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Employers were hit hard in 2020, not only with government-mandated closings and the growing risk of infection, but also with the heighten...

Question: I am concerned about the continuing increase in opioid abuse by patients over the last several years. I work hard to counsel an...

A lawsuit among owners of a closely-held business like a limited liability company – sometimes referred to as a “business divorce” action –

With the Presidential election less than three weeks out and the pandemic hitting the State, questions about energy policy and fracking a...

On July 18, 2019, Governor Cuomo, signed the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). The legislation was described in th...

Although we regularly report on legal and regulatory developments in this column, the COVID-19 pandemic and NYS On PAUSE lead to some int...

For those of you who have been ordered to stay home from work, and are trying to continue working from home, I thought it might be helpfu...

In the early hours of Saturday morning the House of Representatives passed an emergency spending bill supported by President Trump addres...

Question: I have been practicing medicine for 15 years. Lately, I’ve hit a streak of difficult challenges – more than before. I am const...

A construction company submitted a bid to serve as the general contractor for a public/private historic redevelopment project. After bein...

High legal fees are an unavoidable fact of life for many commercial litigants.  A client’s ability to commence, and successfully litigate...

New York’s Red Flag gun safety law became effective August 24, 2019. The law establishes a new procedure that allows a concerned family a...

I was recently consulted by the former client of a certified public accountant. The client, who I’ll call “Ms. Smith,” hired the accounta...

I write often. Dozens of emails per day. Last month, on a Wednesday, the first email was sent at 8:05 AM and the last went out at 11:40 P...

On July 18, 2019, Governor Cuomo, along with former Vice President Al Gore in attendance, signed the Climate Leadership and Community Pro...

On June 14, 2019, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the “Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019” (the “Tenant Protection Ac

Many years and two law firms ago, my boss brought in a case for Tony, one of his best friends. Tony had purchased some property for his b...

“Brevity is important.” — Chief Judge Carl L. Bucki, Chief Bankruptcy Judge for Western District of New York This summer, I am mentoring ...

Over the last decade, development of shale gas through hydraulic fracturing has blossomed in Pennsylvania. The shale gas boom has led gas...

Last week the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement the Fair Debt Collection Pr...