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With over 50 years of experience, the lawyers at Fowkes Rodkey have handled a wide range of cases in the county courts throughout Pennsylvania and in federal and state courts across the United States. Fowkes Rodkey provides advice and counsel to local, regional, and national companies, businesses, and banks representing them in a variety of

In January 2012, the Pennsylvania Superior Court, sitting en banc, issued a decision holding that Section 1928(c) of the Pennsylvania Statutory Constructions Act (1 Pa.C.S.A. §1928(c)), requires that the Mechanics’ Lien Law of 1963 (the “Mechanics’ Lien Law”), 49 P.S. §1101 et seq., “must be ‘liberally construed to effect [its] objects and to promote justice’”.

The new property assessments in Allegheny County could have a dramatic impact on Allegheny County residents and businesses. As reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the appeals process places the burden on the property owner to prove that the assessment is incorrect. The attorneys of Fowkes Rodkey are experienced in both commercial and residential assessment appeals

Attorney Rodkey has been at the forefront of cutting edge litigation on the issue of whether a contractor or subcontractor can assert a mechanics’ lien on a Marcellus gas well and the production therefrom. Attorney Rodkey has filed many mechanics’ liens on Marcellus gas wells in many different counties in Pennsylvania and has very recently

Marcellus shale drilling has recently become an integral part of Western Pennsylvania’s economy, but unfortunately, the climate for Marcellus shale drilling is about to get a lot more confusing. A 2011 study conducted by researchers at Penn State University, found that Marcellus shale drilling related development accounted for $11.2 billion in “value added” to Pennsylvania’s

Fowkes Rodkey has filed suit on behalf of a former tenant at the supposedly “green” Century Building in downtown Pittsburgh after management. As reported in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Century Building is held out as a “gold” rated property under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design “LEED” system. However, as set forth in the

Attorney Rodkey has been tabbed by a major supplier of directional drilling materials to secure mechanics’ liens against major oil and gas well drillers and producers on numerous Marcellus Shale wells across North Central and South Western Pennsylvania. Attorney Rodkey has extensive experience in the intricacies of the Pennsylvania Mechanics’ Lien Law. Whether it be

See this article on a recent drowning of Christopher Myers at the Rosedale Beach Club in Verona. The lawyers at Fowkes Rodkey note that from a legal perspective, these types of unfortunate and tragic accidents highlight the need for early involvement of counsel to obtain access to the accident site to preserve what could be

The U.S. Supreme Court holds in McDonald, that the ruling of Heller applies to laws passed on municipal levels (in addition to those on a federal level such as those in Washington, DC), by confirming that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms must be ensured within local and state laws (per the