When voting in elections in Pennsylvania in the past, all you needed to do was to show up at the polls, give a poll worker your name and address, and sign your signature on a voter registration list before getting your credentials to cast your ballot. Not anymore. As of last month, the Republican-led state…

On “Court Radio” tomorrow on Sunday morning, join MyPhillyLawyer managing partner Dean Weitzman and his co-host David Rapoport as they tackle two issues in the news – birth injuries and the tragic case of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was gunned down in a Sanford, Fla., neighborhood one night last month as he walked home wearing…

A Portland, Ore., couple was awarded $2.9 million earlier this month by an Oregon court after their daughter was born four years ago with Down syndrome following prenatal testing that failed to turn up the genetic abnormality. The couple sued after “doctors misdiagnosed their daughter as not having the condition,” according to a story on…

Have you been laid off from a job for an extended time? Have mortgage companies, banks or credit card companies forgiven part of what you owe them? If so, here’s what you need to know about how such debt forgiveness programs can affect your tax returns. That forgiven debt could be viewed as income and…

We all have times when we wish we could call an experienced, helpful and professional lawyer to get a bit of sage advice to answer some of the vexing legal questions in life. Well wait no more. Instead, come to this Saturday’s two-hour legal question and answer workshop with MyPhillyLawyer’s Dean Weitzman, the host of…

MyPhillyLawyer’s Dean Weitzman, the host of “Court Radio,” will be a guest speaker at a two-hour legal question and answer session next Saturday, March 10, where you can ask your legal questions and get sensible, professional and helpful advice. The session will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at the upcoming “Praise 103.9 Inspiration…