Amanda Leone

September 11, 2020 | New York Law Journal

For many families, the pandemic not only torpedoed vacation plans and dashed hopes for a "normal" school year, it also forced many of us to confront somber topics such as illness, death and incapacitation in ways that we may not have before. This is especially true for parents of children with special needs or cognitive disabilities.

By Yolanda Kanes, Maryann Stallone and Amanda Leone

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January 21, 2020 | New York Law Journal

While the New York legislature may have had the best of intentions when it drafted and enacted the elective share statute, over the last decade, opportunistic individuals have increasingly abused the statute to take advantage of our most vulnerable citizens: the elderly.

By Yolanda Kanes, Maryann Stallone and Amanda Leone

9 minute read