We have been voted TOP LAWYERS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY!
We have been voted TOP LAWYERS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY! Thank you to everyone who voted for us! We are honored to be of service to our community and proud to have been doing so for 40 years!
ALEX’S LEMONADE STAND
Alex’s Lemonade Stand On August 15, 2021, the Collegeville Fire Company held its annual car show which was a huge success. Main Street, Collegeville was closed from 8am to 5pm to through traffic and the cars were lined up from Second Avenue to Eighth Avenue on both sides of the street. The car show included…
PA Supreme Court Holds That PA Constitution Offers Greater Privacy Protections Than The Federal Constitution, and That Warrantless Automobile Searches Require Both Probable Cause and Exigent Circumstances
On December 22, 2020, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Commonwealth v. Alexander overruled its 2014 plurality decision in Commonwealth v. Gary and reaffirmed its prior decisions holding that Article 1, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution provides greater privacy protections to motorists than the 4th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Specifically, the PA Supreme…
Decennial Reports
A Decennial Report must be filed by all corporations who have not had any filings with the Department of State from January 1, 2012 thru December 31, 2021 by the end of 2021. These corporations should be receiving a notice from the Department of State this week, but there is no guarantee it will reach…
Skippack Fire Company Successful In Tax Appeal
The appeal brought by the Perkiomen Valley School District has been dismissed and the Board of Assessment of Appeals decision to grant the Skippack Fire Company a 100% tax exempt status has been upheld. The school district’s appeal was dismissed today by the Honorable Melissa S. Sterling. The Skippack Fire Company wishes to thank all…
Providence Place Development
The law firm of Keenan, Ciccitto & Associates, LLP enjoys and is successful at land development projects. An example of that work is the recently completed Providence Place at the Collegeville Inn, a 160 unit assisted living facility with related amenities located in Lower Providence Township. The project was constructed at the site of the…
Personal Injury Case Settled in Mediation for $300,000
KCA settled a trip and fall case caused by a defective elevator. Our client was badly injured in a parking lot when her elevator failed to level, causing a “drop down” when the doors opened. We utilized the services of an expert engineer who was able to determine the defect that caused the accident. Settlement…
Paddling Down the Perky
The Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy again teamed up with the law firm of Keenan, Ciccitto & Associates, LLP, and conducted a canoeing and kayaking adventure down the Perkiomen from the dock in Schwenksville to Hoy Park in Arcola. This was our 13th year of sponsorship of this adventure which included lunch, provided by the Conservancy compliments…
Recent Common Pleas Decisions Hold Imposition of Second Offense Mandatory Minimum DUI Sentences Unconstitutional When Based on Prior ARD Acceptance
A series of recent decisions by Common Pleas judges in Philadelphia and Montgomery counties could have wide-ranging implications on DUI sentencing in Pennsylvania. At least four Common Pleas judges in those counties have recently held that it is unconstitutional to consider a defendants’ prior acceptance of ARD as a prior DUI conviction, and to impose…
Thomas M. Keenan, Esquire was reappointed as Solicitor to the Douglass Township Zoning Hearing Board
Keenan, Ciccitto & Associates is proud to announce that Thomas M. Keenan, Esquire was reappointed as Solicitor to the Douglass Township Zoning Hearing Board in Montgomery County, for the year 2019. This will be his fourth year as Solicitor to the Zoning Hearing Board, having been first appointed in 2016.