By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Business & Real Estate Attorney There is a section of the Uniform Construction Code found at N.J.A.C. 5:23-24.34, entitled Protection of Adjoining Properties. I read about the regulation in a law journal. In short, the regulation requires that when you are about […]
Can an At-Will Employee With No Contract of Employment and No Promise Or Term of Employment File For Judgement?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Employment and Contract Law Attorney The “you work for me at my will” commonly referred to as the “at-will doctrine” remains the rule of New Jersey employment law today. Absent a writing specifying the term, or duration, of the employment relationship, under […]
New Medicare ID Cards
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Elder Care Attorney In an effort to prevent or at least reduce Medicare fraud (as we are aware is subject to considerable fraud), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS) has redesigned Medicare cards. The cards will no longer contain a […]
The Most Common Misconception About Medicare and Who Pays For Long Term Care
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Medicaid Attorney In my Elder Law practice, I work with many people of various ages at various stages of life. I counsel them in the subject of Medicare, how it works and what is covered. It’s in this discussion that common misconceptions […]
When a Person Subject to a Guardianship Dies Are Contracts Signed by the Guardian VOID at Time of Death?
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Guardianship and Contract Law Attorney A colleague represents the guardian of a 70 year old woman in northern NJ. This adult woman (called a “ward” in guardianship vocabulary), died suddenly. The guardian was under contract to sell the ward’s house with the […]
Understanding the Difference Between Owning A Home as “Tenants in Common” and Owning A Home as “Tenants by the Entirety”
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Real Estate Attorney Often times I review real estate deeds for clients in order to determine how assets will pass upon their death or eligibility for Medicaid. Many of these deeds are identified by the name used in the title of this […]
Is This A Season Of Joy And Gratitude Or A Season Of Sadness And Despair?
Message from Fredrick (Fred) Niemann To Our Dear Clients, Friends and Associates, I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and/or Happy Chanukah. To all a healthy and meaningful 2018. It is (or has been) our privilege at Hanlon, Niemann & Wright to be of service to you and our thousands of clients. We […]
Should You Be the Registered Agent for Your Company
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Business Commercial Law Attorney There are two schools of thought about being the registered agent for a company. One says name yourself so that all notifications, disclosures and lawsuits come through you and your knowledge of what is going on will be […]
California Default Judgment Bars Litigation in New Jersey
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Appellate Court Attorney When it comes to deciding the merits of a case, default judgments are final adjudications (a default judgement means one party in a lawsuit failed to answer the complaint). A court in one state does not generally have the […]
Growing Your Business: How Reusing Architectural Plans Can Set You Up for Real Trouble
By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold, NJ Business & Real Estate Attorney When you hire an architect to design your home, business, or commercial property, the architectural plans you receive from him/her have copyright protections attached to them. This means that if you use them to build another structure, […]