Archive for November, 2015

8 Essential Rules for Going Into Business With Family

We’re a week away from the kickoff of the holiday season – Thanksgiving – and so thoughts inevitably turn not just to fowl, fixin’s, and football, but also to that other big “F” word – FAMILY. You may find yourself talking turkey with your brother about a fabulous business idea…






Are You a Target? Street Savvy Tips to Avoid Fraud

Last weekend there was a New York Times article with a headline that read, “Real Estate Shell Companies Scheme to Defraud Owners of Their Own Homes.” The piece went on to describe a series of scams perpetrated in my birthplace of Brooklyn, New York, and highlighted the degree to which…






What the Mets’ World Series Loss Teaches Us About Law & Life

I’m a lifelong New York Mets fan, going back to 1969 when I was six years old, and the “Miracle Mets” came “outta no-whair” to win the World Series. So it was with great anticipation and as much hope that I spent most of the last two months watching baseball…