by Jennifer Collins | Apr 26, 2022 | What We’re Thinking
The Social Security Administration released its first Equity Action Plan in mid-April in support of President Joe Biden’s priority of advancing equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity for everyone applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)...
by Dolores R. Schiesel | Aug 19, 2021 | What We’re Thinking
The collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condominiums in Surfside, Fla., has cycled out of the nightly news headlines, but the issues underlying the tragedy remain pressing—including for condo owners and associations in Connecticut. In a July story, Slate...
by Dolores R. Schiesel | Jun 15, 2021 | What We’re Thinking
Driving around the streets of our towns, you may have noticed more and more residences sporting solar panels. With incentives and promotions, many homeowners in the past 10 years or so have added solar panels to their homes, achieving savings in electric bills. With...
by John D. Tower | May 10, 2021 | What We’re Thinking
Arbitration and mediation are both examples of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) that are handled outside of the courtroom. Mediation can be used in many areas of the law, including divorce, personal injury and other litigation, property disputes, and more. While...
by Cramer & Anderson | Apr 13, 2021 | What We’re Thinking
UPDATE: We’re heartened to see the Senate pass legislation to more forcefully investigate hate crimes, especially those against members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community (AAPI), as the Washington Post reports. ORIGINAL POST: The killings of...
by Robert L. Fisher, Jr | Apr 5, 2021 | What We’re Thinking
Savvy thieves are able to forge documents, commit fraud, and steal the title/deed to your home, potentially to sell the property to someone else and reap the proceeds, or use their fraudulent ownership to access a lending tool and extract the home’s equity. Such an...
