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State bar offers student loan grants
The New York State Bar Association is offering grants to help government and public interest lawyers repay their student loans. The grants come from the
Netti Consulting Services launches privacy and security division
DeWITT — A consulting firm based in DeWitt has formed a new division to help physicians shore up their privacy and security practices. Netti Consulting Services, headquartered at 6443 Ridings Road, is calling its new division the Mountain Creek HIPAA Group. The division will specialize in security assessments, privacy assessments, and breach assessments for medical
Former Hancock lawyers start new firm, Crisafulli Gorman, PC
FAYETTEVILLE — A new law firm is aiming to tap into the potential of the region’s small, emerging companies. “We really think that this area is headed where they’re headed,” attorney Douglas Gorman says of the region’s startups. “The more we can nurture them and make them our focus the better.” Gorman and his partner,
Syracuse law firm involved in Medicaid lawsuit
SYRACUSE — The state pharmacists society and several individual pharmacies are suing the state’s Medicaid program over rules requiring beneficiaries to use mail-order pharmacies for some prescriptions. Syracuse–based Hiscock & Barclay LLP is representing the plaintiffs, including the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York, a number of named pharmacists, and Medicaid beneficiaries. Requiring
Changing Estate-Planning Rules Require Careful Consideration
Is your estate plan current? The federal estate-tax rules drastically changed in 2010, were altered again in 2011, and will change again in 2013. Following is a summary of these laws. I encourage you to review your own estate plan to see how it is affected. Our federal estate-tax exemption, which is the amount you
American Society of Women Accountants report offers ideas to boost diversity
The American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA) has issued a new report making several recommendations for how companies can increase hiring of women and minorities in the accounting and finance professions, especially in high-level positions. In the report, entitled “2012 ASWA Special Report on Solutions to Increase Diversity in the Accounting and Finance Fields,” ASWA
State tax revenue off by 0.2 percent from last year
Tax revenue dropped slightly in the first half of New York’s fiscal year, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said today. The state collected $31.6 billion in taxes
Franciscan Companies issues scam warning
DeWITT — Franciscan Companies is warning that one of its medical-alert services is being impersonated by a company carrying out a scam targeting seniors. A
New alternate dispute-resolution firm opens in Syracuse
SYRACUSE — ADR-Chiefs, an alternate dispute-resolution services firm that recently opened in Syracuse, is banking on the growing trend of using mediation to solve legal disputes. “Mediation in other parts of the United States is very popular and very much in vogue, especially out West,” ADR-Chiefs Partner Gustave J. DiBianco says. “We’re hoping that someday
OIG finds $41.6 million in federal overpayments to Excellus
The federal government issued about $41.6 million in overpayments to Excellus BlueCross BlueShield in 2007, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Health
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