Few times during the year are more stressful than the holidays Does your family include a few alcoholics and loudmouths? Are family members as divided as the USA itself into blue and red states so that certain discussions become shouting matches? Are you combining sets of in-laws of different religions and backgrounds with different ideas…

Let us help you to protect your nearest and dearest Spending time with loved ones during the Thanksgiving holiday is the perfect time to discuss your intentions for your Estate Planning. Try these simple tips to take the stress out of Estate Planning: Make a Will– the attorneys at Mack Law Offices can assist you…

If you think about drinking and driving during Thanksgiving… According to the Pennsylvania Highway Transportation Safety Administration, the highest number of holiday crashes and fatalities in 2014 happened around Thanksgiving. Avoid pre-partying and binge drinking at your Thanksgiving festivities. Know your limits and party responsibly. But if you or a loved one finds yourself in…

WILKES-BARRE – A city man who has been convicted of drunken driving three times escaped a fourth conviction Wednesday after a Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas jury acquitted him. Thomas Green, 37, of Stanton Street, had refused to take a field sobriety test or submit to a blood alcohol test after his arrest on…

Mack Law Offices is experienced in Fraud & Bribery charges. The term bribery has been used a great deal in the press lately. From elected officials to developers, bribery is committed when an individual gives another individual money or something of value to buy influence. In order to be convicted of bribery, the prosecution much…

Fraud is broadly defined as any offense which involves dishonesty, or other fraudulent act. A charge may include such acts as bankruptcy fraud, tax fraud, identity theft, insurance fraud, mail fraud, credit card/debit card fraud, securities fraud, telemarketing fraud, and wire fraud. Pennsylvania has very specific laws when governing fraudulent acts. Someone can be convicted…

White collar crime is defined as any non-violent criminal activity which occurs in a commercial or business setting. Such crimes are usually committed for financial gain. White collar crimes can be committed by individuals, organizations, businesses or corporations. Types of White Collar crimes include: Fraud Bribery Embezzlement Extortion Forgery Insider Trading and other Investment Schemes…

This Halloween, you may be attending a party, or two. While it is socially acceptable to drink alcohol, we encourage you party safely. Here are a few things to avoid: “Pre-partying, Pre-gaming, or Frontloading,” all of which involve drinking before you go to that Halloween party. This can impair your judgment, alertness, coordination and reflexes.…

Nine defendants in the state attorney general’s office’s “Operation Sunset” case appeared for preliminary hearings in Lackawanna County Court on Monday – including two high-ranking members of one of the two alleged drug gangs busted in the case. Four of the defendants waived their right to a preliminary hearing, including Quincy “Sunny” Buckley, 31, 804…

The most serious charges against a convicted felon accused of firing a shotgun in the direction of four Wilkes-Barre cops in September, hitting them with pellets, will be dropped, his attorney said Tuesday. Vishamraj Ramnarain, 34, of Queens, N.Y., appeared in Wilkes-Barre Central Court on Tuesday morning for a scheduled preliminary hearing. His attorney, Mark…