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New Beginnings: School Year, Rosh Hashanah & Estate Planning
September always feels like a season of beginnings. For many families, the start of the school year brings new teachers, new routines,...
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Estate Planning for Digital Assets & Cryptocurrencies
Planning for the Future is Complicated Enough, So Why Do I Need to Worry about Passwords, Private Keys, and the Like? For better or...
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Planning Ahead: Solo Aging and Estate Planning
Not long ago, I met with a client in her late 60s—we’ll call her Susan. She never married, had no children, and lives independently in...
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The Overlooked Role of Life Insurance in Estate Planning
In a previous post, I shared how I updated my estate plan after the birth of my daughter. Not long after, I also increased my life...
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Planning with Heart: The Importance of Special Needs Trusts (and How to Avoid Common Mistakes)
Just a few blocks from my office, there’s a special place that never fails to lift my spirits: Café Joyeux on 52nd Street off Lexington...
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Estate Planning as a New Parent
My wife and I just welcomed our fourth child - a baby girl after three boys - and took the opportunity to update our wills and estate...
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The New Parenting Puzzle: Legal Essentials for Today’s Adult Children
At one time, becoming 18 or 21 meant charting your own path in the world - building careers, starting families, and developing financial...
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How Do We Want to Spend Our Money?
My wife and I often discuss what kind of values we want to instill in our children and how we imagine the future in 20 or 30 years. What...
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Michael J. Greenberg Named a SuperLawyers Rising Star for Eighth Year in a Row
Michael J. Greenberg is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has named him a “2024 New York Metro Rising Stars.” Michael has appeared...
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Communication about Inheritance is Key to Avoid Sibling Rivalry
I love my job as an estate planning attorney and I am lucky to be in a field that is much more collaborative and less adversarial than...
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Committed Unmarried Partners
A few weeks ago, we attended the “Wedding” of one of my wife’s close childhood friends. I put the word “Wedding” in quotation marks...
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After an Early Stage Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Your Spouse or Parent Was Just Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s or Dementia - What Do You Do Now? Earlier in the month, I attended the National...
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Reflections on Social Work
We celebrated Social Work Month throughout March. I was so happy to be able to join some of my friends and colleagues at The Bristal at...
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Welcome to Michael J. Greenberg P.C. Newsletter – With Recent Happenings
Welcome to our firm's newsletter, a way to keep you up-to-date on the latest developments in Estate Planning, Elder Law, and at our firm...
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Michael J. Greenberg Named a Super Lawyers Rising Star for Seventh Year in a Row
Michael J. Greenberg is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has named him a “2023 New York Metro Rising Stars.” Michael has appeared...
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Thinking of Selling a Home? Estate Planning Considerations for 2023 and Beyond
Two weeks ago, I spoke to a group of the top real estate agents of Keller Williams in NYC. My presentation “Estate Planning 101:...
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2023 Estate Tax Limits Announced
Trends from Prior Years Continue The IRS has announced an $860,000 increase per person in the amount of an estate that is exempt from...
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Why You Should Consider a Prenup or Postnup for Your Second Marriage
A second marriage is such a beautiful opportunity. After the pain of a divorce or the loss of a beloved spouse, you are so fortunate to...
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Michael J. Greenberg Named a Super Lawyers Rising Star for Sixth Year in a Row
Michael J. Greenberg is pleased to announce that Super Lawyers has named him a “2022 New York Metro Rising Stars.” Michael has appeared...
Michael J. Greenberg


Create a Pet Trust Now to Care for the Companion You Love
Once upon a time, family was just those people with whom we share genetics or a relationship through marriage. Today, we know that family...
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