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Cryptocurrency and Estate Planning: Transferring Your Digital Assets After Death
Crypto is a system of digital tokens that can be used as a currency between individuals in an online marketplace.
Most municipalities reassess property taxes annually regardless of who or what currently owns a property—a person, a business, a revocable trust, or an irrevocable trust.
The biggest concern that most have when they are in need of long-term nursing home care is that their primary residence will not be protected. This may or may not be true.
While it is not necessary to have an attorney when dealing with health care documents, most attorneys will assist clients with executing a living will, health care proxy, and HIPAA release form as part of their estate plan.
No one other than the person who is establishing a will, otherwise known as the testator, an attorney draftsperson, and the two subscribing witnesses need to see the document before your death.
Over the past year, what seemed like solely a corporate law clashed with estate planning and trusts and estates law.
This decision should be based on three main things: 1) the type of trust you are creating, 2) the assets you are putting into the trust, and 3) the dynamics of the family or others involved.
Guardianship in New York is typically sought in situations where an individual is unable to make decisions for themselves due to incapacity.
Each year, there are slight adjustments to the financial eligibility requirements of Community Medicaid for adults receiving the assistance of a home health aide.
The 72.5 million Americans receiving social security will enjoy a 2.5% cost of living adjustment (COLA) increase in 2025.
Heart disease is the number one killer in women here in the U.S., claiming more lives than all forms of cancer combined.
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Britt Burner, Esq. named as one of Star Network’s Stars Under 40!
The Star Network has honored 40 young professionals including our attorney Britt Burner, Esq. in Brooklyn under 40 years old who exemplify outstanding leadership skills, not only in their chosen fields, but also in their community.
June 21, 2016 -
Nancy Burner, Esq., 2016 Big Apple Entrepreneur Award Winner
The Big Apple Entrepreneur Network & Manhattan magazine announce Nancy Burner, Esq. as one of the inaugural winners of the 2016 BIG APPLE ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS.
May 18, 2016 -
Debunking The Myth: How Gender Equality Benefits Everyone….Suffolk Women’s Bar Hosts Dynamic Panel To Discuss The New Workplace On Long Island, 2016
The Suffolk County Women’s Bar Association will host a first of its kind interactive dinner meeting, keynoted by MICHAEL KIMMEL, PhD, Founder and Director of the Center for Men and Masculine Studies, Author, Lecturer, Distinguished Professor of Sociology Stony Brook University, discussing changing the paradigm for work and family.
March 4, 2016 -
De-Clutter Your Life!
This past Tuesday, October 27th 2015, over 35 of our clients joined us for the “Retired Senior Volunteer Program” (RSVP) presentation on De-Cluttering your life. RSVP’s mission is to provide diverse volunteer opportunities for people 55 and older.
October 30, 2015 -
Nancy Burner & Associates, P.C. Attorneys Named to the 2015 New York Super Lawyers list
We are pleased to announce that Nancy Burner, Esq. has been selected to the 2015 New York Super Lawyers list for an eighth year. Additionally, Britt Burner, Esq. and Robin Daleo Burner, Esq. have been honored as Super Lawyers Rising Stars.
October 21, 2015 -
Nancy Burner has been named by “New York Super Lawyers” magazine as one of the top attorneys in the State of New York for 2013
Nancy Burner has been named by New York Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in the state of New York for 2013. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers.
February 21, 2014
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In this guest post by Maria Torroella Carney, MD, FACP, learn what contributes to aging and what can be done to encourage healthy aging.
The Connelly vs. IRS ruling has significant implications for buy-sell agreements and corporate redemptions.
Partner Britt Burner, Esq. explains how often to review your estate planning documents and the life changes that may prompt a review.
According to multiple published reports, comedian Jay Leno is asking a California court to grant him authority over the financial affairs of his wife Mavis, who is apparently suffering from severe dementia.
In his first Law Day address, New York’s Chief Judge complained of the steady erosion of civics knowledge, and the resultant decline in civility, warning that, “The Framers knew that the consequence of constitutional ignorance, and being guided by passion rather than reason, was armed mobs.”
In this season of gratitude, it’s appropriate to recall the “four freedoms” — freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from fear, and freedom from want — articulated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the threshold of World War II and illustrated so memorably in Norman Rockwell’s iconic renditions.