State Liquor Authority: Electronic Filing – Alcohol Beverage Control Law A wave of the future is washing over the State Liquor Authority. Governor Cuomo recently signed into law an amendment to the Alcohol Beverage Control Law that provides for the electronic filing of brand label registrations. Brand or trade name label registrations were required to be…
Is Political Corruption Even Illegal Anymore? Recent overturned convictions of Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver leave many New Yorkers frustrated and wondering if its public servants will ever be held accountable for using their offices for personal gain. Dean Skelos, former New York State Senate Majority Leader, was convicted in 2015 on Federal corruption charges…
When Foreclosure Comes Knocking, Answer It! The foreclosure crisis is behind us, right? Nope. Foreclosures are not in the news much anymore, but many Hudson Valley homeowners are still facing the loss of their homes through foreclosure. While the most recent report of the Chief Administrator of New York Courts (2016) shows that the number…
It’s Happy Hour at the NY State Legislature for Brewers, Distillers, and Cideries You can’t swing a hand-crafted artisan cocktail or local craft beer around the Hudson Valley without hitting a farm distillery or farm brewery. And it’s wonderful! The farm distillery, farm brewery, farm cidery, and farm winery industries and their “New York…
Facing Foreclosure Without Freaking Out If you are facing mortgage foreclosure, you do have options. There are two sides to foreclosure defense – the procedural track before the Court and the dealings with the lender on workout options. Here, we are focusing on the workout options, but a borrower should note that there are…
