Revisiting New York’s Changes to Spousal Support

Jeffrey Reina, a senior partner and the chairman of Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria’s Matrimonial Department, wrote a guest column that appears in the October 3 issue of the Buffalo Law Journal. In “Changes to spousal maintenance, a year later”, Mr. Reina revisits New York State’s newest Domestic Relations Law on the first anniversary of its passage. This law restructured how spousal support and child support are calculated, as well as how some marital assets are divided after a divorce.
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Trip and Fall: Appeal Won for Individual Injured at Work

If you have been injured due to another person’s negligence, it is possible that your case could go to trial if a settlement cannot be reached. When this happens, a judge or jury may render an unfavorable verdict. If that occurs, your case is not necessarily over. An appellate attorney may be able to get you the results you deserve by appealing the adverse result. Read on to learn more about an appeal in a trip and fall case that Lipsitz Green Scime Cambria’s attorneys won on behalf of an injured client.
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What the Defend Trade Secrets Act Means for Your Business

Senior partner and intellectual property attorney Jonathan Brown wrote a guest column that appears in the July 11 issue of the Buffalo Law Journal. “Law provides new tools to protect trade secrets” describes a new federal law, called the Defend Trade Secrets Act, recently signed into effect by President Obama. The DTSA is the first federal civil cause of action regarding misappropriation of trade secrets and it provides some consistency and predictability to their protection.


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