Barb Gerardot

On February 27th the firm celebrated the 5th anniversary of Barb Gerardot. Barb is the committed and steadfast legal assistant to Josh Tourkow. The festivity took place during the lunch hour in the office with a pizza lunch and a beautiful cake. Barb was given a...

Mortgage Payments after Bankruptcy – Refinance

A trend is starting to emerge regarding a post- bankruptcy mortgage practice.  In the recession, many mortgage companies adopted a different approach to re-affirming a mortgage in bankruptcy.  Traditional thinking required the debtor to “re-affirm” his mortgage after...

Nullifying Pre-Nuptial Agreements

The New York Courts recently nullified the validity of a pre-nuptial agreement based on fraud in the inducement.  In essence, promises were made that the agreement will not be enforced and it would be “torn up.”  That didn’t happen.  The court voided it.  Although not...