a Divorce
Navigating Health Insurance During a Divorce A major concern for many today is the rising cost of health insurance and whether they even will have coverage in the near future. This too can be added to the list of issues and stresses that couples deal with during a...
Using Private Money to Fund My Real Estate Deal in Pennsylvania and New Jersey: A Lawyer’s Take
Using Private Money to Fund My Real Estate Deal in Pennsylvania and New Jersey: A Lawyer's Take My name is Joseph Console from Console Matison. LLP. I am a real estate attorney in Philadelphia and the surrounding Pennsylvania and South Jersey burbs, though I venture...
I’m Ready for a Divorce…Now What? A Discussion About Separation
I’m Ready for a Divorce…Now What? A Discussion About Separation Once someone makes the decision to divorce, one of the biggest concerns and rightfully so, is what will happen when the couple first separates. There is already so much stress and emotion involved in just...
New Opportunities at Console Matison and Should I Put My Pennsylvania Real Estate Into an LLC or Buy It Myself?
New Opportunities at Console Matison and Should I Put My Pennsylvania Real Estate Into an LLC or Buy It Myself? If you follow my blog or know me in the real world as a person, you know that I am an attorney in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and I primarily work on items...
Pennsylvania to Allow Out-of-State Civil Unions to Divorce
Pennsylvania to Allow Out-of-State Civil Unions to Divorce The Pennsylvania courts have made life easier for those couples who entered into a civil union in another state and now want to divorce in Pennsylvania. Since Pennsylvania did not allow same-sex marriages...
Pennsylvania Lease Agreements with Options to Purchase
Pennsylvania Lease Agreements with Options to Purchase Back in May of this year, I wrote a blog called ‘Rent to Own Contracts in Pennsylvania’ which you can read here. I couldn’t think of a clever title for the blog, because Rent to Own Contracts might be the most...
Will I Be Forced to Sell My House If I Get Divorced?
Will I Be Forced to Sell My House If I Get Divorced? One of the biggest concerns clients have about getting divorced is whether they will be forced to sell their house. In most cases, the house is the highest valued asset both monetarily and sentimentally. Whether the...
The Lis Pendens in Pennsylvania: A Good Tool
The Lis Pendens in Pennsylvania: A Good Tool If you work in the Philadelphia (and Pennsylvania generally) real estate market, you have certainly at least heard of the infamous ‘lis pendens,' though you might not know what it is or how it can help you. A lis pendens is...