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Did you know the federal estate and gift tax exemption amounts are set to decrease at the end of 2025? Currently, an individual can make...

When working with estate planning clients, I recommend that they talk with their family about their estate plan. It can be very...

Estate planning is a crucial activity for people of all ages and all levels of wealth. When done properly, it can safeguard more than an...

We are happy to announce that Ericka B. Elliott, Katherine H. Karl, Anna E. Lynch, and Andrew M. Washburn were selected as 2023 Legal...

We are pleased to announce that David M. Tang, a partner in the Firm’s Health Care, Litigation, and Creditors’ Rights practice groups,...

The site plan review process is one of several means that a town has for land development controls. Town Law Section 274-a covers the...

Pat Cusato was recently interviewed in an article about the rise in real estate deal cancellations by Scripps News, a national news network.

On September 14, 2023, Governor Hochul signed into law two pieces of legislation that effectively amended the New York State Labor Law...

In the wake of the tragic fires in Maui, troubling details are emerging regarding how utility companies are allocating resources to meet...

Joining many municipalities across New York State, including the cities of Albany and Rochester, and the Town of Brighton, Monroe County...

As we previously advised, on June 3, 2022, the New York State Legislature passed Senate Bill 9427A/A.10477 – the Pay Transparency Law....

In early August 2023, the National Labor Relations Board announced a revised, more restrictive legal standard to determine . . .

We are happy to announce that three attorneys were selected by The Best Lawyers in America® as recipients of the 2024 “Lawyer of the Year”

Congratulations to Josh Beisker for being selected to The Daily Record's 2023 Power 20 Trusts & Estates Law list for the third year . . .

You will be hard pressed today to find someone who does not have an electronic footprint. Whether it’s email, social media . . .

The USCIS recently published a notice to inform the public that the Employment Eligibility Verification Form has been updated . . .

We are pleased to announce that Ryan T. Biesenbach has been appointed to serve on the Board of Directors of Literacy Rochester.

COVID-19-related accommodations concerning the review of a new hire’s Employment Eligibility Verification Form (“Form I-9”) . . .

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently found that certain common provisions of employer-provided severance agreements . . .

Restrictive covenants generally, and covenants not to compete in particular, have long been difficult to enforce in New York, under . . .