Lenza Law Firm, PLLC

Lenza Law Firm, PLLC Lenza Law Firm, PLLC is a company dedicated solely to the practice of Estate and Legacy Planning , E

03/17/2020

As we all take some time to become accustomed to our new temporary world, I wanted to take a minute to update clients, existing and prospective on operations here at the firm. Luckily, measures have been in place for years allowing staff to work remotely, and as such all staff have been instructed to work from home until further notice beginning yesterday Monday, March 16, 2020. I am having all incoming phone calls re-routed so please know that calls will be taken and messages returned as usual. Understand that while actual physical office hours may be limited that all possible accommodations to clients will be made, including in-home appointments, phone consultations, video consultations and in-office appointments with recommended social distancing measures utilized. We will all get through this and be stronger as a community for it!

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01/14/2018
Estate Planning under the new Tax Code and Jobs Act or "Trump Tax Plan" - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning- Staten Island

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I’ve received many calls and e-mails from clients about whether there is a need to address pre-existing estate plans in the wake of the new changes that were recently signed into law by President Trump. While for most clients no changes will be necessary there are important things to consider. Und...

02/09/2017

Due to the inclement weather our office will be closed today, February 9, 2017. We will be re-opening tomorrow at 9 am.

What to do when a loved one passes away unexpectedly - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Plan...
11/30/2016
What to do when a loved one passes away unexpectedly - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning- Staten Island

What to do when a loved one passes away unexpectedly - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning- Staten Island

The emotional trauma of an unexpected death often includes a range of financial and legal issues which require timely attention. It is difficult enough for family members to handle the emotional trauma of a death, let alone taking the steps necessary to get these matters in order. First, you should…

Estate Taxes in a Donald Trump America - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning- Staten I...
11/24/2016
Estate Taxes in a Donald Trump America - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning- Staten Island

Estate Taxes in a Donald Trump America - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning- Staten Island

As we welcome President-Elect Trump into our lives as a key policy maker for the next four years I feel it wise to write about how his election may impact Estate Planning laws, rules and strategies. While it is too early to know what changes (if any) will actually be made, there are some things …

Transferring Assets into a Living Revocable Trust - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Plannin...
10/26/2016
Transferring Assets into a Living Revocable Trust - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning- Staten Island

Transferring Assets into a Living Revocable Trust - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning- Staten Island

As you likely have ready by now on this blog, our firm is a big proponent of utilizing various kinds of trust documents in a well designed Estate Plan. One popular trust used is called the Living Revocable Trust. It is also commonly referred to as a “Lifetime Trust”. The benefits of placing assets i...

Clear and Present Danger- the costly Estate Tax mistake that Tom Clancy made in his Estate Plan - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-E...
10/15/2016
Clear and Present Danger- the costly Estate Tax mistake that Tom Clancy made in his Estate Plan - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning- Staten Island

Clear and Present Danger- the costly Estate Tax mistake that Tom Clancy made in his Estate Plan - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning- Staten Island

If you are like me you enjoy a good military drama. One of the best authors in this genre that ever lived was Tom Clancy. His books were so riveting that many were converted over to the big screen, including the Hunt for Red October, Clear and Present Danger and Patriot Games. One thing that …

Six Myths about Social Security - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning- Staten Island
09/21/2016
Six Myths about Social Security - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning- Staten Island

Six Myths about Social Security - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning- Staten Island

I came across an excellent article on the AARP website today about some widely held myths about social security. Deciding when and how to take your social security benefits is a very important decision to make. In the overarching context of an Estate Plan the discussion of monthly available income...

Estate Planning for Young Families, what you NEED to know! - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicai...
09/20/2016
Estate Planning for Young Families, what you NEED to know! - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning- Staten Island

Estate Planning for Young Families, what you NEED to know! - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning- Staten Island

Now available on Amazon in paperback and on Amazon Kindle! About a year ago I made a decision to devote some serious time to creating a resource for young couples and young parents to introduce them to some key Estate Planning concepts. About 100 edited versions later I am proud to announce that the...

