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“27Speaks” Weekly Podcast Presented by Twomey Latham

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT | September 10, 2020

Listen to the latest edition of The Express News Group’s podcast, 27Speaks. In this week’s edition of 27Speaks, the editors reflect on the past six months dealing with the coronavirus epidemic on the East End, and look forward to changes that may take place on the...

Estate Planning Under the SECURE Act: Do I Need to Update My Estate Plan?

INSIGHTS | By: | August 19, 2020

In December 2019 President Donald Trump signed into law the Secure Act, which is a misleading acronym, in that “secure” stands for “Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Excellence,” yet rather than set every community up for retirement excellence, the real...

Estate Planning with Qualified Opportunity Zones

INSIGHTS | By: | July 22, 2020

Fans of the Showtime series “Billions” may recall seeing in episode four of season five, aptly entitled “Opportunity Zone”, the show’s protagonist, Bobby “Axe” Axelrod, do battle with season five’s new nemesis, Michael Prince, over the chance to invest in an...

Probate: What is it? Why to Avoid it and How

INSIGHTS | By: | July 15, 2020

Often times when I meet with clients one of their primary goals of implementing an estate plan is to avoid the “death tax.” I will share with you the same two pieces of good news I share with those clients. First, we do not have a “death tax” in the United States. It...

Peter M. Mott Explains Whether Couples Should Get a Prenup

NEWS | May 28, 2020

Peter M. Mott, a partner with the firm, was interviewed by U.S. News & World Report for a story on whether couples who are thinking of getting married should sign a prenuptial agreement. Mr. Mott said a prenuptial agreement helps protect the spouses’ assets,...

COURT UPDATE – New Non-Essential Filing

COURT UPDATES | May 21, 2020

  As of Monday, May 25, courts and county clerk’s offices in Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester and the 5 New York City counties will accept new filings in non-essential matters through the New York State Electronic Filing System.  The new filings are limited to only...

COURT UPDATE:  Consent to E-filing in All Cases in Suffolk County

COURT UPDATES | May 13, 2020

  By:  Kathryn Dalli, Esq.   Attorneys are now encouraged to consent to e-filing of all matters in which e-filing was not previously allowed.  The procedure is as follows: Cases originally commenced in hard copy form may be converted to electronic filing...

COURT UPDATE:  APPELLATE DIVISION, SECOND DEPARTMENT

COURT UPDATES | May 12, 2020

  By:  Jennifer Nigro, Esq.   On Wednesday, May 6, the Appellate Division, Second Department (which covers cases in Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Long Island, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties) issued Administrative Order...

COURT UPDATE:  SUFFOLK COUNTY SURROGATE’S COURT

COURT UPDATES | May 8, 2020

By Peter Mott, Esq.   The Suffolk County Surrogate’s Court has updated its procedures during this Coronavirus period of time. 1. The Courthouse in Riverhead remains closed, but it has a satellite office open in Central Islip for hearing “essential matters”.  A...
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