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Protect Your Pets: Westchester Elder Law Attorney Anthony Enea Explains How to Provide for Pets in an Estate Plan
Anthony J. Enea
Along with pet ownership comes the responsibility of ensuring your companion animal's care and well-being - even if that extends beyond your lifetime.
How To Avoid Five Common Estate and Elder Law Planning Mistakes
Anthony J. Enea
Having a basic understanding of these common mistakes can help reduce the risk of making some unfortunate errors.
Opioid Legislation Takes Important Steps to Create Treatment Capacity and ID At-Risk Patients
Stephanie Kennan
Comprehensive screenings and instituting a "dose ceiling" are two ways to tackle care for at-risk patients.
The Problems with Probate
Anthony J. Enea
The complexity, cost and delays associated with the Probate process are not often discussed. The following are some of the reasons one should try to avoid utilizing a Last Will that needs to be admitted to Probate upon one's demise:
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Best Lawyers
Attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers can now position themselves as reliable industry resources.
Understaffed Nursing Homes Jeopardize Patient Safety
Steven G. Wigrizer
Around 70 percent of people currently turning 65 will require long-term care in their lifetime, and they will receive care for an average of three years.
Malpractice Awards Caps Add Harm
Jeffrey M. Kimmel
Where do the victims of these events turn? Make as many jokes as you’d like, but without lawyers, they’d be on their own. Medical malpractice insurance carriers, using their formidable assets and power, flex their muscles and bully their way through defending these inconvenient “events,” which may affect their bottom line.
Is a Trust for my Pet a Viable Option?
Anthony J. Enea
The question most pet owners’ face is what steps they can undertake to ensure that their pet or other domestic animal is properly provided for in the event of their demise.
Going Global
Joseph K. Reinhart, Esq. and Meredith Odato Graham, Esq.
Expanding the scope of environmental review for the energy sector.
The Labor and Employment Reform that the Colombian Post-Conflict Needs
Diego Felipe Valdivieso Rueda
The Treatment and Marshalling of Joint Accounts in an Article 81 Guardianship Proceeding
Anthony J. Enea
There are numerous legitimate and logical reasons for the creation of a joint account. However, when an Article 81 Guardianship Proceeding is commenced and the Alleged Incapacitated Person (“AIP”) has accounts jointly owned with another person, it is imperative for the Petitioner to determine the reason the joint account(s) was created ...
Does A Joint Bank Account Automatically Contain A Right Of Survivorship?
Anthony J. Enea
A joint bank account is a ubiquitous and popular way to own an account with one’s spouse, children, loved ones and friends.
How the DOL's Final Rule on White Collar Exemptions Compares To Its Original Proposal
Megan Erickson Moritz
We finally know details of the Department of Labor’s long-awaited Final Rule updating the executive, administrative, professional, and outside sales exemptions – i.e., the so-called “white collar” exemptions.
Gowling WLG Attorneys Discuss Aboriginal Law in Canada
Gowling WLG
Gowling WLG won the 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" award for Aboriginal Law in Canada.
Understanding the Benefits of Copyright Registration
Maria Crimi Speth
If you aren't registering your copyrights with the United States Copyright Office, you're missing out on additional protections.
8 Ways Arbitration Agreements Can Hurt Employers
Kraig J. Marton
Arbitration might seem like an appealing alternative, but it could cost you time and money.
Fasken Attorneys on Their 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" Award Win
Fasken
Lawyers from the Canadian firm discus their employment law practice and the changes coming to the Canadain legal market.
Who Gets the Nod When Deciding Between Expert Witnesses?
Safra Ducreay
It’s not just a matter of experience—often you need to look deeper than what's on the resume.
Internet Speech in the Crosshairs
Jamie Gorelick and Ari Holtzblatt
Charges of anti-right bias notwithstanding, online platforms are on solid ground when they defend their policies and procedures as neutral and protected by the First Amendment.
Going All In
Krista K. McIntyre
Success in any legal space requires total commitment to your clients. Here’s a meaningful mnemonic to help you get it done.
Track Check
Peter Denton, Anthony LaRocca, Sarah Nural, and Linda Stein
A broad-gauge look at the latest trends in U.S. railroad law.
Value Play
Kim F. Ebert
Impeccable skills are no longer enough: Why lawyers must increasingly take into account clients’ expectations about representation’s true worth.
Health Care Prime
Jon Henderson, Andrew Kinworthy, Kevin McDonell, and Bobby Guy
How will M&A shape the American health industry going forward? By adhering to the Amazon model.
When the Levy Breaks
Warren Friedman
Tariffs on construction materials are capricious, unpredictable, and often spectacularly ill-timed. How can the industry prepare?
The Power of Two
Kerrin Slattery and Dale Van Demark
More health care companies than ever see the value of robust partnerships in a constantly changing industry.
An Interview With Robert B. Legault of Legault Joly Thiffault (LJT) Avocats
Legault Joly Thiffault (LJT) Avocats / Lawyers
Robert B. Legault discusses his firm's 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" award for Advertising Law in Canada with Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer.
