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Underberg & Kessler LLP is proud to share that our Managing Partner, Thomas F. Knab, was chosen to be on The Daily Record's Power 20 in...

One thing I learned about ethics after law school is that ethics in practice can be a bit different than ethics in the classroom.

The attorney-client privilege is the oldest of the common-law evidentiary privileges.

Underberg & Kessler is proud to share that our partner, Tom Knab, was chosen to be on The Daily Record’s Power 20 Litigation list for 2021!

In most commercial litigation in the New York courts, the parties and their lawyers spend much effort and expense in discovery.

The ‘new normal’ of practicing law remotely has its challenges. Zoom depositions are one of them. Preparation is tedious.

In addition to David H. Fitch, this post was authored with input from Margaret E. Somerset. By all accounts, we are back to normal...

Life is finally beginning to feel a bit more normal...

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

“Do. Or do not.” - Yoda In most corporate acquisitions and commercial real estate purchase transactions, the buyer contracts for the righ...

Do the thing and you will have the power. – Ralph Waldo Emerson “Hope the internet is still on”, I thought to myself as I force-closed th...

In our March 23 and March 27, 2020 legal alerts, we discussed how businesses can protect their contract rights and position themselves to...

Last week Governor Cuomo instituted New York State on P.A.U.S.E. (Policies Assure Uniform Safety for Everyone), ordering 100% of the non-...

In response to the COVID-19 virus, New York State has, as of March 22, 2020, stayed almost all pending NYS civil court proceedings and ba...

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...

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

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 ...

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