Yearly Archives: 2021

NY Attorney General Cancels $200K+ in Illegal Rent & Recovers $65K For Deceived Tenants

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Landlord Denied Rochester, NY College Students Housing And Then Claimed They Owed Thousands in Rent, Referring Them to Predatory Debt Collectors. In a textbook case of everything a New York landlord should not do, New York State Attorney General Letitia James cancelled more than $200,000 in illegal housing debt for dozens of Rochester college students […]

New York Remote Online Notarization Law

New York Remote Online Notarization Law

After a New York executive order (EO) temporarily allowed remote online notarizations as an emergency measure during the Covid 19 pandemic, a new state  law permanently legalizes it. The EO, which expired on June 24, 2021, allowed notaries in New York to sign documents using audio-video technology, instead of signing and notarizing documents in person […]

NY Pedestrian & Cyclist Killed By Box Truck Driver

NY Pedestrian & Cyclist Killed By Box Truck Driver

New York car accident attorney Robert Friedman discusses the frequency of traffic deaths in NYC. A Christmas Eve  traffic accident added to what has been the worst year for traffic deaths in New York City since Mayor de Blasio took office in 2014 and launched his “Vision Zero” program with the goal of ending deadly […]

Hearts and Hands Reopens Akron Office

Hearts and Hands Reopens Akron Office

Friedman & Ranzenhofer, PC is glad to continue our sixty-six year tradition of community service by supporting Hearts and Hands Faith in Action’s (HAH) valuable assistance to the elderly residents of Western New York. HAH reopened offices at 70 Main Street, Akron, NY 14001 in space provided by Friedman & Ranzenhofer, PC. Robert Friedman is […]

King’s County Surrogate’s Court Judge Suspended

King's County Surrogate's Court Judge Suspended

New York Probate attorney Robert Friedman discusses the serious backlog of cases in Kings County (Brooklyn) Surrogate Court.  Good Morning. I am Bob Friedman. Welcome to the December 20. 2021 edition of the Legal Survival Channel: Today’s Legal News You Can Use. As a New York probate attorney, I have been hearing from my fellow […]

The Advantages of Hiring A Car Accident Attorney Who Is An Experienced Prosecutor

The Advantages of Hiring A Car Accident Attorney Who Is An Experienced Prosecutor

Rochester Car Accident Attorney Robert Friedman has the unique experience of having successfully prosecuted over 33,000 dangerous and distracted drivers for 36 years as a Vehicle & Traffic Prosecutor. He was named 2003 WNY Prosecutor of the Year. Prosecutor Friedman stopped a legal challenge to the constitutionality of the New York seatbelt law. As a […]

Do it Yourself (DIY) New York Probate and Estate Administration Without a Lawyer

The steps to probate or administer an estate yourself without a New York estate lawyer are: STEP #1: Read the free NY Executor’s Legal Survival Guide: to learn the duties as a NY executor or administrator. STEP #2: Find information about the New York Surrogate’s Court in the county where the person died. STEP #3  […]

Forming an LLC

Forming an LLC

Do you have questions about forming an LLC? Watch this educational video for guidance, then contact our Rochester attorneys to get started. As an experienced Rochester Business Attorney, clients often ask how they can form a limited liability company or LLC in New York. We can form an LLC by filing articles of organization with […]

Advanced Planning Seminar

Advanced Planning Seminar

Robert Friedman of Friedman & Ranzenhofer, PC Attorneys, drawing on over forty two years of estate planning experience, presented “Advanced Planning Seminar” on Monday, November 22, 2021 as part of the Orchard Park Senior Center’s AGING MASTERY PROGRAM. Mr. Friedman discussed: WHAT ARE YOUR NY ESTATE PLANNING GOALS? MEDICAL ADVANCE PLANNING: HEALTH CARE PROXIES, LIVING WILLS, […]