Law Office of Christy M. DeMelfi, PC

Apologies in advance if any client emails have doggie hair on them. Christy has resorted to employing her dog Snow to help answer emails.

The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service just launched a new web tool allowing quick registration for federal recovery checks under the CARES Act for those who don’t normally file a tax return. Here's the link: https://bit.ly/3c8GRFA The automatic payments should begin next week and I have heard some people see a pending deposit in their account already set to clear on the 15th. Also next week, a second tool is expected to be available to provide the status of payments and will it will also allow eligible taxpayers to enter bank account information to receive their checks by direct deposit.

Good morning all. As many of you know, my firm has offices in several states and we proudly help clients who live throughout them all. Due to various state (both NY and PA) and federal mandates that have been issued in response to the current health crisis, our physical locations will be closed until such mandates are lifted. This is being done to ensure the health and safety of our clients and our staff and their families. Our attorneys (Christy and Alex) will continue to... work from home, as will some of our staff. People should be aware that if you have an upcoming Court date, please reach out to us because it has likely been rescheduled. Many Courts are only hearing only emergency cases now and there are new directives from the powers that be in the Courts every day. Unfortunately without staff in the offices, this means most call will go to voicemail. Messages however will be checked at least once per weekday. When calling us, please let the phone ring for quite some time as the calls are routed to several locations before the voicemail. You will eventually get a voicemail though. You only need to call one of our numbers as all the voicemails go into one location. Our attorneys or other staff will try get back to you as soon as possible, but email is the best way to reach us as it can be better monitored. Our main email is: [email protected]. Please keep in mind that responses to emails may be slower due to increased volume, but every client is important to us and we will respond as quickly as we can. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. From our entire staff, we wish everyone good health and to remain safe. -Christy, Alex, Cassandra, Britney, Nathalie and Ginger

The holidays are in full swing here at the Pennsylvania office. Thanks to Britney and Cassandra for decorating!

Seeking secretary/receptionist for PA office. Hours are flexible. Person must be reliable and come into work when agreed upon. Need to be comfortable answering phones, taking messages and returning call. Must be able to get to McAdoo on your own. PM if interested.

Funny yet accurate view of the dangers of credit cards.

Accepting into the panel of attorneys for another legal plan yesterday. Very excited to be able to assist more people through this prepaid legal insurance!

Mid way through an all day conference on Mediation. Got to get those CLE credits. Learning lots of insights into how to reach a settlement.

At a conference in Philadelphia on Chapter 11 bankruptcies. Learning lots of good stuff in order to help distressed businesses.

April 2011 Issue - Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Read Christy's helpful article on Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in March's issue of Panorama Magazine. Page 88