Recent Blog Posts
Elder Law
In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the ‘Older American Act’ into law. From this act, the Department of Health and Human Services created a new division, the Administration on Aging (AOA), to deal with growing aging population of this country. Over the years, more services were added to the AOA to enhance the life… Read More »
How to Avoid Costly Estate Planning Mistakes
Estate planning is serious business. When writing a will or trust, one wrong word may change the entire intent of the document. It pays to hire an experienced, qualified estate planning attorney to draft your estate planning documents. Estate planning attorneys have been educated and trained to draft wills and other estate planning documents… Read More »
Bank of America Loses Mortgage Fraud Trial
Another banking giant has been found guilty of fraud in its mortgage dealings that helped lead to the financial crisis in this country. Last month, according to Reuters, after a month-long trial, a New York jury found Bank of America liable on one civil fraud charge over defective mortgages sold by the bank’s Countrywide… Read More »
Breach of Contract Issues
When you have entered into a contract with a business partner or a vendor and they fail to perform the obligations under the contract, a breach of contract has occurred. When one party goes against the terms of the contract, it makes it difficult or impossible for the other party to perform, and when… Read More »
JP Morgan Close to $13 Billion Mortgage Settlement
The federal government and one of the biggest names in banking are close to reaching a settlement in mortgage-securities litigation. JPMorgan has tentatively agreed to pay approximately $13 billion to settle civil cases pending with the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Justice Department and the New York Attorney General. Lawyers for the banking giant… Read More »
Hotel Accused of Price Gouging After Superstorm Sandy
William McGarry the former manager of the Bridgeport Holiday Inn alleges in a lawsuit that his former employer fired him after he refused to raise rates on the hotel’s rooms and impose minimum stays as well after last year’s Superstorm Sandy. Hurricane Sandy was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic… Read More »
Foreclosures Recede as Housing Rebounds
Is the housing market back to normal yet? According to experts in the field the answer to that question is, “No, we are getting close, but aren’t there yet.” Although the number of foreclosed homes across the nation continues to fall, the number still remains higher than normal. In a normal housing market, there… Read More »
Land Deal Questioned by Hartford Residents
How could a $500,000 property in Hartford, a city facing a $70 million deficit, be sold for $1.00? This is a question many Hartford residents are asking themselves. SAMA, the Spanish American Merchant’s Association, has a mission to help stimulate and create business in Hartford, the capital city of Connecticut. However, after a recent… Read More »
Starting a Business
Every year, thousands of people in the United States launch small businesses to sell their products or services. Although some of these businesses grow and become successful, many others fail. The more you know about starting and running a business, the greater the chance yours will be a successful enterprise. When you have made… Read More »
Tax Lien Purchases
One Hartford homeowner has lived in the same house for thirty-seven years. Butch Lewis raised his children in his home on Vine Street. When the drug dealers tried to take over the neighborhood, Lewis formed a neighborhood watch group and ran the drug dealers out. He plans to stay in his home for the… Read More »