Taking Down a Pride Flag Illegal or Protected Expression? "Watertown is having a LBGTQ celebration. For the love of God please let someone go on a mass shooting.” Donnie Lee Barrigar | Facebook Post This week we head up to Watertown, New York, up in Jefferson County. It’s about 70 miles north of Syracuse and […]
NYPD Cuffed Man to Hospital Bed After Car Wreck Over Unpaid Tickets A Bronx man is suing the NYPD for $10 million, claiming New York’s Finest handcuffed him to a hospital bed for a week over unpaid parking tickets. An explosive federal lawsuit alleges that “agitated” cops violated Kevin Saulnier’s civil rights after the 24-year-old […]
Proposed Tax Law Amendment in California Could Greatly Affect Commercial & Industrial Properties Since 1978, California has used the Proposition 13 tax system. Under the current property tax system, all property types, — whether residential, commercial or industrial — are initially taxed at a maximum rate of 1% of the purchase price for the property. […]
When Lawyers Break Bad “Move on with your next question and don’t raise your voice at me. It’s not becoming of a woman…” Peter Bertling, Esq. The quote above was a statement made on the record by Peter Bertling, Esq., to his opposing counsel during a deposition. There are a few terms in that sentence […]
"White House Should Name Hispanic Nominee to U.S. Court" | New York Times 1991 Throwback: Here’s a letter that Joseph D. Nohavicka published in The New York Times back in 1991, calling upon the White House to name a Hispanic nominee to the Supreme Court. The only Hispanic candidate for a Federal judgeship in New York, […]
Killer Teen Up For Early Release 21 Years Later Patrice was 16 years old when she was convicted of taking part in the murder of a 71-year-old man. Patrice was sentenced to 25 years to life. She is now 37 years old and has served nearly 21 years on her sentence at the Albion Correctional […]
Prevailing Wage Updates Construction Employers Need To Know New York’s Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA) If your company performs “prevailing wage” work, you now have additional obligations under New York’s Wage Theft Prevention Act (WTPA), which was amended by Governor Cuomo’s signing of the 2020-2021 state budget. Wage Notice Employers must give written notice of pay information (including […]
Moratorium On Covid Related Evictions Extended To January 1st Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the State's Tenant Safe Harbor Act will be extended until January 1, 2021. This extension will further protect residential tenants from getting evicted if they are suffering from financial hardship. It also extends protections for commercial tenants and mortgagors, giving business […]
Case Study: “Run, Kids…Here Comes the Judge!” Kids think parents are annoying. This week’s case asks: Can a Judge order a parent to punish children who refuse to obey court-ordered visitation with the other parent? For the answer to that, we head out to Rochester, which sits on Lake Ontario's southern shore – the county seat of Monroe […]
Expert Legal Tips for Homebuying and Selling | Featured on Redfin Buying and selling a home is a long, complicated process. From the seemingly endless sea of papers requiring your John Hancock, to the mental and emotional stress of parting with an old house or greeting a new one, any steps you can take to […]