Forget “12 Angry Men,” I have five steamed-up siblings seated around my table. Estate and long-term care planning options sometimes favor...

The end of spring and early summer always brings me back to those last days of school and the feelings that accompanied them. Cleaning...

We all remember penmanship lessons. “Cursive” was a fitting word to describe those maddening swirls and lines that we drew on our lined...

You can chart the trajectory of your life by your sticker collection. My ancient albums held scratch-and-sniff stickers that smelled like...

Look around your house. Put down the newspaper or iPhone, and let your eyes wander. You may see your spouse wandering aimlessly through...

During a crisis, my goal is to prioritize the basic steps that will create order out of chaos. This clear-headed approach usually follows...

Nursing home owners have had enough – and you should take notice. For decades, elder care attorneys and nursing home business offices...

Here is my well-worn phrase of the day: “It is not what you say, but how you say it.” Family conversations infused with humanity and...

I knew a guy. In the late 1990s, as a young elder-law-clerk-soon-to-be-attorney, the Medicaid system was wildly different than today. The...

My first clue that the study of law was not going to match my imagination began with the LSAT. Law school’s official standardized test...

Connecting Medicaid Planning to matters of the heart may seem unconventional, but the law is surprisingly sympathetic to your primary...

Living has its benefits. Stay alive long enough and the government pays you back some of the money you loaned it during your working...

I owe a big-time apology to the officials of Ellis Island. In all of our lives, there are little myths that masquerade as facts: Names –...

“I am not ready yet!” A Will is a very important document and the process should not be hurried. If the client wants to wait to make a...

Part of an elder law attorney’s job is to turn festive and fun holidays into opportunities for serious, analytical reflection. Christmas...

Is there anything more heartwarming than the tradition of a turkey being pardoned by the president before Thanksgiving? Of course not....

Boomers do this and Millennials do that. Gen X, who knows? Ascribing personality traits to an entire generation has become a parlor game...

The arrival of fall is a special time for people who love to be scared. Haunted hayrides, fright nights and jack-o-lanterns aplenty...

As a professional, I rely on “scientific method” for determining societal views on aging. In common parlance, my “scientific method” is...

Which of these three sentences is true? My pet octopus likes to be walked three times a day. An 18-year-old is an adult. Hudson Valley...