Publications

Talking to our kids about the importance of having certain legal documents to help plan for life's "what ifs" should be on every parent's to-do list.… Read more

As the global pandemic stretches into its fourth month, many of you are turning your attention to your estate plan. While the primary focus is having in place an up-to-date Will, Power of Attorney, and Health Care Directive (in New Jersey) or Health Care Proxy and Living Will (in New York), part of your planning should include a detailed Letter of Instruction.… Read more

Endeavoring to detect patterns in real estate markets can be a risky and humbling experience. Some trends that seemed obviously self-sustaining can abruptly reverse course, while others take off exponentially.… Read more

The extreme and unprecedented financial impact of the pandemic creates some uncertainty concerning how and when to value business assets for purposes of equitable distribution.… Read more

Virtual bench trials could become part of the "new normal," as they offer a practical tool for courts to convene parties, their attorneys and witnesses who are geographically dispersed or otherwise unable to travel.… Read more

Our state and nation have been devastated by the combined anguish caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and by the ruthless killing of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police officers. Both have disproportionately affected Black Americans. But there is a profound difference between these two events. The pandemic is the first of its kind in over 100 years. The murder of George Floyd is only the latest in a mind-numbing sequence of unjustified killings of Black men and women in the custody of white police officers.… Read more

In 2017, CJ Griffin of Pashman Stein Walder Hayden filed an OPRA lawsuit against the New Jersey State Police on behalf of Libertarians for Transparent Government, seeking the identity of a state trooper who had been "required to separate from employment" for "engaging in racially offensive behavior."… Read more

In planning for your estate, as in planning for life, the thing to remember is that change is inevitable. The change may be to your family circumstances or to the gift and estate tax regime, but, one thing is for certain, change will come! While we may not be able to see the future, we can implement planning with an eye on flexibility in case circumstances look different when your planning needs to be implemented from when your estate plan was created.… Read more

Readers may recall from numerous news articles that in April 2019, the Union County Prosecutor's Office (UCPO) concluded that former City of Elizabeth Police Director James Cosgrove used "racist and misogynistic" language in the workplace.… Read more