Blogs/News

BSF&B Partners Earn Super Lawyers Recognition

Four of Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP’s partners — Managing Partner Michael S. Blustein and partners Richard J. Shapiro, Gardiner “Tad” Barone, and William A. Frank — have been named to the 2023 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list....

Partner Richard Shapiro featured on Oldies 98.9 WGNY-FM | Importance of Reviewing your Estate Plan

Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP Partner Richard Shapiro recently joined Bob O. on “Oldies 98.9FM, The Hudson Valley’s Real Oldies Station” to review the importance of estate planning and elder law. Have you taken a reverse mortgage? Do your...

BSF&B welcomes Mehvish Maqbool as associate attorney

Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP (BSF&B) is pleased to announce the addition of Mehvish Maqbool to its team of attorneys. Maqbool, who joined the BSF&B team in 2021, completed her Juris Doctor degree and earned a certification in Real...

Shapiro featured on Oldies 98.9 | Revocable & Irrevocable Trusts, Health Care Proxy & more

Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP Partner Richard Shapiro recently joined Bob O. on “Oldies 98.9FM, The Hudson Valley's Real Oldies Station” to explain the basics of estate planning and elder law, and discuss the importance of proactive planning. In...

Partner Richard Shapiro featured on Oldies 98.9 WGNY-FM | Last Wills & Testaments, Trusts, and more

Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP Partner Richard Shapiro recently joined Bob O. on “Oldies 98.9FM, The Hudson Valley's Real Oldies Station” to explain the basics of estate planning and elder law, and discuss the importance of proactive planning. In...

Partner Richard Shapiro featured on Oldies 98.9 WGNY-FM | Nursing Home Costs, Medicaid Planning

Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP Partner Richard Shapiro recently joined Bob O. on “Oldies 98.9FM, The Hudson Valley's Real Oldies Station” to explain the basics of estate planning and elder law, and discuss the importance of proactive planning. In...

$500K in Community Foundation Scholarships for Class of 2023

A total of 240 scholarships worth more than $500 thousand will be awarded from 140 funds at the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan (CFOS) this spring. High school seniors and adults returning to college are encouraged to apply now...

Medicaid Asset Protection Trust: The “Swiss Army Knife” of Estate Planning

Given the escalating costs of long-term care (in 2022 Orange County nursing homes cost an average of over $13,000 per month), people are anxious to shelter their hard-earned assets from the potentially devastating financial effects of a lengthy stay in...

Estate Planning the Right Way

Almost every week, I receive a call that goes something like this: “Hello Mr. Shapiro, my name is Mary Jones. I need to update my will. It’s a simple will. I know exactly what I want to do, so can...