On Wednesday, June 16, from 4 to 5 pm, Louis Vlahos will present the free webinar “Protect Your Assets, Protect Your Pets.”

Hosted by the North Shore Animal League, the presentation will detail how to maximize your charitable giving in light of the proposed tax law changes.

To register, click here.

Patricia Marcin was featured in the 2020 Annual Report for the New York Community Trust.

In the “Advisor’s Advice” section, she speaks about her experience with the foundation.

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Wendy Sheinberg was spotlighted in the Nassau County Bar Association’s Women in the Law Committee newsletter.

Sheinberg’s spotlight included a brief description of her practice area, as well as a few other tidbits:

Tell us a unique or interesting CLE you have given or attended. 

“Over a decade ago, I attended an ‘Un-Program.’ Attendees were asked to

On April 7, Joseph La Ferlita co-presented the one-hour CLE, Remote Execution of Estate Planning Documents: Pitfalls and Best Practices, at the Nassau County Bar Association. The program offered information on how trusts and estates attorneys can best comply with Governor Cuomo’s executive orders authorizing the notarization and witnessing of certain documents to be performed

Recognizing the importance of lifecycle planning, Rivkin Radler has added six attorneys prominent in the fields of trusts and estates and taxation, four of whom are partners. The addition makes the group one of the largest of its kind in the region. Additionally, the Trusts & Estates Practice Group will now be known as the

On March 25, 2021, Louis Vlahos will co-present at a Suffolk County Bar Association CLE program entitled “The Impact of the Current and Proposed Tax Changes to the Trust and Estate Profession.” Held virtually from 12:45pm to 1:35pm, this program will cover:

1. Biden’s proposed tax law and what the change / impact would be

Wendy was quoted in the New York Metro Super Lawyers magazine article, “What to Do if You Butt Heads with a Loved One’s Nursing Home.” The story covers what people’s options are should a family member take issue with New York’s guidelines on visiting those in skilled nursing facilities during Covid.

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Evan Schieber, Jeffrey Greener and Stephanie Yafeh secured a decisive victory for their clients, the beneficiaries of an estate, who moved to intervene in a New York Supreme Court action. The action arose out of a sale by the executor of two cooperative apartments that were estate assets.

In the action, the purchaser of the

Rivkin Radler LLP is proud to announce that J’Naia L. Boyd and Jeffrey P. Gorak were named Public Interest/Pro-Bono Attorney of the Year by Touro College’s Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. They were recognized at the school’s virtual Goods & Services Auction held November 15-17, 2020.

Boyd, a Rockville Centre, NY, resident, is an associate

Rivkin Radler LLP is pleased to announce that 23 attorneys were named to the 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers List and 13 attorneys were named 2020 New York Metro Rising Stars. Following is a list of attorneys, the practice areas for which they were recognized, and the years they were included in Super Lawyers.