White Plains Legal Issues Blog

Raising a child can be challenging, and there are many risks that kids will face throughout their entire childhood. Sadly, traffic accidents are one of the most common ways in which young children are injured or killed, and these fatalities and injuries occur at an alarming rate. As a parent, it is imperative for you to understand the risks that your child faces on the road and do everything you can to reduce the probability of a collision. Sadly, even if you take every precautionary measure, an accident may still occur and be devastating for your family.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 128,000 children under the age of 12 were injured in motor vehicle wrecks over the course 2016. Furthermore, more than 700 children in this age group passed away during the same year. The CDC points out that many children ride in vehicles without being properly restrained at some point, whether they are not in an appropriate car seat or they are not wearing a seat belt.

Working with a lawyer in White Plains on a legal matter can be a daunting process, particularly due to the amount of information you may be required to share with your attorney. It is easy to understand why you may be hesitant to disclose certain information to a person with whom you do not have an established relationship; many of those that we here at Bashian & Farber, LLP have worked with in the past have the same concern. Yet in order for your attorney to provide you with the best possible representation, they need to know all the details related to your case.

Attorney-client privilege allows you the comfort in knowing that you can share information with an attorney without the fear of it being disclosed to the public. The American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct state that your attorney is only allowed to reveal information related to your representation if you give your consent, or such consent is implied in your orders to carry out your representation. In the latter case, your attorney should typically consult with you prior to any disclosures so as to avoid the appearance of any improprieties. 

In 2015, many New Yorkers celebrated the landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriages. However, like any other marriages, many of these ended in divorce. This is about where the similarity ends as LGBT divorcees face unique problems that others do not.

According to Forbes, one of the main problems is deciding how to split the property. This may sound like any other divorce problem, but this is actually what makes LGBT cases so unique. Here's why. There were many couples living together monogamously for decades like married couples, but without the paperwork. In these instances, couples may have bought property together or have other entangled assets, such as those related to retirement plans. This makes separation a lot more complicated.

Sherry Levin Wallach, who leads the firms Women's Law Group, is a tireless advocate for the legal rights of New Yorkers in more ways than one. Not only is she an expert in criminal defense, but she is a frequent lecturer and organizer for continuing legal education. Most recently, Sherry who is Secretary of the New York State Bar Association is co-chairing its Task Force on Incarceration Release Planning and Programs. This includes examining re-entry planning and programming in preparation for and after, a person's release from incarceration. The Task Force focused its report on several aspects of re-entry planning and programs including housing, education, assisted outpatient treatment for people with mental illness, the barriers faced by people with sex offense convictions, funding and the importance of having formally incarcerated people intricately involved in all aspects of re-entry planning and programs.