• posted: Apr. 27, 2020
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Uncategorized
• business law

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted practically every aspect of American life. Whether closed by government order or by concerns about public safety, millions of businesses around the country have seen Read More

• posted: Apr. 27, 2020
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Uncategorized
• family law

Going through a divorce is stressful enough, but the coronavirus pandemic spreading throughout the United States presents additional complications for spouses who have decided to split. In addition to changes Read More

• posted: Apr. 27, 2020
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Uncategorized
• criminal law

Along with the serious health risks associated with coronavirus, Americans are burdened by quarantine orders and similar directives that forbid them from seeing their loved ones, even for major events Read More

• posted: Apr. 27, 2020
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Uncategorized
• auto accidents,  bicycle accidents,  COVID-19

Once Americans came to understand how deadly the coronavirus can be and how easily it is passed from person to person, transportation habits changed. Not only did people drastically curtail Read More

• posted: Apr. 15, 2020
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Criminal Defense,  Sex Crimes
• electronic communications,  felony,  images of minors,  obscene material,  revenge porn

While it’s not breaking news that people are on their phones nonstop these days, it may be news to many that there’s a chance the texts and images they send Read More

• posted: Mar. 15, 2020
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Traffic Offenses
• police vehicle searches,  probable cause,  traffic stops

If you’re pulled over by police during a traffic stop, you’re likely to feel fear and anxiety, even if you believe you’ve done nothing wrong. You may wonder why you Read More

• posted: Feb. 15, 2020
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Family Law
• adoption,  guardianship,  naming a guardian for minor children

When birth parents are unable to take care of their children, a qualified individual can be appointed as legal guardian or adoptive parent. Under Pennsylvania law, there are major differences Read More

• posted: Jan. 15, 2020
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Criminal Defense
• criminal records,  expungement,  plea bargains

Arrests and criminal charges, even if they did not result in a sentencing or jail time, can lead to unpleasant repercussions. Your job prospects, housing and even child custody can Read More

• posted: Dec. 15, 2019
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Estate Planning
• advance directives,  powers of attorney,  wills in Pennsylvania

Your will gives you the chance to specify how your assets will be distributed, and to whom, following your death. But wills aren’t the only important element in a comprehensive Read More

• posted: Nov. 15, 2019
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Traffic Offenses
• commercial driver's license,  serious traffic offenses,  suspending CDLs

If your job requires you to drive a school bus, an eighteen-wheeler, hazardous material transport, or any vehicle or combination of vehicles that total 26,001 pounds or more, you are Read More