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09/19/2016

Timeline photos

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07/31/2016
Preventive Medicine for the Health of Your Estate - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and Medicaid Planning- Staten Island

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I often come across articles that I think would be particularly of interest for my clients and blog readers. This article is part of a discussion that I have with a lot of my physician clients in the context of their estate planning goals. It was written by my former classmate at Saint John’s …

Do you like Sriracha Sauce? Huge lawsuit could cause a shortage at some point if not resolved. http://www.dailynews.com/...
05/31/2016
Why Sriracha is facing another lawsuit, and a hefty bill, from the city of Irwindale

Do you like Sriracha Sauce? Huge lawsuit could cause a shortage at some point if not resolved.

http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20160527/why-sriracha-is-facing-another-lawsuit-and-a-hefty-bill-from-the-city-of-irwindale

Huy Fong Foods and the city of Irwindale are butting heads again. Two years after Irwindale officials dropped a lawsuit against the Sriracha hot sauce maker and suspended a resolution that

Read the blog post over at LenzaLawFirm.com about Prince and his will (or lack thereof)!
05/09/2016
Potential legal red tape over Prince's estate highlights importance of a will

Read the blog post over at LenzaLawFirm.com about Prince and his will (or lack thereof)!

With a will yet to surface, Prince's family faces a potentially long, costly and complex legal process to divvy up his assets, illustrating the importance of writing a will, even for those not leaving behind a multi-million dollar estate.

Watching someone suffer from Alzheimer's Disease is one of the most difficult thing to do. Learn more about the conditio...
03/30/2016
Understanding Alzheimer's Disease- Estate Planning and Elder Law - New York - Lenza Law Firm,...

Watching someone suffer from Alzheimer's Disease is one of the most difficult thing to do. Learn more about the condition in a short 3 minute video linked from this blog post.

A sad reality of my practice is that I often am faced with the realities of Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer’s Disease isn’t something that you just wake up with one day, as it is a gradual breakdown of the mind and often also begins to manifest itself in physical symptoms. Many people ask me about…

03/12/2016
Legal | The Graphics Academy

I had the great opportunity to work with the Graphics Academy and teach them about the legal aspects of their business!

By admin February 28, 2016 in Legal What to do When Clients Take Too Long to Give Feedback on Artwork Illustration by Holly Dinsdale This article is backed with legal research by our friend Matthew Lenza, who is an attorney practicing in the state of New York. Matthew’s research is based on English…

Estate Planning, Elder Law and Tax- Someone told me that the NY Estate Tax Exemption is being...
03/04/2016
Estate Planning, Elder Law and Tax- Someone told me that the NY Estate Tax Exemption is being...

Estate Planning, Elder Law and Tax- Someone told me that the NY Estate Tax Exemption is being...

I’ve spoken at length in the past about Estate Tax and why unless you are a high net worth individual it will likely not impact the distribution of your estate. In those prior posts I explained that there is both a federal tax exemption AND state tax exclusion for estates that contain less than a …

Elder Law and Social Security- Join my friend Bill Marco to discuss 2016 important changes! -...
02/20/2016
Elder Law and Social Security- Join my friend Bill Marco to discuss 2016 important changes! -...

Elder Law and Social Security- Join my friend Bill Marco to discuss 2016 important changes! -...

As you can imagine, in my practice I have an opportunity to work with a variety of financial professionals. One who I consider an expert on Social Security and it’s rules and regulations is a good friend of mine named Bill Marco, of Marco Wealth Strategies Group. I’ve mentioned him before but I want…

Estate Planning- What is a Pooled Trust? - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and...
02/19/2016
Estate Planning- What is a Pooled Trust? - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and...

Estate Planning- What is a Pooled Trust? - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and...

Whenever someone calls me and asks about a Pooled Trust, it becomes apparent pretty quickly that there is a lot of confusion and misinformation about how they work, who they are used for, and how to become involved in one. My hope is that I can clarify some things and give you a broad overview …

Estate Planning - Where should I keep my documents after they are signed? - Lenza Law Firm,...
02/06/2016
Estate Planning - Where should I keep my documents after they are signed? - Lenza Law Firm,...

Estate Planning - Where should I keep my documents after they are signed? - Lenza Law Firm,...

This week I want to answer a question that I get asked periodically by clients after they sign their documents. I’ve discussed here many times the importance of the creating a well crafted estate plan. Advance planning allows a person to select the agents that can make necessary decisions and the d…

This is amazing. A Chinese immigrant was SO good at forging masterpieces that he fooled the most trained experts in the ...
02/01/2016
NYC jury hears details of modern masters forgery scandal

This is amazing. A Chinese immigrant was SO good at forging masterpieces that he fooled the most trained experts in the world. He was paid less than $9,000.00 to re-create paintings in his garage that eventually were sold at Sothebys for 8+ million dollars. Absolutely amazing story.

