Hank Lerner is the chief legal officer for PAR. He manages the law and policy functions of the association, including oversight of the Standard Forms and Professional Standards programs and the PAR Legal Hotline, and addresses all sorts of various legal/regulatory/compliance issues for the association. He is a frequent speaker on legal, ethical and risk reduction issues around the state and beyond, and has served on several NAR committees and in other roles.
Hank earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh and his law degree from William and Mary Law School. He has been admitted to the bar since 1994, and has been with PAR in a variety of positions since 2000.
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Department of State Requires Annual Reports for Pa. Business Entities
- January 24, 2025
- 3 min. read
A new rule that went into effect at the start of 2025 now requires most Pennsylvania business entities to file an Annual Report with the Department of State each year.
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PAR Legal Hotline Stats – And Some Helpful Hints
- December 27, 2024
- 7 min. read
The PAR Legal Hotline handled just over 6,000 tickets, each representing a unique question in 2024. That’s an increase of about 100 tickets over 2023 and averages out to about 24 calls per day.
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Sitzer/Burnett Settlement Approved
- November 26, 2024
- 4 min. read
On Nov. 26, 2024, Judge Stephen R. Bough approved the NAR class action settlement in what’s commonly called the Sitzer/Burnett case.
