Annamarie Gentile, Esq., supervising partner of the Staten Island Elder Law and Estate Planning Group at filmed an episode on CTV’s “Senior Care and Lifestyles Show” with host Maryann Drandorff, “Senior Care and Lifestyles” is a program dedicated to educating and advocating for Staten Island’s senior population. Ms. Gentile discussed topics such as the importance of an estate plan, issues…
August 14, 2012: Annamarie Gentile, Esq., supervising partner of the Elder Law and Estate Planning Group at and junior associate, Stefanie L. DeMario attended a seminar hosted by SelfHelp Community Services Inc., on the topic of Managed Long Term Care . Individuals who receive Medicare as well as home care services through Medicaid (“dual eligibles”) will soon be receiving notifications…
Representatives from ‘s Elder Law and Estate Planning Group will be joining other Staten Island companies at the 2012 Midland Beach Boardwalk Bash to be held on June 28, 2012 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Meet us there for a chance to win fun prizes and learn more about the firm! Festivities will take place at the corner of…
Representatives from ‘s Elder Law and Estate Planning Group will be joining other Staten Island companies at the 2012 Midland Beach Boardwalk Bash to be held on June 28, 2012 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Meet us there for a chance to win fun prizes and learn more about the firm! Festivities will take place at the corner of…
June 19, 2012: Annamarie G. Gentile Esq., supervising partner of the Elder Law and Estate Planning Group at and junior associate Stefanie L. DeMario Esq. visited Staten Island’s New Lane Senior Center torto inform its residents of the benefits of establishing a NYSARC Pooled Income Trust. A pooled income trust, established pursuant to Federal and State law permits a disabled…
Here at 60 Bay Street, we are privileged to be able to view Fleet Week’s Parade of Sail traveling beneath the Verrazano Bridge towards the Statue of Liberty. This year’s celebration marks the bicentennial of the War of 1812 and the penning of the Star-Spangled Banner which was first a poem by Francis Scott Key written while he watched the…
I had the pleasure of accompanying five of my colleagues from the Staten Island Chamber of Commerce on our annual trip to Washington D.C. on May 9th and May 10th. As a member of the Board of Directors at the Chamber as well as the Executive Board’s Treasurer, and co-chair of the Chamber’s Small Business Committee, I was well aware…
A recent study from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) was done comparing the quality of nursing home care around the country. This study was the first of its kind, focusing on quality and staffing amongst the ten (10) largest for-profit nursing home chains. The major complaint of families and residents alike is poor quality of nursing home care…
The United States has filed suit against Apple Inc., Hachette SA, HarpperCollins, Penguin and Simon & Schuster in New York district court claiming the companies violated anti-trust laws by fixing e-book prices. Hachette, Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins have agreed to settle. Claims include that in 2009, top executives from the aforementioned companies conspired with Apple and allowed publishers to…
The Pirates of Penzance was a 19th century comic opera about a young man named Frederic who as a child was apprenticed to a band of pirates. Upon completing his 21st year, Frederic expected to be released from his indentures. However, it turns out that Frederic was born on February 29 so technically he only has a birthday every leap…
The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution reads: “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things…
Everyone who owns a home or has significant financial assets should be smart enough to know that they need adequate automobile liability insurance in case they are sued for personal injury arising out of an accident. But how can you protect yourself and your family if you are the victims of an accident caused by someone with no insurance or…
