News & Insights

Daniel R. Bernard and Bryan Drago Elevated to Partner

NEWS | January 20, 2021

Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP has announced that Daniel R. Bernard and Bryan Drago have been elevated to Partner. Mr. Bernard focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, estate tax planning,...

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...

Associate Daniel R. Bernard Honored With 2019 Leadership In Law Award

NEWS | November 22, 2019

Daniel R. Bernard (right), Associate, Twomey Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP, accepts the Leadership in Law award from Alicia Jabbour (left), Associate Publisher, Long Island Business News, at the Leadership in Law award ceremony at the Crest Hollow...

The New Tax Math for People Living in High-Tax States

NEWS | September 13, 2019

Daniel Bernard was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article in regard to people leaving states with high state and local taxes for states with low to no state and local tax states. Daniel was quoted as saying, “‘New York is very aggressive with residency audits. They...

Florida Estate Administration

INSIGHTS | By: | July 30, 2019

I have written articles in the past pertaining to Florida estate and tax planning, “Estate Planning for Snowbirds” and “Domicile: A State Tax Consideration for Snowbirds” but what happens when a someone dies owning property Florida? The simple answer, is that, as in...