With the start of the Medicare enrollment season here, more seniors are finding themselves baffled by an array of choices. How can you avoid making a mistake that may haunt you for the rest of your life? The launch of the new Medicare Plan Finder will be the only way to discover information about the […]
Continue reading…How You are Remembered May Hinge on Your Having a Will
If you think you don’t have a will, think again. You do. It may not be the one you wanted, but you have one. It’s the one that New York State (or Florida) thinks you want to have. You may not like that kinship generally governs the distribution of your assets. You may have a […]
Continue reading…Even Fools Know Medicare Can Be a Problem
Pre-retirement, many folks think they have only to enroll in Medicare and all will be well – including their health care budget. It would be great if it was that simple. It’s not. And not understanding how Medicare works and which plan to pick can make medical expenses a bigger part of a retirement budget […]
Continue reading…Stephen J. Silverberg Named By Super Lawyers Magazine as Top New York Metro Area Super Lawyer for 2019 in Elder Law
Congratulations to my colleagues who share with me the prestige of being named to the New York Metro Super Lawyers list for 2019 in Elder Law. It is an honor to be have been selected for the past eleven consecutive years. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from […]
Continue reading…Medicare Beneficiaries Get it Wrong – We Can Help
We see more and more of this– a man enrolls in Medicare Parts A and B at age 65. He’s in good health and decides he need not enroll in a Medigap plan. This is fine for a few years until he receives a cancer diagnosis. He calls his insurance agent in a panic, needing […]
Continue reading…STEPHEN J. SILVERBERG, ESQ. NAMED TO 2020 EDITION OF THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA© IN ELDER LAW
For the sixth consecutive year, I am honored to have been selected by my peers as one of the 2020 Best Lawyers in America© in the practice area of Elder Law. I thank my colleagues who nominated me to this select group of Elder Lawyers. As you may know, being selected by Best Lawyers doesn’t […]
Continue reading…Thank you Natalie Choate!
I want to thank my esteemed colleague Natalie Choate, who included the strategy I uncovered and developed in the latest edition of her book “Life and Death Planning for Retirement Benefits” (available at https://www.ataxplan.com or Amazon). Natalie is the national leader in planning for retirement benefits from qualified plans and IRA accounts; I am honored to call […]
Continue reading…What Is a Trustee Responsible For?
If you have been appointed as the trustee of a trust, consider it a vote of confidence in your judgment and trustworthiness. It is also a major responsibility. A trust is a legal arrangement through which one person (or an institution, such as a bank or law firm), called a “trustee,” holds legal title to […]
Continue reading…How To Prepare for Death or Disability
No one wants to face the fact that our loved ones will not be with us forever. Facing our own mortality is frightening as well. Although none of us wants to contemplate a time when we or a loved one might become disabled or die, it is important to be prepared. There are many steps […]
Continue reading…FREE Health Care Proxy for College – Age Children
For the second year, our office is pleased to offer a free health care proxy for college age kids. Parents always want to do everything they can to protect their children, but once a child turns 18, they are legally adults. Because of HIPAA regulations(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), parents have the same legal […]
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