Rochester Landlord Tenant Attorney Discusses Using Rental Applications As a Rochester landlord tenant attorney, I am often asked whether a rental application should be used in screening tenants. I strongly recommend a rental application for a number of reasons. First off is to determine whether or not you’re getting a good tenant. Secondly is to…
Rochester Real Estate Lawyer Discusses Common Mistakes Clients Make As a Rochester Real Estate Lawyer, I often get questions about what precautions to take in buying real estate investment property. The first mistake that I see quite often is buying in a bad location, especially out of town investors that don’t know about the crime…
Rochester Elder Law Attorney Discusses the Statutory Power of Attorney Gift Rider As an experienced Rochester Elder Law Attorney, people often ask me about the statutory gift rider for the power of attorney. The power of attorney itself authorizes gifts of up to $500 per year. If you would like to authorize your agent to make…
Rochester Personal Injury Attorney Discusses Going to Trial As an experienced Rochester Personal Injury Attorney I am often asked how likely it is that a personal injury case will go to trial. In Rochester, most cases don’t go to trial. I would say that the vast majority of claims that are filed are settled prior…
Rochester DWI Lawyer Discusses Losing Your Job from an Alcohol Arrest As a Rochester DWI lawyer, people often ask whether or not they will lose their job because of a DWI. This could result from a number of circumstances. First, if you have a professional medical license such as a nurse with the Department of…
Seeking Medical Care After An Auto Accident As an experienced Rochester Personal Injury Lawyer, people often have questions about seeking medical care after an auto accident. A common question people want to know is even though they didn’t go to the hospital right after the accident, can they still awarded compensation? The simple answer to that question…
DWI License Suspension As a Rochester DWI lawyer, I am often asked questions by clients regarding DWI license suspension. Most often, they want to know whether or not they will lose their license if they are convicted of DWI or driving under the influence. In New York State, you will lose your license if you…
Rochester Personal Injury Lawyer Discusses Recovering from Emotional Damages As an experienced Rochester Personal Injury Lawyer, when someone comes into our office here, they want to know whether or not they can recover for their emotional damages. What I tell people is that there are really two components to the damages part of their claim.…
Rochester’s bicyclists are vulnerable to very serious injury if struck by a motor vehicle. They often have little safety equipment aside from a helmet, and it is not unusual for a bike rider’s injuries to cause them to miss time from work after being hit by a car. Fortunately, there are multiple ways in which…
When a child is injured in the city of Rochester, it is not always clear cut who is responsible and to what degree. Sometimes, for example, a child will be injured because one person did something dangerous that led to the injury, but another person had been given responsibility for supervising the child and failed…