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Mollie Hartman Lustig, Partner, McLaughlin & Stern, and Chair of the Firm’s Cannabis Practice Group, is available to comment on President Joe Biden’s decision to grant pardons to those convicted of minor violations of federal marijuana laws. On October 6, President Biden announced he made good on his campaign promise to […]

Our partner, Linda Rosenthal, at McLaughlin & Stern, has been appointed to serve as the Chair of the Women in the Legal Profession Committee at the New York City Bar Association. Her position will be effective as of this month, and Ms. Rosenthal will serve for a three-year term. The […]

The Secure Act of 2019 and its 2022 proposed regulations (collectively, SECURE) have dramatically altered estate planning for retirement benefits. Click here to read the article.  

From left to right: Joshua Gruner, Geoffry Handler, Jerome Scharoff, and Jeffrey Catterson. On September 19, 2022, the WE CARE Fund honored Geoffry R. Handler, Esq., Managing Partner of McLaughlin & Stern. Founded by Stephen W. Schlissel in 1996, the Golf & Tennis Classic is WE CARE’s biggest event of the […]

Attorney Christian Browne is currently representing Nauman Hussain, the owner of Synergy Fitness in Franklin Square, who is looking to demolish an existing building located at 600 Franklin Avenue and build a three-story self-storage facility in its place. Mr. Browne said once the facility is built, it will beautify the property, more tax revenue […]