• posted: Jul. 07, 2017
• Paul H. Begemann
• Criminal & Traffic Defense

  The use of wired funds for real estate closings is extremely common. Wired funds are immediately available, with no concerns regarding checks being forged, not clearing or being dishonored by Read More

• posted: Jun. 30, 2017
• Gesmonde, Pietrosimone & Sgrignari, L.L.C.
• Labor & Employment

 The legislature passed a bill expanding protections for pregnant employees. The bill, called “An Act Concerning Pregnant Women in the Workplace,” awaits Governor Malloy’s signature.  State law already makes it illegal Read More

• posted: Jun. 23, 2017
• Gesmonde, Pietrosimone & Sgrignari, L.L.C.
• Labor & Employment

In August 2016, the National Labor Relations Board  (“NLRB” or “Board”) ruled that graduate students and adjunct professors at private colleges and universities are employees and, therefore, can join unions. The Read More

• posted: Jun. 16, 2017
• Louis A. Crisci, Jr
• Elder Law,  Trusts,Estates,Wills & Probate

  Joint bank accounts/investment accounts are generally a good practice between spouses, with some exceptions; joint bank accounts/investments with children or others can be troublesome. Between spouses joint accounts work well Read More

• posted: Jun. 09, 2017
• Louis A. Crisci, Jr
• Injury & Accidents

  Let me start by stating that recent laws have made some changes to this living nightmare, but the changes appear to be aesthetic only. First, the rule: Within 24-48 hours Read More

• posted: Jun. 02, 2017
• Louis A. Crisci, Jr
• Trusts,Estates,Wills & Probate

  A Guardian is an adult appointed to oversee the affairs of a minor which is defined as one who is under the age of 18 years. There are three primary Read More

• posted: May 20, 2017
• Gesmonde, Pietrosimone & Sgrignari, L.L.C.
• Labor & Employment

  The Second Circuit (which covers Connecticut) recently issued a decision that may surprise you. In NLRB v. Pier Sixty, LLC, the court held that an employee’s Facebook post containing expletives Read More

• posted: May 11, 2017
• Louis A. Crisci, Jr
• Trusts,Estates,Wills & Probate

  A Conservator is a person appointed by a Probate Court to oversee medical and/or financial affairs of an adult. There are two types of conservatorships, voluntary and involuntary and then Read More

• posted: May 04, 2017
• John M. Gesmonde
• Labor & Employment

  Teachers and administrators well know that personal information about themselves is regularly acquired by school districts and sequestered in file cabinets or desk drawers within the environs of the superintendent’s Read More

• posted: Apr. 26, 2017
• Louis A. Crisci, Jr
• Trusts,Estates,Wills & Probate

The most common interaction with a Probate Court most people experience is when someone dies. If a person dies and has his or her name on an asset, with or Read More

• posted: Apr. 20, 2017
• Gesmonde, Pietrosimone & Sgrignari, L.L.C.
• Labor & Employment

  The Connecticut House of Representatives voted to pass a pay equity bill, and the Senate will have its opportunity to vote on the same bill soon. Even though the bill Read More

• posted: Apr. 13, 2017
• Louis A. Crisci, Jr
• Trusts,Estates,Wills & Probate

  The Probate Court system is a state law derivative of the judicial system designed to be user friendly for the non-attorney because of the broad range of sensitive matters it Read More

• posted: Apr. 04, 2017
• Louis A. Crisci, Jr
• Elder Law,  Trusts,Estates,Wills & Probate

Despite our legislature’s intent, more people own guns now than ever before. However, because of the voluminous restrictions on gun ownership, it is more crucial than ever that anyone owning Read More

• posted: Mar. 30, 2017
• Susan Baltimore Nobleman
• Elder Law

DO YOU SUSPECT AN ELDER IS AT RISK OF ABUSE, NEGLECT OR EXPLOITATION? There may be times when you suspect an elderly person is being abused, exploited or neglected; what Read More

• posted: Mar. 23, 2017
• Louis A. Crisci, Jr
• Elder Law

  A Care Contract is a valid agreement, preferably in writing, between a person, usually Mom or Dad who may need Medicaid(Title XIX )in the foreseeable future and others, usually children, Read More

• posted: Mar. 16, 2017
• Susan Baltimore Nobleman
• Elder Law

  Before discussing the legal practice known as “elder law”, it is useful to define what is meant by the word “elder.” In the legal sense, the definition depends on the Read More