Making wrong assumptions can lead to many missed opportunities, especially when it comes to estate planning.

A handshake and a good working relationship can carry a small business a long way, right up until they can’t. The contracts a business puts in writing before trouble arises are what protect it when something goes wrong. Many small businesses in Western New York run on trust, ...

“Medicaid” is not one program but several, and the rules differ sharply depending on whether care is needed at home or in a nursing facility. Understanding the distinction is the first step in planning that actually works. Families navigating long-term care in New York often discover that Medicaid ...

Most people meet with a lawyer only when something specific forces the issue, such as a closing, a death in the family, or a business deal. But the families who fare best tend to have a different relationship with their attorney: an ongoing one. There is a phrase we use ...