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City jury is hearing about a scandal in the art world that featured a Chinese immigrant who forged fakes of modern masters in his garage. The civil trial stems from a lawsuit brought by Domenico…

As a former legal research and writing professor I think this is absolutely amazing. There is such a treasure trove of l...
01/29/2016
‘Free the Law’ will provide open access to all

As a former legal research and writing professor I think this is absolutely amazing. There is such a treasure trove of learning within those old dusty books that teach us about where we have come from and where we are headed.

A collaboration between Harvard Law School and Ravel Law has created a program called “Free the Law,” which will make American law open and publicly available to anyone with Internet access for the first time in history.

Attention Seniors: STOP SHOVELING SNOW! - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and...
01/25/2016
Attention Seniors: STOP SHOVELING SNOW! - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and...

Attention Seniors: STOP SHOVELING SNOW! - Lenza Law Firm, PLLC-Estate Planning, Elder Law and...

Over this past weekend, during the height of the Blizzard of 2016 which covered a huge portion of the eastern United States, I sat between snow cleaning trips on my warm couch watching the local news and sadly knew what was coming. I knew that the news reports would start to trickle in with fatalit…

01/23/2016

I'm going to step out of the law firm aspect of this page for a minute and just remind everyone during a blizzard like the one we are currently experiencing here in NYC that it is of vital importance that we check on our elderly friends and neighbors. A simple phone call or a knock on the door can save a life.

The New York Bar Foundation needs your help to fund non-profit legal initiatives in: *Domestic Violence*Homelessness Pre...
01/19/2016
Foundation Campaign Annual Meeting 2016 | Give Now!

The New York Bar Foundation needs your help to fund non-profit legal initiatives in:
*Domestic Violence
*Homelessness Prevention
*Veterans Access to Services

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Give Now! Have an impact! Make a ripple...The Foundation has provided millions of dollars in grants to hundreds of non-profit organizations across New York that provide desperately needed legal services to those who are without means themselves to obtain the services of counsel. We assist organiza…

One last post about Powerball as the craze dies down. I actually had a former client call me last week and ask whether t...
01/16/2016
Should lottery winners' names be secret? States debate issue

One last post about Powerball as the craze dies down. I actually had a former client call me last week and ask whether they would have to come forward publicly if they won the jackpot. Wishful thinking by them but it is worth thinking about.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/157d3bbcece64a2cafcd3f5d2f81bfd4/should-lottery-winners-names-be-secret-states-debate-issue

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Even a jackpot isn't enough to buy anonymity for many lottery winners, whose names are often made public by state law. But now it's becoming increasingly possible for big winners to hide their identity,…

What estate planning issues do I need to discuss with my ex-spouse?
01/15/2016
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What estate planning issues do I need to discuss with my ex-spouse?

Think twice about writing that scathing online review. $350k? Ouch.
01/14/2016
Lawyer Sues Client Over Bad Online Review, Wins $350,000

Think twice about writing that scathing online review. $350k? Ouch.

One of your most important assets is your reputation. And with more and more potential clients looking to the Internet when researching attorneys, online reviews can have a big impact on your practice. But usually, when a disgruntled client...

Be careful - it's not as simple as sharing a pizza. Although I'm sure all of my clients would love to have this kind of ...
01/14/2016
Legal issues to know about before that Powerball office pool

Be careful - it's not as simple as sharing a pizza. Although I'm sure all of my clients would love to have this kind of "problem"

The Powerball jackpot has now reached a record $1.5 billion, as ticket sales continue ahead of the big drawing on Wednesday.

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The Leto Family, would like to Extend Our Thank you, Lenza Law Firm & Staff, knowledge of elder law and the professional and prompt manner in which you handled are to be commended. You responded to all of our questions in a timely and professional manner. You kept us informed every step of the way during the process and most important of all, you saved the family a great deal of income that we never could have saved without your help and guidance. I will recommend you to anyone who needs expert advice concerning elder law. It has been our pleasure to work with Lenza Law Firm. If anyone needs these services please Contact Lenza Law Firm, PLLC located 110 South Ave, Staten Island, New York

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The Leto Family
Big thank yous to Lenza Law Firm, PLLC for their generous Triple donation in support of the Ozana Realty Group softball fundraiser game against The HOME Team of Freedom Mortgage this Saturday! 😊🥎