Articles & Publications:
- Update to West Virginia’s Cotenancy Modernization and Majority Protection Act - Posted 1/10/23
- New PA Reporting Requirements for Businesses - Posted 12/15/22
- The Business Lifecycle: Start with the End in Mind - Posted 12/15/22
- New Mandatory Mediation Rule 212.7 Now in Effect - Posted 10/24/22
- The Corporate Transparency Act Final Rules are Issued - Posted 10/12/22
- Some Federal FLSA Requirements for Tipped Employees - Posted 9/23/22
- Balance Billing and Workers’ Compensation in Pennsylvania - Posted 9/23/22
- Life events that trigger the need to create or update your will - Posted 8/8/22
- Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Still Available for Small Businesses Affected by COVID - Posted 8/2/22
- The New Pennsylvania Corporate Tax Cuts - Posted 8/2/22
- Buy-Sell Agreements can be a useful tool for Family Businesses - Posted 8/2/22
- Rivas case emphasizes need for clear language regarding mediation clauses - Posted 6/27/22
- A Further Problem with Pennsylvania’s Recording of Surrender Documents from Oil and Natural Gas Lease Act - Posted 5/25/22
- Business Succession Planning - Posted 5/12/22
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Pittsburgh launches new Rental Registration Program - Posted 3/9/22
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Calculating the Lessor’s Percentage Interest on a Division Order - Posted 3/2/22
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The Corporate Transparency Act - Posted 2/14/22
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2021 Child Tax Credit Update - Posted 1/20/22
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The Market Enhancement Clause – Be Careful How You Word It - Posted 12/7/21
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Veterans’ Benefits Part II: Burial Allowances and Memorial Items - Posted 11/12/21
- Veterans’ Benefits Part I: Burial Benefits - Posted 11/12/21
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Do I have to pay tax on my Social Security Disability Benefits? - Posted 10/7/21
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Associational Discrimination is Prohibited by Title VII - Posted 10/7/21
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Act 65 of 2021 Amends PA Sunshine Act - Posted 10/7/21
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Supreme Court Ends Eviction Moratorium - Posted 9/7/21
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Guidance for Condo Associations in Wake of Champlain Towers Collapse - Posted 8/12/21
- Pa Real Estate Owners May Have an Advantage in 2022 Tax Assessment Appeals - Posted 8/12/21
- Application of Pennsylvania’s Dunham Rule - Posted 7/30/21
- No need to fear the Probate Process in Pennsylvania - Posted 7/7/21
- “At the Wellhead” Language and Use of the Net-Back Method in Pennsylvania - Posted 6/28/21
- What do the new CDC Guidelines for vaccinated people mean in the Workplace? - Posted 6/1/21
- Satisfying West Virginia’s Requirements for Allocating Post-Production Costs to Lessors in an Oil and Gas Lease - Posted 5/24/21
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Estate Basics: Will and Testament - Posted 5/5/21
- Base Lease v. Top Lease. Which Controls? - Posted 3/26/21
- IRS Extends Tax Filing Deadline for Individuals - Posted 3/23/21
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Is an S Corporation Election Right for Your Business? - Posted 3/15/21
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Biden Administration Changes to PPP Loans to Help Small Businesses - Posted 2/26/21
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Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofit and Venues Act - Posted 1/25/21
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Removal and Remand in an Oil and Gas Lease Case - Posted 12/22/20
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Pittsburgh passes COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Bill - Posted 12/21/20
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Delay Rental Payments - Posted 11/24/20
- How to Stop the Transportation of Foreign Gas Across Your Property - Posted 11/3/20
- Simpler PPP Loan Forgiveness for Loans of $50,000 or Less Now Available - Posted 10/21/20
- SBA Issues Procedural Notice Regarding Change of Ownership of PPP Loan Borrowers - Posted 10/21/20
- Expert Testimony in a Federal Condemnation Case - Posted 9/29/20
