Berks County Law Journal

The Berks County Law Journal is the official publication for Berks County, Pennsylvania.  It provides recent local court opinions, Bar membership news, CLE Seminars scheduled to date, and it is the vehicle for accepted publication of estate notices, corporations, fictitious names, sheriff's and tax sales, change of name notices, actions to quiet title, mortgage foreclosures, audit notices, etc.

The Berks County Law Journal is published every Thursday, 52 weeks per year.  Subscription cost: $45.00 + tax per year (Pro-rated subscriptions available)

Commercial advertising is available in the Journal, and is a very reasonably priced way to notify local attorneys and subscribers of products and services of interest to them.  Commercial advertising fees are listed below:

COMMERCIAL ADS:

The Deadline for publication of Commercial Ads is Thursdays at 12:00 Noon for the following Thursdays publication.

These rates are effective March 1, 2008

Front 1/2 Page (Contact Law Journal for Availability)

    52 weeks - $5,200.00

    26 weeks, 13 weeks, and one insert are also available (call for pricing)

A.  Price for Advertising in Single Issue

    1.  Full Page (approximately 4 1/2 x 7) - $120.00

    2.  Half Page (approximately 4 1/2 x 3 1/2) - $75.00

    3.  Quarter Page (approximately 4 1/2 x 2) - $40.00

***Email commercial ads to vanstone@berksbar.org or fax to (610) 373-0256 to the attention of Joi Vanstone. If you have any questions concerning commercial advertising, please contact Joi Vanstone at (610) 375-4591.***

B.  Discount Prices for Extended Period of Advertising

    1.  Full Page Advertisement

        a.  Appearing 52 weeks - $4,875.00

        b.  Appearing 26 weeks (either 26 consecutive weeks or every other
             week for a year) - $2,925.00     

        c.  Appearing 13 weeks (either 13 consecutive weeks or every other
             week for six (6) months) - $1,462.50

   2.  Half Page Advertisement

        a.  Appearing 52 weeks - $3,150.00

        b.  Appearing 26 weeks (either 26 consecutive weeks or every other
             week for a  year) - $1,755.00     

        c.  Appearing 13 weeks (either 13 consecutive weeks or every other
             week for six (6) months) - $877.50  

    3.  Quarter Page Advertisement

        a.  Appearing 52 weeks - $1,755.00

        b.  Appearing 26 weeks (either 26 consecutive weeks or every other
             week for a  year) - $877.50

        c.  Appearing 13 weeks (either 13 consecutive weeks or every other
             week for six (6) months) - $438.75

*Anyone publishing advertisements for 52 or 26 weeks
may be billed quarterly upon request. * 

SUBSCRIPTION YEAR - OCTOBER 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30

SUBSCRIPTION RATE - $45.00 + TAX

(Pro-rated subscriptions available)

THE BERKS COUNTY LAW JOURNAL IS A WEEKLY PUBLICATION

LEGAL NOTICES:

Deadline for submitting Legal Notices is Thursdays at 12:00 Noon for the following Thursdays publication.

Estate Notices (published three (3) consecutive weeks including one proof) - $75.00

Fictitious Name Registration (published one (1) week including one proof) - $75.00

Charter Application (Business Corporation - published one (1) week including one proof) - $75.00

Additional Proof of Publication - $3.00

Change of Name Notices, Sheriff's Sales, Audit Notices, Non-Profit Corporations, Certificates of Authority and all other legal notices - $7.80/100 characters x number of publications (proof of publication is additional $3.00 charge)