On Sunday, July 21, 2024 Sherry Brown completed the Ben to the Shore, a 65-mile bicycle ride from the Ben Franklin Bridge to Atlantic City to benefit the Families Behind the Badge Children’s Foundation. The Foundation provides immediate relief to families of fallen or critically injured First Responders in addition to providing grants to organizations…
The Third Circuit made clear that the test to determine whether a police officer in Pennsylvania is entitled to civil service protections, is not the number of hours worked but rather, whether the officer is “available for full employment – that is, on call at any and all times.” (Townsend/Deforte v. Borough of Worthington et…
Siana Law attorneys, Michael G. Crotty, Eric M. Brown and Sheryl L. Brown attended the April 2019 Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) Annual Educational Conference in Hershey, PA. They presented a variety of seminars that covered topics pertinent to municipal officials and employees, such as social media and the First Amendment. Read the…
Siana Law proudly recognizes Sheryl L. Brown, Esquire for her lead story on Pennsylvania’s new drone law, featured in the December 2018 Issue of PSAB’s (Pennyslvania State Association of Boroughs) Borough News Magazine. Read the full article here: Happy Flying? What Your Borough Should Know About Drones Sheryl’s Bio | Areas of Practice | Contact…
On October 12, 2018, Governor Wolf signed into effect Act 78 which not only established criminal offenses for the unlawful use of a drone (“unmanned aircraft”), with noted exceptions, but also provided a preemption of local drone ordinances. Does your municipality have an already established “drone” ordinance? If so, it may now be preempted by…
On October 3, 2018, Sheryl L. Brown, Esquire and Christopher P. Gerber, Esquire presented the webinar, Hot Topics in Police Management, on behalf of the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (“PSATS”). The webinar included insightful information and recommended best practices pertaining to effective police department management, internal affairs investigations and liability that can arise…
Attorneys at Siana Law were successful in defeating a plaintiff’s state created danger claim asserted against a local municipality stemming from a police chief’s motor vehicle accident. The Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District court’s dismissal of a Complaint brought against the township, it’s supervisors and police chief. The history of the claim…
On April 24, 2018, Sherry Brown, Esquire presented a training session at the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Officials (“PSATS”) Spring 2018 Educational Conference titled: The Wiretap Act, Police Body Cams, and the Right-to-Know Law. The session focused on Act 22 of 2017, which amended the Pennsylvania Wiretap Law to open the door for law enforcement…
In April, 2018, Sherry Brown, Esquire was pleased to present a program to the Montgomery County Bar Association, Real Estate Committee titled: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane.. no Wait, it’s a Drone? During the course of the presentation, issues such as federal regulations for recreational, commercial and government use were addressed along with potential…
Beginning on Monday April 23, 2018, Siana Law Partners, Michael G. Crotty, Eric M. Brown, Christopher P. Gerber and Sheryl L. Brown will attend the 2018 PSATS Annual Educational Conference in Hershey, PA. Our partners look forward leading the following seminars on five different topics at this year’s conference. Read on to learn more about…