- Class Action Arbitration in Oil And Gas Leases - Posted 8/26/20
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Cross-Unit Drilling for Unconventional Wells in Pennsylvania - Posted 7/27/20
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Covid-19 Relief for PA Small Businesses - Posted 7/6/20
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The Rule of Capture is Still Alive in Pennsylvania - Posted 7/6/20
- PPP Loans – Loan Forgiveness and SBA Review Procedure - Posted 6/2/20
- Covid-19 Email Caused Illegal Firing, University Director Says - Posted 5/20/20
- Abandonment of an Oil and Gas Lease - Posted 5/20/20
- The Rule of Capture is Still Alive in Pennsylvania - Posted 5/19/20
- Lawyer or Lender? Whom Should Borrowers Turn To For PPP Loan Advice? - Posted 5/19/20
- PPP Loan Update – Safe Harbor Extended and Automatically Granted to Loans Under $2 Million - Posted 5/19/20
- What does moving to the “Yellow Zone” entail? - Posted 5/19/20
- Coronavirus Resource Center - Posted 5/18/20
- Asserting a Claim for Bad Faith Pooling - Posted 4/30/20
- COVID-19 Guide: Scenarios & Benefits Available Chart - Posted 4/30/20
- Coronavirus Frequently Asked Questions by Small Business Owners and Organizations - Posted 4/30/20
- PA Department of Health Issues New Order - Posted 4/30/20
- A Notice for those who were on Light Duty/Modified Workers’ Compensation and laid off due to COVID-19 - Posted 4/30/20
- Workers’ Rights During COVID-19 - Posted 4/30/20
- Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Is Now Available for Pennsylvania Workers - Posted 4/30/20
- Ruling that COVID-19 is a Natural Disaster Affects Business Contracts - Posted 4/30/20
- Guidance for Governing Your Condominium or Homeowners Association in a Post COVID-19 World - Posted 4/30/20
- Pennsylvania Construction Industry Goes Back to Work May 1, 2020 - Posted 4/30/20
- Rothman Gordon: Coronavirus Resource Center - Posted 4/10/20
- Resources for the Self-Employed - Posted 3/31/20
- Coronavirus Financing Options for Small Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations - Posted 3/31/20
- CARES Act: Paid Leave and Unemployment - Posted 3/31/20
- Unemployment Insurance Benefits in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, And Economic Security (CARES) Act: A Guide For Employees - Posted 3/31/20
- Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh extend Personal Tax Filing deadline - Posted 3/31/20
- Employment Aspects of Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) - Posted 3/31/20
- The Shut-In Clause: Keeping an Oil And Gas Lease In Effect - Posted 3/31/20
- Coronavirus Questions And Answers: What Do Employees Need To Know? - Posted 3/31/20
- Availability of Tax Credits Under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Posted 3/31/20
- Wolf Announces Changes to Business Closure Mandate - Posted 3/31/20
- Paid Leave and Tax Credits under The Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Posted 3/31/20
- Finally Some Good News! Tax Day is moved to July 15, 2020 - Posted 3/31/20
- OSHA Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19 - Posted 3/31/20
- Rothman Gordon Will Continue to Serve Clients Remotely - Posted 3/31/20
- Workers’ Compensation and the Coronavirus - Posted 3/31/20
- Pennsylvania Supreme Court closes courtrooms statewide - Posted 3/31/20
- Looking at the Impact of the Coronavirus on Business Contracts - Posted 3/31/20
- Coronavirus Update: Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act - Posted 3/31/20
- Governor Suspends waiting week for unemployment compensation - Posted 3/31/20
- Coronavirus and the ADA - Posted 3/31/20
- Rothman Gordon’s Response To Covid-19 Virus Outbreak - Posted 3/31/20
- Third Circuit Sets the Standard for Calculation of Damages in a Federal Pipeline Condemnation Action in Pennsylvania- Posted 1/27/20
- Landowners and Royalty Owners: Beware Of The Market Enhancement Clause- Posted 1/2/20
- EQT Prod. Co. v. Crowder and its Effect in Pennsylvania- Posted 1/2/20
- Fracking of Other Properties From West Virginia Land - Posted 11/26/19
- Surface Owner's Use Burdened by Horizontal Wells - Posted 11/21/19
- Non-Surface Use Lease - Posted 10/24/19
- Minimum Distance Between Gas Wells - Posted 9/24/19
- Oil And Gas Companies And Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices And Consumer Protection Law - Posted 9/24/19
- The Drilling Permit Application Process - Posted 8/20/19
