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January 3, 20200 comments

The Need for an Elder Lawyer While Caring for a Loved One

Bleakley Platt & Schmidt partner Frances M. Pantaleo, Esq. and her team of elder law specialists understand that caring for an aging family member is a responsibility that tests the endurance of even the most devoted relatives. Fortunate families might find their loved one a room and specialized care at a retirement home or memory unit, but such a move brings its own stressors, like...

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January 3, 20200 comments

Frances Pantaleo, Esq. of Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, Named 2020 Lawyer of the Year

White Plains, NY – Bleakley Platt & Schmidt, LLP, Westchester County’s preeminent law firm, is pleased to announce that partner Frances Pantaleo, Esq. received several accolades in 2019, for her work in her practice area of elder law. She has been named as White Plains’ 2020 Lawyer of the Year in her field by Best Lawyers, regarded nationally as the most credible measure of legal integrity...

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November 20, 20190 comments

Join Us – NYS Employment Law Updates

Human Resources Network at Dutchess Community College Join us for a review of the changes to New York State Employment law over the last year. See topics covered below. GENDA – the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act Discrimination based on Reproductive Health Decision Equal Pay / Salary History Ban Workplace Harassment Protections New York State Paid Family Leave Act When:...

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August 27, 20190 comments

Partner Jim Glatthaar to Speak at a Continuing Legal Education Seminar on Landlord-Tenant Law In New York: A New Paradigm – September 12, 2019

Bleakley Platt partner Jim Glatthaar will speak at a Continuing Legal Education Seminar sponsored by Judicial Title on Landlord-Tenant Law In New York: A New Paradigm on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at CV Rich Mansion, 305 Ridgeway, White Plains, NY. This seminar begins promptly at 6:00 and qualifies for 1 Professional Practice Credit and 1 Ethics Credit. Mr. Glatthaar’s presentation will...

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August 23, 20190 comments

Rodriguez & Diaconis Broker Favorable Settlement for Philipstown in Cell Tower Standoff with Verizon Wireless

Counsel Adam Rodriguez and Partner John S. Diaconis have brokered a favorable settlement for the Town of Philipstown. The case involved a dispute over Verizon’s application to construct a 180-feet tall cell tower in the Town. Under the settlement, the tower will be 120 feet tall—60 feet shorter than Verizon’s first proposed facility. Verizon also waived its rights to raise the height of the...

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August 16, 20190 comments

Partner Joe DeGiuseppe Speaking at 91st Annual NYSAC Fall Conference

Bleakley Platt partner Joe DeGiuseppe, chair of the firm’s Employment and Immigration Law practices, will speak on Monday, September 16th at the 91st Annual Fall Conference of the NYS Cemetery Association on the topic of “Recent Developments in NYS Paid Family Leave Laws.” Mr. DeGiuseppe’s presentation will provide an overview of various leave issues under this NYS law and its interaction...

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June 14, 20190 comments

Courts Can Now Use Google Maps: N.Y. Law Amended to Allow Courts to Take Judicial Notice of Information from Web-mapping Services

I often use Google Maps, the Westchester County Geographic Information Systems, and other web-based mapping services in my cases to find visual information about specific locations around the world that are relevant. Using those maps during depositions is easy. But getting those maps admitted into evidence at a trial or hearing would require an evidentiary certification from the custodian of...

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June 14, 20190 comments

Supreme Court Strengthens Rights of Trademark Licensees: Holds that bankruptcy debtors cannot terminate trademark license agreements under section 365 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code

In the United States, the Bankruptcy Code allows individuals and entities (“debtor”) who cannot repay their debts to seek relief from some or all of those debts. One of the peculiar aspects of the Bankruptcy Code is that 11 U.S.C. § 365(a) enables a debtor to reject “executory contracts,” which are contracts that neither party has finished performing. Examples of executory contracts are a real...

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May 31, 20190 comments

Brendan H. Buschman Presents a CLE Seminar on Supplemental Needs Trusts

Brendan H. Buschman, a member of the firm’s Elder Law and Special Needs Practice Group, will give a CLE seminar on Supplemental Needs Trusts for the Mamaroneck Harrison Larchmont Bar Association in conjunction with Benchmark Title on Friday, June 7, 2019 at Emilio’s Ristorante, Harrison, NY. The presentation will review such topics as Self-Settled Supplemental Needs Trusts, Third Party and...

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May 15, 20190 comments

Bleakley Platt attorneys, William P. Harrington and John W. McGowan, to sue New York State Parole Board over release of Judith Clark

On Monday, May 13th, Bleakley Platt attorneys William P. Harrington and John W. McGowan, in conjunction with co-counsel Mark Blanchard and Dennis Lynch of Blanchard and Wilson, commenced an action in New York State Supreme Court on behalf of clients Arthur G. Keenen Jr. and Michael Paige against the New York State Parole Board (the “Board”) and Commissioners Tana Agostini, Ellen Alexander, and...

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May 7, 20190 comments

Partner Jim Glatthaar & Counsel Adam Rodriguez Quoted by The Verge on Facebook Housing Discrimination Case

Bleakley Platt Partner Jim Glatthaar and Counsel Adam Rodriguez were key sources for a recent article in The Verge that examines the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s claim that Facebook violated the Fair Housing Act by letting ad buyers use Facebook algorithms to target audiences that included or excluded certain races, religions, or genders. According to Mr. Glatthaar, the...

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April 18, 20190 comments

Attorneys for child abuse victim call for Court appointed Special Master to ensure records are protected

Attorneys for child abuse victim call for Court appointed Special Master to ensure records are protected. New York’s new landmark child abuse act creates a long waiting period before victims can file. This waiting period must not become an opportunity for new abuse. Only a Court appointed neutral Special Master can protect the new rights granted to those who have waited decades for their day...

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