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The Real House of Cards

Well, the next season of House of Cards will be available to binge watch once more beginning this Friday March 4. But this year it has competition. The 2016 Presidential Campaign is easily a match for any work of political fiction that there has ever been.

Pittsburgh High on List of Places to Invest in Single Family Residences

Pittsburgh is tied for third highest cap rate for single family residences as investments among US cities. Cap rate is the ratio between net annual income and fair market value.

Texting to 911 is coming soon.

No. 1,249 Read the article in the Gadgeteer.  The FCC is enabling cell phone carriers to set up texting to 911.  Very useful if you can’t talk for any reason, from handicap to kidnapping.

Don’t Click That Link; #Law Office Security

No. 1,248 I read not too long ago that most  hacking of law offices occur as a result of an employee clicking on a link in an email. Unfortunately, some of the bad guys have been getting very good at impersonation. Recently I received two emails supposedly from a well-known national retailer. The layout was […]

Thank you, Apple; #law

No. 1,247 Summary:  Apple deserves praise from lawyers for seeking to protect our privacy.  The security system which Apple refuses to compromise,  helps us fulfill our ethical duty to protect client information. Lawyers, like other professionals, have an ethical duty to protect client confidential information. While we have been told that any system can be […]

#Realty Auction Bidders Beware!

No. 1,246 Summary: If you are considering bidding on  real estate in a private auction, start by asking for the rules in writing and a copy of the agreement of sale that will be signed by the successful bidder. A sheriff sale is a forced sale for the purpose of liquidating a judgment held by […]

#Presidential Campaign: Noblesse Oblige in the 21st Century

No. 1,245 Summary:  Trump’s self-funded campaign does not insure against contributor’s influence because Trump has the cause and effect equation backwards. George Washington, whom we celebrate this President’s Day, was once reputed to be the wealthiest man in America.  If so, his wealth consisted almost entirely in non-fungible frontier land, including a large swath of […]

#Law: The Reason Lawyers Who Practice Until Age 100 Give.

Several American lawyers who are still practiced until age 100 and beyond gave the same reason: once you stop working, you die.

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CLIFF TUTTLE has been a Pennsylvania lawyer for over 45 years and (inter alia) is a real estate litigator and legal writer. The posts in this blog are intended to provide general information about legal topics of interest to lawyers and consumers with a Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania focus. However, this information does not constitute legal advice and there is no lawyer-client relationship created when you read this blog. You are encouraged to leave comments but be aware that posted comments can be read by others. If you wish to contact me in privacy, please use the Contact Form located immediately below this message. I will reply promptly and in strict confidence.

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