Benjamin L. Jerner Receives Special Achievement Award from the Pennsylvania Bar Association
The Pennsylvania Bar Association selected Benjamin L. Jerner to receive a Special Achievement Award for his dedication and commitment to the Transgender... Read More
Attorney Kenneth R. Pugh Joins Jerner Law Group, P.C.
Jerner Law Group, P.C. is pleased to welcome our newest associate, Kenneth R. Pugh. Ken’s practice is focused on estate planning, estate administration, and... Read More
Pennsylvania Appellate Court rules Family Courts may now hear civil union dissolution cases through same process as divorces
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- December 28, 2016 Philadelphia, PA- For the first time, a Pennsylvania appellate court has recognized civil unions. An appeal... Read More
Jerner Law Group, P.C. Attorneys Contribute to New Book Addressing LGBT Law in Pennsylvania
PBI Press has released the third edition of “Representing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Clients in Pennsylvania.” This important legal resource was... Read More
Today, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Denies Sherri Shepherd’s Request To Review The Baby S. Case That Ruled She Was a Legal Mother to the Child She Conceived Through Surrogacy
Today the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania denied Sherri Shepherd’s Petition for Allowance of Appeal, where she was requesting that the high court review... Read More
Two Men, a Woman, and a Baby: A New Jersey Case Sets New Law for 3-Parent Families
It all seemed so idyllic when Kitty Stillufsen described her “modern” family in a July 2011 Marie Claire article. Kitty, her gay... Read More
Today Pennsylvania Superior Court Upholds Validity of Surrogacy Contracts and Rules Sherri Shepherd is the Legal Mother to Baby S.
Today the Superior Court of Pennsylvania issued a landmark ruling in the case of Baby S., 2015 Pa. Super. 244, upholding a... Read More