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Villari, Brandes & Giannone Attorneys Named Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Conshohocken, PA –  Villari, Brandes & Giannone announced that firm principals Peter Villari and Paul Brandes have been named to 2011 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers by Law & Politics. Five percent of the lawyers in the state receive this honor each year. Peter Villari is an equity partner and senior trial counsel at the Firm. He graduated summa cum [...]

Emotional Distress Claims for the Loss of Your Pet: Can You Make Such a Claim?

Friday, October 29th, 2010

You are either a pet person or not. I don’t think I know anyone in between. Some people say they are in between, but really they are not. You either love pets or not so much, meaning not at all (though you might not admit it). And if you love pets, you are either: a) [...]

The White Bar

Monday, September 27th, 2010

When you pull up to an intersection, intending to turn left onto the intersecting road, there is usually a white bar. This white bar means to stop there. It means “don’t go past me.” But I am convinced it has a hidden meaning. It may be there due to a CIA plot. Or perhaps the [...]

Jackson Brown and the Struggle for the Legal Tender

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

The other night, my wife and I saw Jackson Brown perform at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby. He sounded as good as he did last time we saw him, at the Mann. He was crisp, jovial and tolerant of many audience interjections (song titles they wanted to hear). He is in my all time [...]

DON’T Sign that Legal Document If You have Doubts– Listen to De Niro (and me)

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

There was a great movie I saw many years ago, when it came out during my second year of law school. I’ve probably seen it five or six times since then. I could see it again, right now. It features one of my top five favorite actors, the great Robert DeNiro. In this flick, he [...]