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As of the January 2021 edition, Michael S. Kutzin, a member of various groups, including our Guardianship Practice,  Taxation and Trusts & Estates groups, became a co-author, along with Tara Anne Pleat, Esq., of the LexisNexis treatise, New York Elder Law.  The publication, which is one of the premier publications in the field, contains comprehensive analysis and practice guidance for trusts & estates, elder law and special needs attorneys practicing in New York. Some topics that are discussed include: planning for incapacity (property management & health care decisions); Medicare and long-term care insurance; Medicaid; supplemental needs trusts; guardianships; estate planning and wills; health care coverage and resources; financial planning; income and estate tax; and elder abuse.

Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our  Guardianship Practice, Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, lectured to Town and Village Justices on “Unique Ethics Issues Arising From Your Status as the Courts Closest to the People” at a Continuing Judicial Education Program sponsored by New York State Unified Court System, Office of Justice Court Support.

Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our  Guardianship Practice, Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, presented a “Judicial Ethics Update” at a Continuing Judicial Education Program sponsored by New York State Unified Court System, Office of Justice Court Support.

Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our  Guardianship Practice, Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups,  lectured on “Judicial Ethics” for the Association of Judges of the NYC Civil Court.

Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our  Guardianship Practice, Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups,  lectured for the NYS Judicial Institute on “Winding Down Your Law Practice”, for Newly-Elected/Newly Appointed Town and Village Justices.

Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our  Guardianship Practice, Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups,  lectured for the NYS Judicial Institute on “Judicial Ethics”, for the Unified Court System Certification Program for Newly-Elected/Newly Appointed Town and Village Justices.

Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our Guardianship Practice, Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, lectured on “Taking the Bench”, for the Unified Court System Certification Program for Newly-Elected/Newly Appointed Town and Village Justices.

Judge Edward P. Borrelli, a member of our Guardianship Practice, Trusts & Estates, Matrimonial & Family Law, Appellate Practice and Mediation & Arbitration Practice groups, lectured on “Taking the Bench”, for the Unified Court System Certification Program for Newly-Elected/Newly Appointed Town and Village Justices.

Michael S. Kutzin, a member of various groups, including our Guardianship Practice,  Taxation and Trusts & Estates groups, will be speaking on “Preparing for the End – Wills, Estate Planning, and Understanding the Process (Probate and Administration)” at the 33^rd Annual Elder Law Institute of the Practising Law Institute.

We are pleased to announce that Allegra Perez Beals has joined the firm as an associate and is a member of our Municipal Law & Land Use group.