A March 21 settlement in a lawsuit has resulted in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agreeing to restore a path to permanent residency for many Temporary Protected Status (TPS) beneficiaries that had been blocked by then-acting USCIS Director Ken Cuccinelli, according to a release on the settlement. TPS beneficiaries who were impacted by the […]
Cramer & Anderson Partner Mitchell J. Melnick has won an Unsung Heroes award from the Connecticut Law Tribune. Attorney Melnick, leader of Cramer & Anderson LLP’s Corporate and Business Department, is being honored for his behind-the-scenes work on the December 2021 acquisition of client Morse Watchmans and other major business and corporate transactions. Additionally, Trusts
Cramer & Anderson Partner Josh Weinshank has won a 2022 Distinguished Leaders award from the Connecticut Law Tribune. Attorney Weinshank, the firm’s Fairfield County Trust and Estate Planning and Administration Group Leader, is being honored for his vision and success in driving growth of Trust and Estate Planning business and guiding the firm’s expansion into Fairfield
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the designation of Ukraine for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months. Announced March 3, the designation is based on “Russia’s premeditated and unprovoked attack on Ukraine,” according to DHS. “TPS allows people from countries suffering from a humanitarian crisis to be able to remain in
Cramer & Anderson Partner Dan Casagrande provided testimony to a Feb. 25 public hearing in support of a bill pending before the Connecticut General Assembly. An Act Concerning Property Tax Exemptions for Property Used For Charitable Purposes (H.B. 5168), under review by the Joint Planning and Development Committee, was raised for four principal purposes:
Cramer & Anderson Partner Dan Casagrande’s new Connecticut Supreme Court brief, filed Feb. 8, represents the latest step in a major antitrust case he won in 2020. That decision overturned a decades-old precedent that said tying agreements for real estate brokerage fees violated the Connecticut Antitrust Act. The court ruled that evolution of antitrust law through federal
Cramer & Anderson LLP’s Oxford, Conn., based client Morse Watchmans, the industry leader in key control and asset management systems, was acquired in December 2021 by TouchPoint, Inc., a privately-held diversified global growth company focused on engineered products in growth markets where the touch point is a differentiating factor. Partner Mitchell J. Melnick, Corporate and
The Caring.com 2021 Wills and Estate Planning Study documented a trend familiar to Trust & Estate attorneys: Younger adults are embracing the wisdom of making a will and engaging in estate planning amid fears and uncertainty created by COVID-19. The study revealed that younger adults are 63 percent more likely to have a will than
Changes to the federal estate and gift tax laws that emerged from the U.S. House of Representatives as part of the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) have been removed from the latest version of the legislation. Key provisions to be dropped—at least for now—include dramatically lowering the estate and gift tax exemption amount, and
Did you know that in some cases the State’s Attorney prosecuting your case may offer to resolve it by having you make a charitable contribution instead of paying a speeding ticket? Not only that but the amount is often significantly lower than the fine. Additionally, the prosecutor will drop the charge, meaning there’s nothing on your record
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