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Open Building Permits: Home Buyers and Sellers Beware

Open building permits are yet another potential stumbling block to smooth and trouble free home sales. With the housing market in Connecticut continuing its surge, encountering these hurdles has become widespread. It’s essentially a standard now for attorneys handling real estate transactions to advise clients to commission municipal inspections. While many sellers and buyers might […]

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The Differences Between Arbitration and Mediation

 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 mediators have no power to resolve or decide a dispute, they often succeed in

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Family Law Partner Ken Taylor Certified in Divorce Mediation

Cramer & Anderson Divorce & Family Law Partner Ken Taylor recently completed a 40-hour training course through the Connecticut Council for Non-Adversarial Divorce to become certified in divorce mediation. “We had experts in mediation, experts in social work, and experts in psychology make presentations,” Attorney Taylor explained. “We explored the different models of mediation, and how

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Cramer & Anderson Partner Chris Sochacki Certified in Mediation

Cramer & Anderson Partner Christopher Sochacki recently completed a 40-hour mediation certificate training program offered by the Quinnipiac University School of Law Center on Dispute Resolution. Mediation is an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) tool that provides a productive and far less expensive process for resolving a dispute than litigation. The goal of mediation is not necessarily

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Attorney Hirschfield and New Milford Presenting COVID-19 Relief Event for Homeowners, Renters and Landlords

Cramer & Anderson Partner Jim Hirschfield and Karen Pollard, New Milford’s Director of Economic Development, will lead a live Google Meet discussion Sept. 3 about COVID-19 relief for landlords, homeowners, and renters in Connecticut. The 10 a.m. event can accommodate up to 250 participants. In late August, Gov. Ned Lamont announced an extension of Connecticut’s ban on evictions until Oct. 1 to protect tenants

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COVID-19 Relief for Connecticut Renters, Landlords

UPDATE: In a Sept. 30 executive order, Governor Lamont extended the eviction moratorium to Jan. 1, 2021, as well as extending other provisions affecting landlords and tenants in previous executive orders. ORIGINAL POST: Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced plans Aug. 20 to extend the state’s ban on evictions for six more weeks as a way of protecting

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Firm Donates $1,000 to Provide Meals for the Homeless at FISH

Cramer & Anderson has donated $1,000 to provide dinners for patrons of FISH NWCT, which operates the largest emergency homeless shelter in northwestern Connecticut. The donation is part of a Litchfield County Bar Association program called LCBA Dinners For FISH, in which law firms sponsor meals prepared by area restaurants, or donate to sponsor grocery runs, “to help the most vulnerable members of

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Covid-19 and Workers’ Compensation: Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How does Workers’ Compensation work in the state of Connecticut? A: Workers’ Compensation is designed to protect employees that are injured or exposed to disease while in the course and scope of their employment. It provides wage replacement benefits for lost time from work and covers all related medical bills to treat the injury. Q: If

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Cramer & Anderson, New Milford VNA Sponsor Networking Event

Cramer & Anderson joins New Milford VNA & Hospice and VNA Home Inc. in sponsoring the next Greater New Milford Chamber of Commerce Business Scene on Thursday, Jan. 30, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Greca Mediterranean Kitchen + Bar in New Milford. The informal networking event for business people in Greater New Milford is free and open to the public. “The

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