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…
Rochester Personal Injury Attorney on a Slip and Fall As an experienced Rochester Personal Injury Attorney I am often asked about slips and falls. Here in Rochester we do have snowy and icy winters and people often fall during the winter. If your injury is a result of a slip and fall on ice, it’s…
Rochester Personal Injury Attorney Discusses Needing a Certain Amount of Medical Bills for a Claim As an experienced Rochester Personal Injury Attorney, a lot of people ask if they have to have a certain amount of medical bills in order to file a claim. The simple answer to that question is no. You don’t have…
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…