June 20, 2013Gail M. Boggio, a member of our Surrogate’s Court Litigation group, will lecture on “Revocable Trusts – The Will Substitute, Part II – Litigation” for the Westchester County Bar Association. The program will discuss issues and options in attacking or defending a revocable trust, such as standing, jurisdiction, venue and statutes of limitations.
June 08, 2013Gail M. Boggio, a member of our Charitable Gift Planning, Taxation and Trusts & Estates groups, will lecture on "Planning for the Affluent Client or the Changing Landscape” at the Annual Convention of the Women’s Bar Association for the State of New York in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Gail's presentation will discuss, among other topics, lifetime giving to reduce the New York estate tax; planning for retirement assets; the continuing value of the bypass trust; and the new portability rules.
May 30, 2013Frank W. Streng, who chairs our Surrogate’s Court Litigation group, will be a state-wide moderator of a program entitled "Contested Accounting Proceedings in Surrogate’s Court" for the Trusts & Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. The program will be offered in six locations (Albany [5/14/13], Manhattan [5/30/13], Long Island [5/15/13], Rochester [5/15/13], Syracuse [5/30/13] and Westchester [5/29/13]).
May 23, 2013Howell Bramson, who chairs our Taxation practice group, lectured on "US Income Tax and Estate Planning for Non-Citizens" on May 23, 2013 in Tarrytown, New York for UJA Federation of NY’s 23rd Annual Westchester Estate, Tax and Financial Planning Conference.
May 15, 2013Robert J Kiggins, a member of our Corporate and Taxation groups, lectured on May 15, 2013 in Shelton, Connecticut for Lorman Education on "IRS Form 1099 Reporting: What You Need to Know." Click at Power Point to see presentation.
May 10, 2013Kathleen Donelli, who is a member of our Collaborative Law & Matrimonial & Family Law groups, co-chaired the Fifth Annual Luncheon (May 10, 2013) of the YWCA of White Plains & Central Westchester, entitled, "In the Company of Women".

April 15, 2013Judge Miller and Abby Rosmarin, lawyers in our Mediation & Arbitration Practice Group, lectured at Pace Law School on April 15, 2013 in White Plains, New York at a CLE program entitled "Essential Family Law/Matrimonial Law: Fundamentals."
April 08, 2013Kathleen Donelli, who is a member of our Collaborative Law & Matrimonial & Family Law groups, lectured on April 8, 2013 in White Plains, New York at Pace University School of Law on "Motion Practice in Matrimonial Actions".


April 06, 2013On April 6, 2013, Kathleen Donelli (who heads up our Collaborative Law & Matrimonial & Family Law groups) and Deborah Wayne, Adjunct Professors at Pace Law School, presented a 6 hour Intensive Collaborative Law workshop for their students. The students found the workshop to be an exceptional learning experience. One of the students, Jonah Freedman, wrote: "I have participated in numerous simulations throughout my law school career and last Saturday’s collaborative law simulation was by far superior. What made this experience so rewarding was having the opportunity to role play and gain insights alongside all the Collaborative Law essential ‘players’ such as attorneys (including a Judge), mental health professionals and CPAs.” Judge Sondra Miller and Abby Rosmarin, lawyers in our Mediation & Arbitration Practice Group, also participated in the workshop.
April 05, 2013Frank W. Streng, who chairs our Surrogate’s Court Litigation group, co-hosted a radio show on April 5th, from 1 - 2 pm, with Shari Gordon, on WVOX AM Radio (1460) (New Rochelle, NY), called "First Friday". Frank participated in an interview of New Rochelle Mayor, Noam Bramson, on among other subjects, Mayor Bramson's candidacy for County Executive for Westchester County.