- Plugging an Oil And Gas Well - Posted 7/23/19
- Marking a Plugged Well On Your Property - Posted 7/23/19
- Charitable Giving Strategies at Any Age - Posted 7/16/19
- Recording of Surrender Documents from Oil and Gas Natural Gas Lease Act - Posted 6/18/19
- Who can terminate your oil and gas lease? - Posted 6/6/19
- If the Term of Your Oil and Gas Lease Expires, Does it Terminate? - Posted 4/9/19
- Can You Initiate a Class Action Arbitration If You Have a Dispute with Your Oil and Gas Company Over A Lease Matter? - Posted 12/17/18
- Inflation adjusted annual increases to the federal gift and estate tax exemption - Posted 12/17/18
- I have a child with special needs. If I want to provide for him in my Will, is there a proper way to do this? - Posted 12/17/18
- In West Virginia, Can Post-production Costs Be Deducted From a Flat Rate Lease? - Posted 11/16/18
- Can You Lease Your Oil And Gas Rights If Not All Of The Owners Join In? - Posted 8/31/18
- Resolving A Dispute With Your Oil And Gas Company - Posted 8/14/18
- How Do I Find Out If My Royalty Is Correct? - Posted 7/5/18
- In Pennsylvania the Rule of Capture Does Not Preclude Liability for Trespass Due to Hydraulic Fracking - Posted 6/27/18
- Class Action Waivers in Employment Agreements Sanctioned by the U.S. Supreme Court - Posted 6/14/18
- US Department of Labor launches a pilot program for potentially resolving overtime and minimum wage violations - Posted 3/26/18
- Reviving Expired Oil And Gas Leases In Pennsylvania - Posted 3/21/18
- How Will Tax Reform Impact Seniors and Persons with Disabilities? - Posted 3/6/18
- 529 Plans for Elementary or Secondary Education - Posted 3/6/18
- Apportionment of Oil and Gas Royalties in Pennsylvania - Posted 2/23/18
- Pennsylvania Pipeline Condemnation or Eminent Domain - Posted 2/6/18
- Bad Faith Pooling in Pennsylvania - Posted 2/6/18
- Sexual Harassment - Posted 11/20/17
- Privacy in the Pennsylvania Workplace - Posted 11/20/17
- Your Oil and Gas Royalty Statement - Posted 10/31/17
- Are Oil and Gas Real Property? - Posted 8/22/17
- CFPB Makes It Easier To File Class Action Suits Against Financial Companies - Posted 8/9/17
- New LLC Form in Pennsylvania - Posted 8/9/17
- Trump Administration Rolls Back New Overtime Rules: Secretary of Labor Says Revised Rules Will Be Issued - Posted 8/1/17
- Can a Landowner Pursue a Nuisance Claim Against an Oil and Gas Company for its Activities? - Posted 8/1/17
- Inspection of Records and Freedom From Retaliation - Posted 6/15/17
- The Landowner and Setback Requirements for Oil and Gas Activities - Posted 5/23/17
- Boilermakers Local Lodge No. 154 Is the Victim in Ventrone Investigation - Posted 5/10/17
- What If Someone Else Owns the Oil and Gas Under Your Property? - Posted 4/25/17
- The Landowner, Water Pollution and Oil and Gas Operations: Concerns About Water Can Be Addressed in an Oil and Gas Lease - Posted 2/27/17
- The Landowner vs. the Owner of the Oil and Gas: Surface Use Agreements Can Protect Landowners When They Do Not Own the Subsurface Estate - Posted 2/22/17
- Oil and Gas for Landowners - Posted 1/17/17
- Texas Federal Court Strikes Down Overtime Regulations - Posted 11/29/16
- Inflation adjusted annual increases to the federal gift and estate tax exemption - Posted 11/15/16
- Does A Landowner Have To Pay Delinquent Real Estate Taxes When The Landowner’s Oil And Gas Rights Are Sold? - Posted 10/19/16
- Proposed changes to gifting interests has major repercussions for family owned businesses - Posted 9/19/16
- Can I Get Rid of My Oil and Gas Lease? Can I Terminate My Oil and Gas Lease? - Posted 4/25/16
- Surface Use or Land Use Agreements - Posted 11/24/15
- Pipeline Right-of-Ways: The Basic Components
- The Pennsylvania Fair Share Act: Keeping Damages in Proportion
- Change in Smoothing Rule for Private Unitrusts Presents Timely Opportunities for Net Income Trusts in Pennsylvania
News & Articles
2022
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James W. Ummer Honored for 50 Years of Practice - Posted 9/27/22
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Louis Kushner Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award - Posted 7/28/22
2021
- Rothman Gordon Hires Two Associates - Posted 11/5/21
2020
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Rothman Gordon Participates in Primerus’ Global Day of Service - Posted 1/5/20
