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Medicaid Recertification: Why Legal Guidance Matters

Having an experienced elder law attorney overseeing the Medicaid application and recertification processes can better one鈥檚 chance of achieving and maintaining Medicaid eligibility.聽

April 10, 2026
What To Know If You Receive a Surrogate鈥檚 Court Citation

A citation is a notice from the Court, requesting that you make an appearance in a pending proceeding. In Surrogate鈥檚 Court, this typically means that a Will is being offered for probate, or someone is seeking authority to act in an estate where you are a necessary party.

April 6, 2026
What Happens If Your Spouse Needs Nursing Home Care in New York?

When one spouse requires nursing home care, Medicaid recognizes that the other spouse is still living in the community and still needs financial support.

April 2, 2026
Handling Stocks in a Probate Estate

While cash assets held in checking and savings accounts can be more straightforward to transfer to an estate, navigating a decedent鈥檚 interest in shares of stock can be a daunting task.

March 24, 2026
Tax Season is the Perfect Time to Review Your Estate Plan

Tax season is typically focused on reviewing the financial events of the past year, while estate planning is designed to prepare for the future. Although these areas may seem separate, they often overlap.

March 18, 2026
What Might Be Missing From Your Trust?

Probate is often triggered not by major assets, but by small details that were unintentionally overlooked.

March 12, 2026
A Lifetime in Law: The Career of Gail Prudenti and the Birth of Judicious Advice

From her time on the bench to her seven-year tenure as Dean of Hofstra Law School, Judge Prudenti has built a reputation for steady leadership and highly respected legal insight.

March 4, 2026
Who Qualifies for Community Medicaid in NY?

A New Yorker interested in applying for Community Medicaid 鈥 that is, long-term care provided by home healthcare aides 鈥 must meet certain income and asset limits to qualify.

February 24, 2026
What to Know Before Adding a Child to Your Home Deed

Adding a child鈥檚 name to your deed can have significant consequences, particularly if you later need nursing home care and apply for Chronic Medicaid. Medicaid eligibility rules are complex, and transfers of property can directly affect whether benefits are approved.

February 18, 2026
What Are the Signs That Someone Needs a Guardian?

In most cases, the need for guardianship does not arise suddenly. It develops quietly over time, as small warning signs begin to appear and slowly become harder to ignore.聽

February 11, 2026
How Can My Estate Plan Protect My Spouse?

It鈥檚 important to let your attorney know what kind of protection you are looking for because the circumstances of your health and wealth will affect which plan is right for you and your spouse.

February 4, 2026

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In this season of gratitude, it鈥檚 appropriate to recall the 鈥渇our freedoms鈥 鈥 freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from fear, and freedom from want 鈥 articulated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the threshold of World War II and illustrated so memorably in Norman Rockwell鈥檚 iconic renditions.

November 11, 2023 Read Article

鈥淚f I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?鈥 鈥 Rabbi Hillel

June 10, 2020 Read Article

Have you ever woken up in the morning, sun shining through the windows, clear beautiful blue sky, maybe some birds are singing, the aroma of coffee wafting from the kitchen, all is well and then鈥揳ll of a sudden鈥搃t hits you like a ton of bricks鈥 all is NOT well. In that first few minutes of awakening you forgot your troubles, be it a sickness, a death, a job less, a lost love, a pandemic鈥

May 13, 2020 Read Article

As I walked along the beach road where I live, I saw a bright spot in the grass which turned out to be a rock, painted pink and inscribed with 鈥淟OVE鈥. I put this new treasure in my pocket and continued to the beach, contemplating the state of current affairs.

May 1, 2020 Read Article

This year my marks my firm鈥檚 25th year and tomorrow is Administrative Assistants day. These are the stories about the people who make up the firm.

April 21, 2020 Read Article

I have a confession to make. I did a Tedx talk in 2016, entitled: 鈥淢aking Heads or Tails of the Third Age鈥 and I never looked at it again.

April 16, 2020 Read Article