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New York Law Journal: Caring for the Closely Held Business: Zeroing Out Profits

By Jeffrey A. Galant Common sense suggests that business owners, among their numerous tasks, should seek to minimize income taxes as they would any other expense, ...
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The Wall Street Journal: Tim Walz’s and JD Vance’s Personal Finances Couldn’t Be More Different

Avi Z. Kestenbaum, Co-Chair of Meltzer Lippe’s Trusts & Estates practice group was quoted in The Wall Street Journal in an article titled “Tim Walz’s and JD ...
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Gerald C. Waters, Jr. Featured in Newsday – Nearly 40% of Employers Posted Fake Job Ads Over Past Year, According to Survey

Frustrated jobseekers who suspect their online applications may be going nowhere may be right, as a recent nationwide survey suggests that nearly 40% of employers ...
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New York Law Journal: Planning Ahead for Tax Liabilities

By Jeffrey A. Galant A man who does not plan long ahead will find trouble at his door – Confucius It is generally a good idea ...
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July 2024 Elder Law Review: Transferring Assets Within Medicaid’s 5-Year Medicaid Look-Back Period

By Ronald Fatoullah and Stacey Meshnick Many people have heard of the five-year “look-back” for Medicaid benefits. However, there is a lot of misinformation and confusion about what ...
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June 2024 Elder Law Review: Minimizing Financial Risk – Understanding Spousal Refusal

By Ronald Fatoullah and Stacey Meshnick As our population ages, a greater number of individuals will require long-term care. A well spouse is deemed to ...
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New York Law Journal: Great Expectancies: Anticipating Inheritance

By Jeffrey A. Galant There are orphanages … for children who have lost their parents – oh! why, why, why, are there no harbours of refuge ...
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WealthManagement.com: Can O.J. Simpson’s Executor Stiff-Arm the Goldman Family?

Avi Z. Kestenbaum, Co-Chair of Meltzer Lippe’s Trusts & Estates practice group was featured in WealthManagement.com in an article titled “Can O.J. Simpson’s Executor Stiff-Arm ...
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New York Law Journal: Constructive Deceit

By Jeffrey A. Galant The tools of intelligence (and counterintelligence) gathering, e.g., espionage, spying and the like, have been utilized since time immemorial by states, sovereign ...
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The Chronicle of Philanthropy: What Do Donor Revolts Mean for Fundraising?

Avi Z. Kestenbaum, Co-Chair of Meltzer Lippe’s Trusts & Estates practice group was featured in The Chronicle of Philanthropy in an article titled “What Do ...
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