Practice Area: Trusts & Estates Law
Bill Advanced by NYSBA and Signed By Governor Tuesday Protects Consumers Who Need Help Handling Their Legal Affairs
A bill advanced by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and signed into law by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will protect consumers who want a trusted individual to handle their legal affairs should they become incapacitated and need to execute a power of attorney form.
Trusts and Estates Law Section Journal – Summer/Fall 2020
Ethics Opinion 1194
Topic: Confidentiality of Information; Conduct before a Tribunal; Withdrawal
Ethics Opinion 1188
Topic: Attorney Trust Accounts; Deposit of Estate Funds in Attorney Trust Accounts
COVID-19: Execution of Estate Planning Documents
View this complimentary presentation sponsored by the Elder Law and Special Needs Section & Trusts and Estates Law Section of NYSBA. COVID-19: Execution of Estate Planning Documents: Perspectives and Thoughts on How this Will Affect Our Practice Speakers: Jill Beier, Esq., Beier PLLC, Lake Placid, NY Deborah Kearns, Esq., Chief Clerk, Albany County Surrogates … Continued
Trusts and Estates in the Time of Coronavirus
The days of an individual signing their power of attorney form with an attorney and two witnesses sitting close by at the same table are over — at least for now. In the last two weeks, it has been common for estate planners to execute power of attorney forms on the hood of a car … Continued
Proposal to Harmonize NYS Debtor Protections for Savings and Retirement Benefits
Proposal to Harmonize NYS Debtor Protections for Savings and Retirement Benefits
Trusts and Estates Law Section Journal – Spring/Early Summer 2020
A publication of the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. Can’t see this edition? Please view it here.