A well-crafted estate plan ensures that your final wishes are carried out and your estate distributed to the heirs you have chosen. However, mistakes can derail the best-laid plans. You may feel good about your Last Will & Testament, but you should also be...
Preserving & Protecting Your Family’s Assets & Legacy
Year: 2021
Three documents you should have in your estate plan
An estate plan offers people a way of protecting their wishes when they are no longer able to act on their own behalf. With proper planning, an estate plan can keep your loved ones from guessing what you wanted after your passing and also prevent any disputes over...
Ageism as a form of discrimination
Discrimination based on age (“ageism”) is usually not viewed with the same seriousness as other forms, such as racism and sexism. However, demographics show that 42% of the United States’ population is over the age of 45. On average, 10,000 baby boomers turn 65...
Remembering 9/11
Few events impacted the United States and the rest of the world more than September 11, 2001. And although the events that would unfold were felt across the globe, they had an extremely personal and lasting effect on New York City and the surrounding areas. A...
Why I became a personal injury attorney (Part 2)
I no longer practice medical malpractice, I contain my practice to personal injury (I do refer out viable cases in the malpractice area) but when I did, I handled the case which spoke to my heart. In my last blog, I discussed why I became a personal injury attorney. A...
Why am I a personal injury lawyer?
The facts of everyone’s life frame who they become. When I was six years old, my father developed rheumatoid arthritis. He was 33. I watched my young, strong, athletic father lose his ability to walk over three years. First slower, then with a cane and finally, he...
The impact of distracted driving accidents
On the road, you need to keep an eye out for various risks. Aside from weather-related hazards, drunk drivers and chaotic traffic, you should focus on the prevalence of distracted driving and understand the risks that come with this behavior. Sadly, distracted driving...
Lawyers need personal injury attorneys also
One of the things of which I am proud, is that other attorneys hire me to represent them in personal injury cases. A worker’s compensation attorney was making a left turn when she was struck by a speeding vehicle proceeding straight, in the dark, without headlights....
Ask these 2 questions before choosing a nursing home
When the time comes to move a parent into a New York nursing home or assisted living facility, the budget may play a key role in where your parent ends up. However, using a budget alone to select a nursing home for your mother or father may expose your parent to...
Benefits single adults may obtain from health care directives
Independent single older adults may grow accustomed to self-sufficiency and taking care of themselves. By creating an advance health care directive, they may maintain their independence. The directive provides health care practitioners with instructions for preferred...
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