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Rape Charges Dropped Against Two NY Police Detectives

If you were wrongfully charged with a serious crime, it is important to be resilient and never give up hope, even when it appears the decks have been stacked against you and your name is being dragged through the mud. A prime example of how resilience can pay off is in the criminal charges that […]

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Violent Crimes are Down but Hate Crimes are Up in New York

The New York Times recently reported on data released by city officials concerning the number of reported murders, rapes and robberies in New York. The good news is that the number of these violent crimes is lower now than it was one year ago. However, the number of reported hate crimes increased by a shocking […]

Brooklyn Murder Rate Jumps in 2019

The overall crime rate in Brooklyn is on a downward trajectory, but the same cannot be said with the murder rate in the city. For the first two months of 2019, the murder rate spiked at an alarming rate. For example, in Brooklyn North, there has been a 275 percent increase in the number of […]

Tax Reform Means You Need to Update Your Estate Plan

Congress recently passed, and the President signed into law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (also known as the “TCJA”). The TCJA is a sweeping overhaul of the federal tax system with implications far beyond tax season. For example, there are significant modifications to the federal estate tax which could impact the estates […]