“Men’s courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if persevered in, they must lead,” said Scrooge. “But if the courses be departed from, the ends will change.” My favorite holiday story is A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Ebenezer Scrooge is a rich old codger with enormous wealth but little empathy and kindness. On Christmas […]

With Thanksgiving upon us, we’re forced to look at a topic that often gets overlooked and ignored in our society: Practicing gratitude. For most people the thanks that they give around the dinner table once a year is their only practice of gratitude. And while being consciously grateful once a year is better than not […]

My son is currently obsessed with Star Wars. He won’t watch the original movies from the 1970’s because they’re “boring” (there is way too much dialog in the first two, but I do love Return of the Jedi), but he’s fascinated by the worlds and characters. Every night I have to read him several pages […]

It’s almost time for the Pope visit! After months of anticipation and sometimes dread, the Pope will be upon us in under 48 hours. This week the city finally released numbers for how much all of this will cost the city and taxpayers. That leads to the question – who will actually make money from […]

Fraud alert! Many clients have recently received a postcard in the mail from a Business Compliance Division. The return address is from Harrisburg and warns of a compliance violation regarding your business. When you call the number, you are told that you need a “certificate of existence” or “certificate of good standing” and the person […]

Photo by Alfredo Borba Unless you’ve been living under a rock all summer, it’s common knowledge that Pope Francis is coming to Philadelphia September 26th and 27th. The news about unprecedented security measures being put in place has the majority of the city’s population in a tizzy. Rightfully so, with talk about a huge fence […]

Death is not anyone’s favorite topic, just ask any estate planning lawyer how hard it is to get people, especially those under 65, to agree to make an estate plan. However, avoiding the subject is not good for you or your business. If you own and run a viable business, maybe you’ve thought about what […]

Sarah E. Holmes Selected In 2015Thomson Reuters The annual selection of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars are published! Pick up this month’s Philadelphia Magazine to see the list of those selected. This year, I was selected as a Rising Star in the category of Business Law. This is a an honor, no more than 2.5% […]

One thing I’ve noticed is that people LOVE to talk about how busy they are. They are so busy with their business, their job, volunteer commitments, etc., they can’t possibly do one more thing or their head will explode. However, if you look at what they really do with their time, their complaints of “too […]

Is your business a leaky faucet? Are you unsure where your cash flow is going every month? Does it seem like you just can’t get ahead? Your business may be a leaky faucet. As your business grows, it becomes more likely that little leaks will start springing up in your revenue. At first, it may […]