Patient Advocacy Groups Support Legislation to Eliminate Two-Year Medicare Waiting Period
The Coalition to End the Two-Year Wait for Medicare enthusiastically supports the introduction of the Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2009. The Act would eliminate the current [...]
Living Trusts provide valuable estate planning benefits
The Revocable Living Trust has been growing in popularity as an estate planning tool for several years. The trend toward making a Living Trust an important element of an estate [...]
Medicaid planning and the look-back period
While the subject may be difficult to think about, it remains a fact that most people will spend some portion of their lifetimes in an assisted care facility. The possibility [...]
Bernard A. Krooks to be Featured Speaker at Estate Planners Day 2009 in New York City
Bernard A. Krooks has been invited to be the featured speaker at Estate Planners Day 2009, an event sponsored by the Estate Planning Council of New York City. Mr. Krooks [...]
Some Important Updates about H-1B Visas
Houston immigration attorney Annie Banerjee has some breaking news about H-1B visas. The H-1B visa, or specialty occupation work visa, is a non-immigrant temporary status given to individuals in a [...]
The Strange Case of John Demjanjuk Perplexes Houston Area Immigration Lawyer
The impending deportation of accused Nazi death camp guard, Demjanjuk, is a long time in coming. But why did it take so long? Houston immigration lawyer Annie Banerjee has some [...]
Houston Area Immigration Lawyer weighs in on American Gulags
Annie Bannerjee decries the deaths of detainees in ICE custody, as well as inadequate medical practices leading to negligent care of detainees. “I hate the term ‘gulag’ when applied to [...]
Health Care at Detention Facilities Too Often Problematic
Immigration advocates have criticized conditions at detention centers where ICE detainees are housed. Beware the Ides of March, especially if you’re a detainee being sheltered in a detention center or [...]
Don’t Let Your Loved One’s Online Passwords Get Lost
Recording and saving online passwords in a safe place should be a foremost consideration and an integral part of long-term care estate planning should your loved one become incapacitated or [...]
The Wisdom of Leaving a Video Legacy
Elder Law attorneys are increasingly including video and other forms of tangible legacy as part of the estate plans they prepare. An estate planner’s office must necessarily be about death, [...]