Articles

Tanner Law Offices stays on the leading edge of legal knowledge and developments in the profession. As we publish new relevant articles, we post them on this page for our clients’ review.

Family

• Adoption
• Custody
• Divorce
• Support
• Contempt – Divorce and Custody
• Divorce Basics – Divorce
• Emergency Custody – Custody
• Enforcing Marital Settlement Agreements – Divorce
• Relocation – Custody

Immigration

• Appealing a Denial
• Manage HR Immigration
• Cancellation of Removal
• Citizenship/Naturalization
• Employment Based Immigration
• Exemptions to the English and Civics Test for Naturalization
• Family Based Immigration
• Green Cards
• Hearing Types
• How does your criminal history affect the naturalization application?
• Notice to Appear
• Removal Proceedings
• Student/Minor
• Temporary Protected Status
• The Notice to Appear
• Uniting for Ukraine
• Victims of Abuse
• Visas
• What New Lawful Permanent Residents Need to Know About Voting
• ADIT Stamp – Green Cards and Family Based Immigration
• Changing Address with USCIS – Family Based Immigration
• DACA Overview – Student/Minor
• Decoding the Visa Bulletin – Family Based Immigration and Employment Based Immigration
• I-212 Waivers – Removal Proceedings
• INFOPASS – Family Based Immigration and Employment Based Immigration
• J-1 Visas – Student/Minor
• J-1 Visa Waivers – Student/Minor
• Navigating Inadmissibility – Removal Proceedings and Family Based Immigration
• USCIS Expedite Request – Family Based Immigration
• Waivers – Inadmissibility – Removal Proceedings and Family Based Immigration
• Waivers – Unlawful Presence – Removal Proceedings and Family Based Immigration

Criminal

• Arraignments in Criminal Cases
• Arrest under the 4th Amendment
• Can I Be Criminally Charged for Leaving the Scene of an Accident in Pennsylvania?
• Can I Be Prosecuted for “Bouncing” a Check?
• Can I Prove My Innocence by Taking a Lie Detector Test?
• Can I Serve My DUI Jail Sentence on House Arrest or Other Alternative Sentence?
• Character Evidence in a Criminal Trial
• Character Reference Letters and Criminal Sentencing
• Charge Stacking and Double Jeopardy
• Considerations of Criminal Defense Attorneys in Jury Selection
• Criminal Appeal Process
• DUI Ignition Interlock
• Expungement and Sealing of Criminal Records in Pennsylvania
• Expungement of Criminal Record after Completion of ARD
• Eyewitness Identifications
• Getting Your Bench Warrant Lifted
• Gun and Drug Possession Law in Pennsylvania
• How a DUI Offense Can Affect Auto Insurance
• How Does a Criminal Charge Affect My Immigration Status?
• Is it Illegal to Record a Conversation Without Consent?
• Jury Trial vs. a Bench Trial
• Limits on Authority of Sentencing Judge
• Mental Health Court
• PA Implied Consent Law
• Pre-Sentence Investigations
• Preliminary Hearing
• Probation Violations and Detainers
• Risks of Resisting Arrest
• Sealing of Juvenile Records
• Should I Testify in My Own Defense in a Criminal Trial?
• Talking to Police – What to Do
• The Appeal Process in Criminal Cases in Pennsylvania
• The Bail Process in Pennsylvania
• Three Strikes Law in PA
• “To Tell the Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth”: The Perjury Law in Pennsylvania
• Trying a Juvenile as an Adult
• Veterans Court
• Violation of a PFA
• Violation of Probation
• What Are My Rights at a Protest or Political Demonstration?
• What Are My Rights During a Traffic Stop in Pennsylvania?
• What is a Mistrial? How and Why Do They Occur?
• What is a Pre-Sentence Investiagtion
• Will a DUI Affect My Professional License?

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