Friday’s Food for Thought: Acting as a caregiver for a sick friend or family member can be a beautiful & loving act, but it can also be incredibly stressful for the caregiver. If the stress of caregiving is left unchecked, it can take a [...]
If you’re attending the New York State Bar Association‘s Annual Meeting & Expo today at the New York Hilton Midtown, you’ll want to make sure you attend the panel discussion on “Lawyer Well-Being: Ethical Considerations” at 11:30 am. Meier Law Firm, PLLC attorney Theresa Marangas will be one of [...]
The nomination period is now open for the Times Union’s Best of the Capital Region awards for 2020! If you’ve been satisfied with the legal services the Meier Law Firm, PLLC has provided you, we’d appreciate you letting your friends & neighbors in the Capital Region know [...]
Imagine you were in a horrible accident or suddenly became ill. You’re fragile and unable to make critical decisions about your health. What would happen next? Nobody likes thinking about such dire scenarios. But that doesn’t mean you should ignore them. One of the best [...]
Monday’s Motivation What a fabulous idea: a Florida restaurant has debuted a dementia-friendly dining experience. Once a week, the restaurant hosts an evening catered to individuals with dementia and their caretakers: https://wnyt.com/health/dementia-friendly-dining-debuts-in-florida/5622414/ I love this novel way of addressing the isolation that those with dementia [...]
Friday’s Food for Thought: For families impacted by Alzheimers, these newly invented shoes – which include a GPS tracker – could be a useful tool, but the article also raises interesting ethical concerns: https://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/newly-invented-shoes-with-gps-to-track-elderly-family-members-with-alzheimers-and-prevent-them-from-getting-lost/?utm_source=JERF What are you thoughts on using a device like this to prevent a loved one with [...]
Meier Law Firm Attorney Theresa Marangas will be part of the panel discussing “Lawyer Well-Being: Ethical Considerations” at the New York State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in New York City next Thursday, January 30th at 11:30 am at the New York Hilton Midtown. If you [...]
Wednesday’s Wisdom: If you’ve heard the term “probate” before but aren’t sure what that *really* means, check out this article for short & simple explanation of probate: https://www.edwardjones.com/preparing-for-your-future/estate-inheritance/probate.html *While we find this article to be a helpful introduction to the concept of [...]
When she died last summer, socialite, philanthropist and horse-racing enthusiast Marylou Whitney left $17.2 million to her children, homes to 2 employees and the rest of her vast fortune to her husband. Whitney’s will, which was filed December 12th in Ballston Spa, included an admonishment to [...]
When a loved one enters a nursing home, it is critical that you know and understand all of your loved ones rights as a nursing home resident so you can effectively advocate on their behalf. Lately, our firm is fielding an increasing number of calls [...]