I will be starting off my “Book Tour” for my book “Onward and Upward: Guide for Getting Through New York Divorce & Family Law Issues” at my BNI Chapter on March 29, 2016 from 6:00pm to 7:30pm at Club 101 located at 101 Park Avenue (at 41st and Park Avenue, just a block south of Grand Central Station). I will be …
Alleged Violation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)? Seeking a Civil Monetary Penalty in Lieu of Permanent Disqualification
Accepting SNAP benefits allows a retailer to provide staple foods to members of the community who would be otherwise unable to afford basics. Being licensed to accept SNAP benefits also comes with the responsibility of ensuring that all SNAP regulations are followed. This includes ensuring that employees do not allow customers to use SNAP benefits for unauthorized items, such as …
Thinking About Getting a “Virtual Office”?
For you attorneys and entrepreneurs out there, I recently wrote a guest blog post for Law Firm Suites on “How My Decision to Practice Law from a Virtual Office Jump Started My Law Firm“. Although it is focused on New York City law practices, it can be helpful for any type of entrepreneur. The reality for me is that I …
The What, Where, and How of Collecting Personal Information in Your Website’s Privacy Policy
Ensuring that your website has an effective privacy policy includes providing users with detailed information regarding: (1) what information will be collected, (2) how the information will be collected, (3) where the collected information will be stored, and (4) how the information will be protected. What Information is Collected The type of information collected by a website will differ based …
Required Documentation for a Custom Crush Winery
This presentation on wine and vineyard law was given to the National Business Institute (NBI) last fall. Below is an except from the presentation’s materials found here. The entire lecture from the day-long educational conference can be ordered from NBI here. Under federal law, each type of winery has its own set of documents that must be submitted to the …
Lawline Lecture: Overview of New York Animal Welfare Law
I gave this Lawline lecture last December on New York farm animal welfare law. I first talk about animal welfare laws from the national perspective and then move into New York specifically. I think it helps to see the forest for the trees and better understand where New York fits in nationally with these issues. I discuss both misdemeanor and …
Animal Abuse Registry in New York City
In 2014, New York City started to require registration in a database for all persons convicted of an animal abuse crime. The law requires that any person 18 years of age or older that is convicted of an animal abuse crime to register with the database within five days of conviction or release from incarceration. Any person required to register …
Alleged Violation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)? Creating an Effective Training Policy for Retailers Accepting SNAP Benefits
One of the most important parts of becoming an authorized retailer that accepts SNAP benefits is to ensure that employees are properly trained in the policies of accepting food stamps. The United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) requires that all SNAP authorized firms be able to demonstrate that there is an established training policy in place as well as a …
Important Information to Include in Your Website’s Privacy Policy
A Privacy Policy is important to every website regardless of the purpose of the website. It creates transparency on the part of the website about the information they collect which in return provides trust on the part of the users of the website. In order to create a competent Privacy Policy, the website owners should be sure to include (1) …
Recording Available for Food & Ag Law Insurance CLE
One of the most common questions that I get from food and farm clients has to do with insurance. It affects every kind of business (including law practices!). It’s important for food and agriculture lawyers to have a cursory understanding on the breadth of issues that can arise with insurance in dealing with food and agriculture clients. Because of this, …
Recording Available for ABA Webinar on Intellectual Property for the Food and Ag Lawyer
For those of you who missed it, the recording of the intellectual property (“IP”) webinar that I moderated for the American Bar Association (“ABA”) General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division’s Agriculture Law Committee last November is now available for purchase. Even though I love participating in the live webcasts in case I have a question to ask, recordings are …
Sample Mediation Chapter from the New Family Law Book
I’m excited to share a sample chapter of my newest book, “Onward and Upward: Guide for Getting Through Divorce & Family Law Issues.” You can find my chapter on Mediation, here or here. Mediation can be a great form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) to help people through any type of family law dispute including child custody and parenting time disputes, …