Where Do I Begin? Attempting to beat a bum rap? Proving that you are innocent may cost you time, stress, energy and money. Because being falsely accused is not common practice for most, few people give much thought to what they should and should not do if they are...
Year: 2013
Handheld Cell Phone Usage in NY
With the vast majority of Americans owning a cell phone, laws limiting handheld cell phone usage while driving have become increasingly the status quo from state to state. Unfortunately, not all drivers take the time to become educated with the ever changing laws....
Shareholder and Partnership Disputes
Like marital partners, it is not uncommon for business partners to have internal strife and eventually end up parting ways for any number of reasons: disagreements over the direction of the business; wrongful conduct by a partner; disputes about capital contributions;...
Asset Protection Planning
When the Unexpected Occurred Bill wasn't prepared for his father's death. To say the heart attack his father suffered was unexpected was an understatement. Dad had always seemed in great health. He was still in his 50's and an avid runner. Unfortunately, an...
Medical Care, Insurance, and Elder law
Most everyone knows that elder care is concerned with medical problems and medical treatment for the older population. How many know the answer to: What is elder law? Like elder care, elder law covers just what it sounds like. It is concerned with the many aspects of...
Sport-Related Injuries
According to the National Center For Sports Safety, sports related injuries account for some 21% of all brain injuries among children in the United States. Some 3.5 million children under the age of 14 suffer sports related injuries each year. In addition to traumatic...
Divorce
Divorce can be risky business. The emotional toll affects your ability to make clear decisions about the future. Uncontested VS Contested Divorce Uncontested divorces are settlements. You and your spouse negotiate and agree on the terms of marital dissolution....
Adoption Law
New York's most famous adoption happened on the pages of an American comic strip created in the 1920's by a man named Harold Gray. The popular comic, first posted in the New York Daily News, followed the life of an 11-year old orphan girl, her dog Sandy, and the...
Article 81 Guardianships
"The administration of government, like guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those who confer, not of those who receive the trust."Marcus Tullius Cicero The state of New York takes guardianship proceedings very seriously. The process of legally removing...
Criminal Defense – Assault Charges
The consequence of being convicted of criminal assault or any violent crime can change the trajectory of a person's life forever. You might say the severity of those consequences will depend on the injuries sustained by the alleged victim. Assault is simply a physical...