Fourteen Ways to Preserve Your Assets with the Medicaid Laws – 2025 Seminar

Fourteen Ways to Preserve Your Assets with the Medicaid Laws - 2025 Seminar

Elder Law Attorney Robert Friedman, drawing on over 45 years of estate planning legal experience, presented the “Fourteen Ways to Preserve Your Assets with the Medicaid Laws” seminar on March 13, 2025 at Akron-Newstead Senior Center. Learn how to preserve your assets if nursing home or assisted living care is necessary and plan for incapacity […]

Senior Health & Fitness Fair 2025

Health Fair

The 15th Annual Senior Health & Fitness Fair 2025 will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Clarence Town Park Clubhouse, 10405 Main Street, Clarence, NY 14031. The goals of the event are to motivate seniors to make good health and fitness choices and to find available […]

How Much Have Our Clients Received For Personal Injury Settlements?

How Much Have Our Clients Received For Personal Injury Settlements

We achieved the following recent results for our clients who were injured in car accidents, bicycle accidents, slip and falls on ice, unsafe premises, dog bites, and defective products. PROPERTY ACCIDENT SETTLEMENTS $615,000: 61-year-old Hamburg woman slipped on ice which was covered by snow in the parking lot of her apartment complex.  She sustained a […]

Corporate Transparency Act Latest Updates

Corporate Transparency Act Latest Updates

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the US Department of Treasury announced on February 27, 2025 that it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against any companies based on any failure to file or update beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act  by […]

Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Barred by Preliminary Injunction

Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Barred by Preliminary Injunction

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction barring the U.S. government from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) on December 3, 2024. CTA requires many companies to submit information about themselves and their beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau within the US […]

Largest NYC Housing Discrimination Settlement

Largest NYC Housing Discrimination Settlement

The New York  City Commission on Human Rights (“CCHR”) announced the largest civil rights settlement in city history for a housing discrimination settlement against Parkchester Preservation Management (“PPM”) that will hold the company accountable for discriminating against voucher holders. CCHR imposed $1 million in civil penalties, the highest ever ordered for violations under the housing […]

$5.25M Settlement for Death of Tenant Trapped in the Floor

$5.25M Settlement for Death of Tenant Trapped in the Floor.

The family of a tenant who died from injuries sustained after she fell through a water-damaged kitchen floor accepted a $5.25 million settlement from the landlord and government agencies. After noticing “a continuous flood of water” coming from the tenant’s unit for several days, a neighbor discovered tenant stuck in the floor of the ground […]

Study Reveals Lack of Medical Director Presence in Nursing Homes

Study Reveals Lack of Medical Director Presence in Nursing Homes

Federal regulations mandate that all nursing homes have a medical director responsible for overseeing resident medical care and ensuring compliance with care policies. A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society reveals critical findings about the presence and role of medical directors in U.S. nursing homes. The study, “Medical Director Presence […]

Williamsville Village Court Eviction Lawyers

All evictions filed in Williamsville Village Court are transferred to the Erie County Court Landlord Tenant Hub Court (“ECHC”).  The Hub Court, located in Buffalo City Court, is a virtual court using Microsoft Teams. Once the case is transferred by Williamsville Village Court, the parties will be contacted by mail with a new appearance date. […]