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Employment Lawyer Mary Roman Joins Rothman Gordon - Posted 1/5/20
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RG Report Fall 2020 - Posted 11/24/20
- Gaitens and Jordan Promoted to Non-equity Partners at Rothman Gordon, P.C. - Posted 10/26/20
- Rothman Gordon Offering Virtual Mediation - Posted 6/16/20
- Mark Vuono and Louise Vuono Retained as Special Estate Counsel to Rothman Gordon - Posted 5/21/20
- Raymond M. Roberts Named Chair of the Estates, Trusts & Taxation Practice - Posted 4/30/20
- Robert J. Waine Joins Rothman Gordon - Posted 3/11/20
2019
- Rothman Gordon Participates in Primerus’ Global Day of Service through “#SeasonOfGiving” - Posted 12/17/19
- Rothman Gordon Recognized by U.S. News- Best Lawyers® 2020 Edition of Best Law Firms - Posted 11/5/19
- Salpietro Re-Elected to Rothman Gordon Executive Committee; Lestitian Re-Elected Managing Shareholder - Posted 10/14/19
- Seventeen Rothman Gordon Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America - Posted 8/20/19
- Attorney Paul Yagelski Appointed to PBS’s Shale Energy Law Committee - Posted 6/4/19
- Former Judge Bill Ward Reappointed to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency - Posted 3/25/19
2018
- Joseph H. Bucci Joins Rothman Gordon - Posted 4/24/18
2017
- Patti Monahan Joins Rothman Gordon as Office Manager - Posted 11/27/17
2016
- Nine Rothman Gordon Lawyers Named Pennsylvania Super Lawyers - Posted 5/23/16
- Former Judge Bill Ward Appointed to Accountability, Conduct and Ethics Commission of Allegheny County - Posted 12/5/16
- Rothman Gordon Chosen as one of Pittsburgh’s Top Workplaces for Sixth Straight Year - Posted 8/18/16
- Sixteen Rothman Gordon Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America© - Posted 8/18/16
- Lestitian Re-Elected as Managing Shareholder and Jordan Re-Elected to Rothman Gordon Executive Committee - Posted 6/8/16
- Rothman Gordon Helps Pittsburgh Celebrate 200 Years as a City - Posted 3/23/16
- Former Judge William F. Ward Joins Board of Directors of the Autism Connection of Pennsylvania - Posted 3/9/16
- Judge William F. Ward Joins Rothman Gordon - Posted 1/27/16
2015
- Salpietro Elected to Rothman Gordon Executive Committee - Posted 11/2/15
- Rothman Gordon Chosen as one of Pittsburgh’s Top Workplaces for Fifth Year
- Sixteen Rothman Gordon Attorneys Named to The Best Lawyers in America© 2016
- Roberts Promoted to Partner at Rothman Gordon Law Firm
- Ten Rothman Gordon Attorneys Recognized by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
- Rothman Gordon Welcomes New Attorney
- Rothman Gordon Attorney Appointed to Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Shale Energy Law Committee
2014
- Rothman Gordon Welcomes New Attorney
- Rothman Gordon Chosen as one of Pittsburgh’s Top Workplaces for Fourth Year
- Rothman Gordon Attorney Recognized as a Distinguished Toastmaster
- Rothman Gordon Attorney Named The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 Pittsburgh Employment Law-Individuals “Lawyer of the Year”
- Rothman Gordon Attorney Selected for Autism Center Board
- Frank Salpietro Named Equity Shareholder of Rothman Gordon
2013
- Rothman Gordon Welcomes New Associate
- Rothman Gordon Managing Shareholder Joins Board of Seton-La Salle High School
- Rothman Gordon Chosen as One of Pittsburgh’s Top Workplaces
- Rothman Gordon Welcomes New Attorney
- Fourteen Rothman Gordon Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® 2014
- Rothman Gordon Attorney Appointed to PBA Shale Energy Law Committee
- Thirteen Rothman Gordon Attorneys Named to the Best Lawyers In America
- The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Announces Rothman Gordon Attorney Inducted as Fellow
2012
- Rothman Gordon Again Chosen as one of Pittsburgh’s Top Workplaces
- Rothman Gordon Attorney Named Best Laywers’ 2013 Pittsburgh Employment Law – Individuals “Lawyer of the Year”
- Corporate Attorney Joins Rothman Gordon, P.C.
- Salpietro and Ramage Johnston Named to Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Head of the Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Named at Rothman Gordon, P.C.
- Litigator Labovitz Joins Rothman Gordon, P.C.
- Two Rothman Gordon, P.C. Shareholders Recognized as “Five Star Professionals” in Pittsburgh Magazine
- Two Attorneys Join Rothman Gordon as Associates
- Rothman Gordon Recognized as one of Fortune’s 2012 Top Ranked Law Firms
2011