• posted: Apr. 10, 2018
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Real Estate & Business Law
• business formation in PA,  business startups,  starting a PA company

The process of starting a business can be quite complicated. A sole proprietorship is relatively easy to launch as far as businesses go, but limited liability companies (LLCs), partnerships and Read More

• posted: Feb. 28, 2018
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Criminal Defense
• legal experience,  private attorney,  public defender

If you are arrested, you have a constitutional right to an attorney at public expense. However, even if you qualify for a public defender, it can be shortsighted to accept Read More

• posted: Jan. 29, 2018
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Family Law
• divorce,  filing the petition,  PA divorce,  residency requirement

If you have decided it’s time to dissolve your marriage, you may be wondering what you’ll get into if you file for divorce. Will there be a trial? Will you Read More

• posted: Dec. 31, 2017
• Matthew R. Zatko
• DUI
• drunk driving penalties,  DUI,  license suspension

If you’ve been arrested for DUI in Pennsylvania, you may be hoping you can pay a fine and it will all blow over. After all, there is no minimum jail Read More

• posted: Dec. 01, 2017
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Sex Crimes
• PA criminal defense attorney,  reputational damage,  sex crimes

Being wrongly accused of a crime is bad enough, but when the charge is rape, child molestation, or any other sex crime, your reputation can be ruined even before the Read More

• posted: Nov. 02, 2017
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Traffic Offenses
• CDL,  commercial vehicles,  speeding violations

If you drive a truck for a living, your commercial driver license (CDL) is your livelihood. When a driving infraction threatens your license, you have to fight that ticket or Read More

• posted: Oct. 03, 2017
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Wrongful Death
• Altec,  Carol A. Shaud,  wrongful death claim

The widow of a tree-removal worker killed in May 2015 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the manufacturer of an aerial lift that allegedly malfunctioned and struck her husband, Read More

• posted: Sep. 04, 2017
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Car Accidents
• driver errors,  PA crashes,  speeding

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, “Some form of poor/degraded driver performance is present in the majority of [motor vehicle] crashes.” Statistics from 2015 indicate the most common driving Read More

• posted: Aug. 03, 2017
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Personal Injury
• birth injuries,  medical malapractice,  Pitocin

A jury in Pennsylvania awarded a couple $14.5 million in damages after finding an obstetrician’s negligence during delivery of their child caused brain damage, cerebral palsy and other permanent harm. Read More

• posted: Jul. 15, 2017
• Matthew R. Zatko
• Uncategorized

You’re sitting in the courthouse on the most stressful day of your life waiting to see make your case in hopes of avoiding months or years in jail when a Read More