Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP has announced that Martha Reichert has joined the Firm as an Associate. Ms. Reichert concentrates her practice in real estate and land use. She has extensive experience appearing before municipal and regulatory...
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Updates and achievements regarding the firm and our partners, as well as observations and analysis on the laws and legislation affecting our community.
New York Paid Sick Leave Law
Effective September 30, 2020, all New York State employers will have to comply with the requirements of the New York Sick Leave law introduced as part of the New York 2021 Budget. New York employers will be required to provide at least one hour of paid or unpaid sick...
Bernadette E. Tuthill Receives LIBN’s Leadership Excellence Award
Bernadette E. Tuthill, a partner with the Firm, received the Leadership Excellence Award from Long Island Business News during its Corporate Citizenship Awards, which took place in a virtual ceremony on September 15. The award is presented to someone who makes...
“27Speaks” Weekly Podcast Presented by Twomey Latham
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...
Twomey Latham Proudly Partners with The Express New Group: “27Speaks” Weekly Podcast
The Firm is proud to support The Express News Group's "27Speaks" podcast. Each week, editors Kathryn Menu, Annette Hinkle, Joseph P. Shaw, Brendan O’Reilly, and Bill Sutton, discuss the week’s news on the South Fork of Long Island. Last week, the editors spoke about...
Estate Planning Under the SECURE Act: Do I Need to Update My Estate Plan?
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
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
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...
Twomey Latham Awards Riverhead High School Senior With Community Service Scholarship
On June 17, the 2020 Twomey Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin & Quartararo, LLP Community Service Scholarship recipient was announced during Riverhead High School’s virtual Awards Ceremony. This year’s winner was Elizabeth Buckley. Elizabeth had overcome a great...
Twomey Latham Community Service Scholarship Awarded to East Hampton High School Seniors
On Thursday, May 28 the 2020 Twomey, Latham, Shea, Kelley, Dubin and Quartararo LLP Community Service Scholarship recipients were announced during East Hampton High School’s virtual Awards Ceremony. The year’s winners are Alfredo Chavez Jr. and Samantha Totten.
Peter M. Mott Explains Whether Couples Should Get a Prenup
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,...
Kathryn Dalli Asked by Best Company Whether People Should Borrow Money to Pay Taxes
Kathryn Dalli, a partner with the Firm, was interviewed by Best Company for an article on whether people should take out a loan to pay off their taxes. Ms. Dalli said, if someone owes less than $50,000, they may work out an agreement with the IRS to come up with an...