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New York Practice
Monday, March 15, 2010
By Thomas F. Gleason

 "Thomas F. Gleason, a member of Gleason, Dunn, Walsh & O'Shea and an adjunct professor at Albany Law School, writes that a wrongful death claim must be maintained by the decedent's personal representative, but an infant cannot become a personal representative, and, where the sole distributee of the estate is an infant, nobody else may obtain letters of administration until a guardian for the infant is appointed."

Tax Tips
Monday, March 15, 2010
By Sidney Kess

 "Sidney Kess, CPA-attorney, consulting editor to CCH Inc., author and lecturer, discusses the considerations involved in deciding whether to convert a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA, including the tax deferral option, setting up seperate accounts in case recharacterization is desired, and more."

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Bernard Madoff, Marital Agreements and Mutual Mistake
Monday, March 15, 2010
By Elliott Scheinberg

" Elliott Scheinberg writes that an erroneous inference from a recent ruling he calls seriously flawed is that, barring an immediate joint liquidation of a Ponzi account where both parties face mutual exposure, the only protection in such a situation, is a contractual hold harmless clause allowing rescission or reformation."

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Real Estate Law & Practice
Monday, March 15, 2010
'In this Special Section from the New York Law Journal: 'Inside the World of Residential Electricity Submetering,' 'A Primer on Today's Commercial Loan Forbearance Agreement' and 'Co-Op Underlying Mortgages: The Landscape Has Changed Dramatically.' " 

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Free With Registration: New York City Goes 'Greener' and 'Greater'
"Charles S. Warren, a partner, Karen L. Mintzer, a special counsel, and Inge Hindriks and Pamela Swidler, associates at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, write that the new laws under the Greener, Greater Buildings Plan represent a major shift because they impose significant obligations on existing buildings, which have generally been grandfathered or exempt under the New York State Energy Code and prior amendments to New York City's codes. Advance planning and action are needed to meet the new requirements."