George W. Collins, Jr. named Top 100 Attorney
America's Top 100 LLC re-selected George W. Collins, Jr. in 2018 to America's Top 100 Attorney's in Upstate New York. Collins is a senior trial partner at Bouvier Law, LLP who handles a variety of tort litigation matters, including personal injury in the context of...
Divorce Court is Actually Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the only court that handles divorce cases, and a Supreme Court judge is the only person who can legally grant a divorce. You cannot get a divorce in Family Court. Although Family Court cannot give you a divorce, you can go...
What is a Health Care Proxy?
Under Section 2981 of the Public Health Law of the State of New York, an individual may appoint someone (an agent) that he or she trusts, for example, a family member or close friend, to make decisions with regard to medical treatment if the subject person of the...
Do I Really Need a Lawyer to File a Social Security Disability (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY APPLICATIONS CLAIMS AND APPEALS: Do I Really Need a Lawyer to File a Social Security Disability (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)? From the desk of John P. Luhr Attorneys handling Social Security Disability claims will often...