Grateful to have been selected by my peers for the seventh consecutive year for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 in the practice area of Elder Law. Congratulations to all of my colleagues who have also been recognized with this distinction.
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I am pleased to share that I have been named as a member of the Executive Committee of the Estate Planning Council of Nassau County.
I encourage others in the estate planning world – attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, and trust officers – to get involved with the Estate Planning Council. We elevate the work we do for our clients when we learn from our colleagues, and this is a group of highly skilled professionals dedicated to their clients and their professions.
The Estate Planning Council of Nassau County is affiliated with the National Association of Estate Planners & Council. This organization promotes the exchange of ideas and information among estate planning professionals. It fosters a better understanding of the services performed by attorneys, life underwriters, trust officers, accountants, and others substantially involved in estate planning, and to promote cooperation among them is the Council’s primary objective.
Thought you'd enjoy and up close and personal conversation with me about the firm, the practice of Elder Law, and how we help our clients - enjoy!
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Stephen Silverberg Firm Overview
Stephen J. Silverberg has been selected to the New York Metro Super Lawyers list as one of the top New York metro area lawyers for 2020. This is an exclusive list, recognizing no more than 5% of attorneys in the state. Super Lawyers has named Silverberg to its select list of attorneys for thirteen consecutive years, from 2007 to 2020.
The firm is very pleased to announce that Scott B. Silverberg has been named to the 2020 New York Metro Rising Stars list. To qualify, New York Metro Rising Stars must be 40 years old or younger or have been practicing for less than 10 years. Recipients represent the top 2.5% percent of up-and-coming lawyers in the New York metro area.
Learn more about the firm at www.sjslawpc.com.
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Today we honor the veterans who have kept our country and our democracy safe with respect, honor, and gratitude. We encourage our clients, friends, and colleagues to consider making a donation to a Veterans organization, as so many of the nearly 100,000 veterans living on Long Island struggle to meet basic needs.
This year, the pandemic has kept many veterans from the resources they rely on, making daily life harder for those who put their lives on the line for us at home. Please join us in supporting these organizations so they can do their important work of helping our veterans:
www.generalneeds.org
www.unitedway.org/mission-united
Veteran Resources:
https://www.nassaucountyny.gov/1945/Veterans-Service-Agency
https://www.vfwalbertson.com/
https://www.legion.org/
Happy Veterans Day – and to all veterans, thank you for your service.
If you would like to hear what a true American leader sounds like, listen to any of the speeches by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Whether he is speaking to an auditorium of junior high school students in Philadelphia or standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before 250,000 people, he delivers a message of hope. It is shameful that we have failed to overcome racial and economic prejudice. Today is a good day for the America that we have become to take the time to think deeply, reflect on the recent past, and promise to ourselves and our children and our grandchildren, to do better.
I’m outraged – and you should be too. In the busiest time of year for estate planning attorneys, bankers, business owners and financial services, the IRS began a planned outage from December 23, 2020 – January 4, 2021. If you need to have an EIN issued for a client or business that establishes a legal entity by December 31, 2020 – too bad. The IRS is making sure that you are stymied – and there’s no workaround. It’s maintenance – at the worst possible time. If you’ve got a workaround, I’d love to hear it.
In case you don’t believe me, look at the site: https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/apply-for-an-employer-identification-number-ein-online
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After over five years of negotiation between the New York State Bar Association, the legislature passed, and Gov. Cuomo signed a law significantly changing New York State's Power of Attorney form (" POA"). The new law simplifies and improves the POA form and its use for families and individuals.
Here are some of the changes:
Refusal of a valid POA exposes the bank or other third party to sanctions, legal fees, and damages that result from the refusal to honor a properly executed POA.
Language in the POA form must "substantially" confirm to the statute.
The new law eliminates the Statutory Gift Rider.
Eliminating the Statutory Gifts Rider also removes the need for witnesses. The signature of the person granting the POA only needs notarization. Find witnesses was difficult during this pandemic.
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Gov. Cuomo Signs Changes to Power of Attorney Into Law in New York State - Law Offices of Stephen J. Silverberg, PC
