Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano associate Nicholas Feden was recently appointed vice-chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Social Security Disability Committee. Feden joins Pond Lehocky partner Thomas Giordano Jr. in a leadership role on the committee. Giordano...

Last month, Uber and Lyft drivers around the world went on a 24-hour strike to protest the effects of being classified as independent contractors. Unfortunately, that classification has shut gig workers out of the workers' compensation system, leaving them vulnerable...

by Lisa Lake, Consumer Education Specialist, FTC It’s almost summer! Right now, you probably have beaches on the brain or you’re thinking about that long-planned trip abroad. Before you head out, take steps to help keep your dream vacation from becoming a nightmare:...

Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano associates Kevin Harchar, Keld Wenge and Frank Ciprero have been appointed to the Hearing Committee servicing the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Their terms will begin in July. The appointments bring the number of...

By managing partner Samuel H. Pond, law.com. The core principle of our legal system is that all people, no matter their station in life, can bring their disputes to be heard in a court of law. That's in theory, in practice, however, justice is not always so available...

Authorities are warning about a new scam in which imposters claiming to be Social Security Administration employees trick people into divulging their Social Security numbers and sending money. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), here's how the scam works:...