Schwartz, Ponterio & Levenson, PLLC
Schwartz, Ponterio & Levenson, PLLC
Music can help sets the tone in a place of business. The right playlist could motivate your employees to do better at their jobs or could even make shoppers feel more enthusiastic about spending their money. Whether you run a large retail facility or a small corner...
When you hire an attorney to represent you in New York, you expect them to organize the facts of your case efficiently so the rest of the process can follow. Finding out that your case cannot proceed because it did not meet requirements, deadlines or expectations can...
Every area of law has the potential for malpractice claims. However, there are a few areas that tend to see higher numbers than others. According to the Expert Institute, real estate, business transactions, trusts and estates, and corporate and securities are the four...
Your intellectual property may be just as valuable to your business as your real estate and equipment, or perhaps even more. However, many people continue to show no regard for copyright law or the impact of their behavior. If you have concerns about the misuse of...
No matter who you work with, mistakes can happen. While most clients do not want to think that their lawyer would make a mistake, it does happen. If you suffered harm because of a lawyer’s mistake, you may have to determine whether it was a mistake or malpractice. The...
Much like medical malpractice, legal malpractice happens when a New York City attorney does not do what they are supposed to according to their professional and ethical conduct standards. In many cases, that leads to their client being hurt by their actions, which...
It likely comes as no surprise that many lawyers are busy people. In fact, one of the most common complaints that clients have when dealing with lawyers is how long it can take the lawyer to respond to them. In some cases this may be a minor annoyance, but it may also...
When dealing with a mishandled case, you may immediately believe legal malpractice or negligence is to blame. You may have also heard the term breach of fiduciary duty thrown around before. While the two terms often end up conflated, they are actually separate things....
Sampling is not a new phenomenon. Though it peaked in the 1980s, many popular songs today get their start with samples. But as the years have gone by, copyright law has tightened management of sampling. Thus, sampling sometimes stands on the line between legal and...
Researching the history of a home can be a major undertaking, which is why people looking to buy a piece of real estate hire a lawyer to conduct due diligence on the property. Due diligence should discover, among other things, whether a residence has any liens on it....
