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Consider Estate Planning Charitable Gifting On Giving Tuesday 2024
There are several ways one can make a charitable gift as part of their estate plan. First and foremost, you can always give during life.
For every IRA you should complete a beneficiary designation form. Keep a copy of the form(s) among your important papers. Do not rely on the financial institution to keep copies.
Individuals who have received benefits under the New York State Medicaid program are subject to estate recovery for all assets passing through their probate estate. This is a minimum requirement under Federal Law.
The fact that your aunt has a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, does not necessarily mean that she cannot execute a power of attorney. While it may seem like a decision to be made by her doctor, it is actually the lawyer who will determine if she or he feels your aunt has capacity.
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Burner Prudenti Law Ranked as a 2025 Tier 1 Elder Law Firm by Best Lawyers
Burner Prudenti Law was recognized as a 2025 Tier 1 law firm in elder law and trusts and estates by Best Lawyers!
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Burner Prudenti Law Featured in Forbes & Fortune
Learn more about the history and vision of Burner Prudenti Law in this recent Forbes & Fortune article.
November 4, 2024 -
Six Burner Prudenti Law Lawyers Recognized as Super Lawyers and Super Lawyers Rising Stars
We are proud to announce that six of our lawyers have been recognized by Thomson Reuters as 2025 Super Lawyers and Super Lawyers Rising Stars for the New York Metro area.
October 24, 2024 -
Burner Prudenti Law Named South Fork’s Best Law Firm for the Fifth Year in a Row
Our reputation among our peers, our clients, and within the larger community means everything to us, making local recognitions like this one so special.
August 27, 2024 -
Burner Prudenti Law Lawyers Recognized as 2025 Best Lawyers and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Burner Prudenti Law is proud to announce that seven of our lawyers were named either a 2025 Best Lawyer or a Best Lawyer: One to Watch for their respective practice areas.
August 15, 2024 -
Burner Prudenti Law Partner Britt Burner, Esq. Begins 2024-2025 Term As Chair Of The New York State Bar Association Elder Law And Special Needs Section
July 17, 2024
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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.
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.
“If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when?” – Rabbi Hillel