Personal Injury Lawsuit Timeline As an experienced Rochester Personal Injury Lawyer, one of the first questions that a person has when they come into the office is how long is my case going to take. They want to know about the personal injury lawsuit timeline and how long they have to wait to receive the…
Statutory Power of Attorney Gift Riders As an experienced Rochester Elder Law Attorney, people often ask me about statutory power of attorney gift riders. The power of attorney itself authorizes gifts of up to $500 per year. If you would like to authorize your agent to make gifts of more than $500 per year for…
Rochester Landlord Tenant Lawyer Discusses the Death of a Tenant As a Rochester Landlord Tenant Lawyer, landlords often ask me what to do in the event that their tenant dies. First, you should never grant access to the apartment to anyone unless they are either an executor named in the will, an administrator, or the…
Rochester Elder Law Attorney Outlines the Medicaid Penalty Period 18As an experienced Rochester Elder Law Attorney I am frequently asked about the Medicaid penalty period. What happens is there’s a penalty period and many people have heard about this during this if you transfer assets. Basically, assets that are transferred for the purpose of qualifying…
Rochester Estate Planning Lawyer Discusses the Springing Power of Attorney As an experienced Rochester Estate Planning Lawyer, people often ask about a springing power of attorney. There are basically two types of powers of attorney. There is an immediate power of attorney that goes in effect when you and your agent sign it. The second…
Rochester Personal Injury Attorney Discusses Receiving Compensation As an experienced Rochester Personal Injury Attorney, when someone comes into our office they want to know what their case is worth and how are they going to be compensated. What I tell them is that there are three factors which really go into determining what the value…
Emergency Medicaid Planning As an experienced Rochester Elder Law Attorney, people often ask me about emergency Medicaid planning. Emergencies can happen unexpectedly, and often have serious impacts on peoples lives. It’s important that your loved ones are properly prepared for any of life’s uncertainties. Emergency Medicaid planning can be initiated if you have the proper statutory gift…
Rochester Landlord Tenant Attorney Examines the Need for Backflow Preventers New York State’s health code requires backflow preventers in most commercial properties and larger residential properties as a protection for municipal water systems. Contractors need to be alert because not all towns enforce this New York State Health law. During the past couple of years, people…
Business Asset Purchase Agreements As a Rochester Business lawyer, clients often ask me about business asset purchase agreements when they are buying or selling a business or other tangible assets. This agreement should be drafted by an experienced attorney and should include all the necessary elements of what is included with the sale such as…
Rochester DWI Attorney Discusses Receiving Jail Time As a Rochester DWI Attorney, I am often asked by clients whether or not they will be sentenced to jail for DWI. Although the maximum sentence is one year in jail, the particular circumstances and your record will determine whether or not you are sentenced to jail. We…