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CGA Law Firm is pleased to welcome Ethan J. Kincaid as one of our newest associate attorneys. Ethan joins the firm’s Litigation, Estate Planning, and Education Law practice groups. “It truly is a privilege to be able to practice law,” said Ethan, “and I cannot wait to use my skills to help those in the local community.” Ethan earned his Juris Doctor from Penn State Dickinson Law, graduating cum laude and obtaining a Civil Litigation Certificate. He began his academic career at Gettysburg College, where he earned a B.A. in Political Science and International Affairs, also graduating cum laude. Through… read more »

Bankruptcy isn’t the horror story you might think. For most people, it’s a path to relief that helps them escape the real monsters — crushing debt, endless phone calls, and sleepless nights. Not true.  Most people keep all their property — including their home, car, and personal belongings. Bankruptcy laws provide generous exemptions that protect the things you need to live and work. Unless you own a Lamborghini or a castle, you probably won’t have to give up anything. False. If you’re thinking about bankruptcy, your credit has probably already taken a hit. Filing can actually be the first step… read more »

By James K. Jones, Esq On August 28, 2025, Judge Karoline Mehalchick sanctioned a pro se plaintiff for citing a non-existent case hallucinated by an artificial intelligence (AI) source.[1] Upon notice by the defendant that a Third Circuit opinion cited in plaintiff’s brief could not be found, Judge Mehalchick issued a rule to show cause relating to the suspect citation. Plaintiff admitted that it was generated by AI in an apparent mix-up between a plaintiff in one case and a defendant in another case. Plaintiff’s claim that the cited authority was from another similarly titled case was debunked by the… read more »

Vote for your favorite CGA decorations! Categories: Most Original, Best Homemade Materials, and Best Use of Space. Voting has now closed. The Winners from the 2022 Holiday Door Decoration Contest: For Most Original: Christy For Best Homemade Materials: Cailey For Best Use of Space: Susan

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Although we aren’t able to hold our blood drive here in our office as we have done prior to the COVID pandemic, we are still committed to helping hospital patients! CGA is hosting a Red Cross virtual blood drive and you can help make it a success. The goal of our virtual blood drive is for CGA donors to give blood at local community blood drives. The deadline to schedule an appointment to count towards our virtual blood drive total is August 5th. Our virtual blood drive will take place from July 25th to August 5th.  To count toward our… read more »

CGA Law Firm is in the running for several awards from Central Penn Business Journal’s Reader Rankings! We are nominated in the following categories: “Law Firm – Business”“Law Firm – Estate Planning”“Law Firm – Family”“Law Firm – Intellectual Property”“Law Firm – Labor and Employment”“Law Firm – Real Estate ” Did you know? CGA Law Firm is nominated in EVERY category of Law Firm awards! The deadline to vote is May 30th at midnight! VOTE HERE! Need some voting help? To find the “Law Firm” categories: scroll down until you reach the “Law Firm” sections and click the CGA vote button… read more »

This year’s Give Local York was held on Friday, May 6th over the entire 24-hour day and raised a cumulative $4,173,330 for 292 different organizations in York County. CGA Law Firm would like to extend our gratitude to the nearly eleven thousand donors who pitched in to fundraise this year. The winners of the four CGA Law Firm “A Force for Good” Awards are; the Red Land Community Library, Leg Up Farm, Here with Us Farm Sanctuary, and The Salvation Army of York, PA. These organizations won an additional $500 because they were the non-profit that was donated to the… read more »

In 2002, Pam Seay was recruited by CGA Law Firm to establish an Abstracting Department for the firm. She had over seventeen years of experience in the field and was willing to take on the challenge in the CGA Office in its previous location on Duke Street. Pam’s primary role as firm abstractor was and is to determine ownership of specific tracts of land by making sense of all the pertinent data that she can find. Her work is called abstracting because after gathering and analyzing the reams of information on a specific tract of land, she prepares an abstract… read more »

Join us at PeoplesBank Park as we ring in the holidays with holiday music, shopping with local vendors, entertainment, and refreshments! CGA Law Firm has chosen Heavenly Paws Animal Shelter, Inc. by popular vote as our candidate for Spruce’d Up! and, if we win the public vote, they will receive a donation of up to $3,000! Christmas trees are decorated at PeoplesBank Park by the corporate sponsors and will be on display for the public on Fridays-Sundays from November 26th to December 19th (from 5pm-8pm). We encourage everyone to bring their friends and family to vote for the CGA Law… read more »