Elder Law
Four BSF&B Partners Named 2024 Super Lawyers Honorees
Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP is proud to announce that four of its partners were once again selected to the annual Upstate New York Super Lawyers list: Managing Partner…
Read MoreBSF&B Partner Named to Top 50 Upstate New York Super Lawyers List
Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP (BSF&B) Partner Richard J. Shapiro has been named to the 2024 Top 50 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list for the first time. One…
Read MoreBSF&B promotes Susie Sohn to partner
Hudson Valley/Sullivan County Catskills law firm Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP has promoted associate attorney Susie Sohn to partner, effective September 1, 2023. “We are proud of Susie’s efforts…
Read MoreBSF&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…
Read MorePartner 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…
Read MorePartner 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…
Read MoreMedicaid 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…
Read MoreEstate 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.…
Read MoreWhat Will Be Your Cloud Story?
When presenting workshops and webinars over the past three decades, I often ask the audience, “Imagine you’ve died and are looking down from your cloud at your loved ones below.…
Read MoreFive BSF&B Partners Recognized by Super Lawyers
Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP is proud to announce that four of the firm’s partners — Managing Partner Michael S. Blustein and partners Richard J. Shapiro, Gardiner “Tad” Barone,…
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