Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP named Community’s Choice Law Firm
Blustein, Shapiro, Frank & Barone, LLP (BSF&B) is pleased to have been named the Community’s #1 Choice in the “Law Firm” category of the 2023 Middletown Community’s Choice Awards. BSF&B…
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 | 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…
Read MoreBSF&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…
Read MoreShapiro 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…
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 More$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…
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.…
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