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February 2nd, 2016 – With Bill Cosby’s pretrial hearing this morning surrounding the case of criminal sexual assault, everyone wants to know the fate of this famous comedian. NPR – National Public Radio’s Bobby Allyn interviewed Dennis McAndrews, former prosecutor and founder of McAndrews Law Offices, for his expert opinion on the case. Listen here!
January 2016 – This month, both The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and The Mighty published Allyson McAndrews’ most recent piece about the power of small acts of kindness. While she discusses an honest perspective on mental illness, the article also serves as a reminder of ways we all can better our lives in…
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners has appointed our colleague and friend, Dean Beer, Esq., as Chief Public Defender of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Dean is exceptionally well-prepared for this position, having worked for many years in the Philadelphia and Montgomery County Public Defenders’ Offices, in private criminal defense practice, and handling several special education matters with our…
PATTAN in King of Prussia recently held a program regarding Transition Planning – from school to adulthood. The program included some excellent materials which set out the perspectives of the Pennsylvania Department of Education on this issue, as well as checklists and materials which can be very useful for for parents when examining their children’s transition…
Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Pennsylvania (PLAN of PA), a non-profit organization based out of Wayne, PA, recently interviewed Allyson McAndrews, M.Ed. of McAndrews Law Offices regarding one of her recent articles about mental illness. This particular article, I Faked Happiness Every Day. Then a Drug Addiction Story Saved Me, was written to bring awareness to the…
Michael Connolly, Esq. of McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. with speak on “Decoding Dyslexia” on November 5th at the Butler Community Center in Drums, Pa (Luzerne County). Michael Connolly, Esq. – McAndrews Law Offices Check out a short YouTube video about the event below
The Zahner Decision by Anthony Marone, Esq. McAndrews Law Offices, P.C. September 2015 – Since the passage of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (“DRA”), the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (“Department”) has attempted to limit the use of annuities in the asset protection strategy known as “half-a-loaf” gifting. Half-a-loaf gifting is a technique used…
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