Our firm is routinely involved in commercial lease negotiations. This post will address the “give and take” that takes place in such negotiations, while discussing the legal issues that commonly arise. For convenience sake, let’s assume that our attorney is negotiating on behalf of a retail store tenant engaged in a food…
News reports have recently discussed the Archdiocese of New York and their seeking Court approval to mortgage church-owned property. The purpose behind such action is for the Church to obtain a loan of $100,000,000.00 from JP Morgan, Chase, N.A., backed by a mortgage on Church-owned property located at 457 Madison Avenue…
The timing of death is never particularly welcome. Some families are prepared, in that the deceased was elderly, maybe ill, and living in a nursing home. Perhaps such a person also had the foresight to have their attorney prepare her Will and other estate documents. Others may pass away at…
Recently, President Donald Trump nominated federal judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States. While the U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court in the country, New York’s Supreme Court is not even the top court in New York State. In New York, the Supreme Court is the…
Our firm often represents borrowers whose homes may be the subject of a foreclosure action. While we attempt to resolve all such cases with the lending institutions, sometimes a foreclosure judgment and sale cannot be avoided, or has already occurred by the time the borrower seeks legal counsel. In such situations, the…
One of the hallmarks of our country’s democracy is the peaceful transfer of power that will occur tomorrow. Americans recently endured a polarizing election process. Republicans will now hold the office of the Presidency instead of the Democrats. Nonetheless, the forty-fifth President of the United States is expected to take…
Our firm is occasionally consulted by a party against whom a judgment of foreclosure has been entered. Prior blog posts have discussed the foreclosure process in detail. Among the last actions to be taken in a foreclosure case are the issuance of a judgment of foreclosure and the actual foreclosure sale. This…
Movie fans recently learned of the deaths of Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds, which occurred within one day of each other. Those with symbiotic relationships, such as spouses married for more than fifty years, sometimes die within a close timeframe from one another. This phenomenon is known as…
As a result of the recent election of Donald J. Trump to the Presidency, the area around Trump Tower in New York City has been subject to greatly increased security, including closures of streets, as well as guards and other restrictions on pedestrian access to the shopping areas around Trump Tower. …