NEW YORK UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS INCREASE
As reported in Newsday, starting Monday the maximum amount increases from $405 to $420 a week and the minimum increases from $64 to0 $100 a week.See...
View ArticleHIRING INDIVIDUALS WITH CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS
A.G. Schneiderman Announces Agreement With Party City To End Discrimination In Hiring Based On Criminal Records From http://jmpattorney.blogspot.com/
View ArticleHOME INSURANCE
From the Suffolk County Bar Association:WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HOME INSURANCEA Free Public Service Program from the Suffolk Academy of Law On Monday, October 6, the Suffolk Academy of Law, in...
View ArticleVOLUNTEER LAWYERS PROJECT
Today I will be a volunteer lawyer with Nassau Suffolk Law Services at Landlord/Tenant court in Hempstead: "Volunteer Lawyers ProjectWhat is the Volunteer LawyersProject?Attorneys are encouraged to...
View ArticleON "WELFARE MORTGAGES"
According to an email from Empire Justice Center:"The 2014-15 New York State budget contains Article VII legislation that amends SSL 106 to clearly state that HEAP, child care and SNAP cannot be...
View ArticleWHAT IS DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE UNDER CPLR 3211(a)(1)
Attias v Costiera, 2014 NY Slip Op 06163, Decided on September 17, 2014, Appellate Division, Second Department:""On a pre-answer motion to dismiss pursuant to CPLR 3211, the pleading is to be afforded...
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FREE CONSULTATIONS TOMORROW
I will be exhibiting at the following Levittown Fall Community Festival.From http://jmpattorney.blogspot.com/
View ArticleFOR SENIORS - FREE LEGAL CLINIC TODAY
Senior Citizen Consultation Clinics Each month, attorneys give free 30-minute private consultations to Nassau County residents 65 years of age and over. The consultation does not provide free legal...
View ArticleMORE RE: SUPERSTORM SANDY
As I read in today's Newsday about many issues Sandy victims are still having, particularly with New York Rising, I pass along these links to a group I discovered during the last Sandy clinic at the...
View ArticleVOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
The Nassau County Bar Association sponsors various pro bono and volunteer opportunities, one of which I have volunteered for and starting the end of this month:"Student Mentors Provide valuable adult...
View ArticleBEING A PARENT AND AN ATTORNEY
The headline the other day read "Attorney denied hearing delay appears with baby" and here is a link to the full...
View ArticleNASSAU COUNTY PRO BONO FAIR OCTOBER 23
The Nassau County Bar Association’s Pro Bono Fair is going ahead as scheduled Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 from 3-7pm. I have agreed to be one of many volunteers.For information, etc., contact:Nassau...
View ArticleORDERS OF PROTECTION - CLE AT NASSAU COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
A CLE presentation, Orders of Protection, begins at 5:30 PM at the Nassau County Bar Association.From http://jmpattorney.blogspot.com/
View ArticleCASH BUSINESSES AND DIVORCE
I link to this recent blog from Mark S. Gottlieb CPA, P.C.:http://www.msgcpa.com/forensicperspectives/cash-businesses-and-divorce/From http://jmpattorney.blogspot.com/
View ArticleNASSAU COUNTY PRO BONO FAIR TODAY
The Nassau County Bar Association’s Pro Bono Fair is today Thursday, October 23rd, 2014 from 3-7pm. I have agreed to be one of many volunteers.For information, etc., contact:Nassau County Bar...
View ArticleUNDOCUMENTED CHILD AND SCHOOL
I had a consultation on this yesterday at the pro bono fair:1. This is the...
View ArticleMORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND GOOD FAITH UNDER CPLR 3408 (f)
As I attend a mandatory settlement conference this morning, I am reminded that the Appellate Division, Second Department recently ruled that a mortgagee's conduct in evaluating a borrower's loan...
View ArticleCHILD CUSTODY FORENSIC REPORTS
This has been reported in the NYLJ and others - JFD v. JD from Nassau Supreme Court Judge Goodstein: "Accordingly, it is this Court’s belief that the forensic evaluator’s raw data, recordings, notes,...
View ArticleSTUDENT MENTORING - NASSAU COUNTY
This is my first day of volunteering as a student mentor. This program is offered through the Nassau County Bar Association:"Student MentorsProvide valuable adult guidance and serve as a role model for...
View ArticleFREE NEW YORK LITIGATION GUIDE
http://www.nylitguide.com/about-the-guide/Just passing this on.From http://jmpattorney.blogspot.com/
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