On March 29th, 2018 Attorneys Greg Catarella and Al Kukol spoke at the Broome County Bar Association's Elder Law 2018 CLE. Greg presented on 'Medicaid Planning Tools', and Al spoke about 'The New Tax Rules.' Thank you for sharing your expertise with your fellow attorneys!

On March 28th, 2018 Attorney Scott Kurkoski presented at the Guilford Town Hall on Leasing Your Land for Wind Energy. The Guilford Town Board hosted this meeting for land owners to learn about concerns related wind energy agreements. Land owners in the Guilford area have been approached with offers to lease their land for the development of a wind energy project.Thank you Scott for this valuable information!

LGT Attorney Scott Kurkoski spoke at the 2018 NARO PA Convention on March 23rd. He spoke on "Real Property Severance of Oil and Gas Rights."  The 'Drilling Deeper' conference was a three day event held from March 21st to March 23rd in State College, PA. 

In 2009 a female employee at Broome Developmental Center commenced an action for sexual harassment. The case was tried before a jury in Broome County Supreme Court during the week of March 12th.  After 2 days of deliberations, the jury returned a verdict this past Monday (March 19th) against Broome Developmental Center, finding they failed to protect the female from the hostile work environment that arose from being a victim of sexual harassment as well as her reporting of the harassment. [...]

Costs of Some New Long-Term Care Insurance Policies Going Down in 2018 While long-term care insurance costs are up in general, some policies are going down in 2018, according to the 2018 Long Term Care Insurance Price Index, an annual report from the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI), an industry group. A married couple who are both 60 years old would pay an average of $3,490 a year combined for a total of $333,000 of long-term care insurance coverage when they reach [...]