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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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