Unraveling Scams: Protecting Yourself Online
What will the next scam be? On a daily basis, I receive emails stating how lucky I am to have won $1,000,000 or perhaps a brand new Lexus or a free trip to the Caribbean! My home phone (yes one…
The Importance of Estate Planning for College Students
If you are about to send a child off to college, you're probably extremely busy with shopping, buying textbooks, and dealing with other stressful tasks. But there is one more thing you should do to prepare your child; ask your son/daughter…
The Fight for NYC Special Needs Rights
The New York City special-needs community won a big long-standing fight last month, when Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an end to the unfair treatment faced by too many children with special needs and their parents at the hands of…
Raising Awareness for ALS: Taking the Ice Bucket Challenge
Watch the law firm of Vincent J. Russo & Associates take the ALS ICE BUCKET Challenge I was recently nominated by my summer intern, Danny Mayper, to take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. I happily accepted and decided to challenge my staff to…
Should nursing homes evict the elderly?
A nursing home should not have to throw a resident out on the street to show undue hardship. There is no reason. There are other ways to prove undue hardship without rendering an elderly resident homeless. The New York State Department…
Why Should I Hire a Professional?
There are reasons to hire a professional to help with your long term care insurance claims. One important reason is the possibility of backfiling, which is confusing to most policyholders and their families. What exactly is backfiling? Backfiling is when…
IRA RMD Rules Explained: Navigating Your First Distribution
What year should you take your first IRA Required Minimum Distribution (“RMD”)? Is the answer always the year you turn 70 ½? It may not be so simple. Generally, for IRAs, the beginning date of your first RMD is April 1…
Are Veterans being left to die?
Thousands of sick Veterans are being left without treatment while the administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs tries to get its act together. Is this how we treat our heroes and heroines? According to an audit of 731 Veterans…
Bridging the Gap: Special Educational Needs Explained
There are 6.5 million special-education students in the U.S. today, and is seems that most are falling behind because of the new Common Core standards. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reported "Two-thirds of students with disabilities are performing well below grade level…
Vincent’s Interview: Expert Insights on the Home Closing Process
Tell us a little bit about your experience, firm's history and the areas of law that you practice. Vincent J. Russo & Associates, P.C. is a law firm dedicated to providing our clients with the highest level of professionalism, personalized…