Littman Krooks Team Named to Hudson Valley's Top Lawyers for 2025
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Littman Krooks LLP is excited to announce that seven members of the firm have been named as Hudson Valley Magazine’s Top Lawyers in 2025 in both Elder Law and in Education. Bernard A. Krooks J.D., CPA, LLM (in taxation), CELA®, AEP® (Distinguished), Amy C. O’Hara, CELA®, Brian L, Miller, CELA®, and Joel Krooks, Esq., received Top Lawyer honors for 2025 Top Lawyers in Elder Law. Additionally, we are proud to announce Marion M. Walsh, Esq., Arshi Pal, Esq., and Kevin Pendergast, Esq., Of Counsel, were honored as Top Lawyers in Education Law for 2025.
The Hudson Valley Magazine Top Lawyer’s honorees are selected from a peer reviewed process and are voted upon by colleagues for outstanding contributions in the legal community throughout the Hudson Valley.
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Attorney Arshi Pal Featured in
Curious Incident Podcast Series
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Special Education Attorney Arshi Pal, Esq., was a guest on the Curious Incident Podcast episode “High School Graduation and Early Adulthood Transition Planning“ hosted and produced by Attorney Adam Dayan at the Law Offices of Adam Dayan. This podcast delved into the crucial topic of early adulthood and transition planning for students with disabilities. Together, Adam and Arshi emphasize the importance of parents planning early for their child’s future—looking beyond school years and preparing for the transition into adulthood. Tune in as they cover key topics such as high school diplomas, graduation, college accommodations, and adult services, all with the goal of helping students with disabilities succeed in the next chapter of their lives.
We thank Adam for inviting Arshi to participate in the Curious Incident Podcast. To view or listen to the podcast, please visit the link provided in this post.
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By Joel Krooks
Ringing in the new year brings updated estate and gift tax exemption amounts for 2025. The federal estate and gift tax exemption has now risen to $13.99 million per person, allowing married couples the advantage of portability, effectively safeguarding $27.98 million from estate taxes upon death. The tax rate for gifts and estates exceeding the exemption remains steady at 40 percent.
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Updates to New York State Medicaid Income and Asset Limits for 2025 | |
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By Brian L. Miller
Every year, the New York State Department of Health updates the allowed income and resource limits for Medicaid applicants and recipients.
For Medicaid applicants seeking community Medicaid benefits on or after January 1, 2025, individuals are allowed monthly income of $1,800 plus a $20 unearned income credit and are allowed to have non-exempt resources of $32,396. Married couples who are both receiving community Medicaid benefits are allowed a combined monthly income of $2,433 plus a $20 unearned income credit and are allowed to have non-exempt resources of $43,781.
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Special Education Advocate Sandi Rosenbaum Presents at Westchester Independent
Living Center’s Workshop Series:
I Wish I Had Known This Sooner
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On Wednesday, February 5, Special Education Advocate Sandi Rosenbaum presented at the Westchester Independent Living Center, Inc’s Workshop Series I Wish I Had Known This Sooner. This free online workshop is aimed to teach and facilitate parents and caregivers about a child’s rights, the special education process, and how to advocate for children with special needs. The topics that were addressed included Advocacy Skills, Advocate Q&A session, AIS & 504s, Communicating with the District, Educational Records Binder, Executive Functioning, FBAs & BIPs, NYS Rules & Regulations, Transition, Understanding the CSE Process & Evaluations and much more. | |
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Employment and You Conference
Date: March 3, 2025
Time: All Day
Starting at 9:00 am
Location: Zoom
The University of Rochester Medical Center Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) and the Westchester Institute for Human Development’s Community Support Network (UCEDD) are hosting a virtual conference, March 3 through March 6, 2025, titled “Employment and You: Resources and Strategies for Success.” This conference is designed for family members, parents, caregivers, self-advocates, school personnel, and other professionals who work with individuals with disabilities.
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CaringKind's Medicaid Home Care Webinar Series
Date: April 3, 2025
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: Online
On the evening of Thursday, April 3rd. Littman Krooks Partner Brian L. Miller, CELA., will be present at CaringKind’s Medicaid Home Care Webinar and will cover several key topics in facilitating stay at home care and the Medicaid process. This seminar guides caregivers through the application process for Medicaid home care service in New York City for a person with dementia.
Prior attendance at a Legal & Financial seminar is required.
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Yonkers Senior Law Day
Date: April 10, 2025
Time: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Location: Grintin I. Will Library 1500 Central Park Avenue Yonkers, NY, 10701
Partner Brian L. Miller, CELA will be be of the chief presenters for this year’s Yonkers Senior Law Day. The program developed by Westchester's Department of Senior Programs and Services, in conjunction with legal and financial advisors from the private sector, is a free event that covers all aspects of elder law, financial planning and geriatric care management. Brian will be joined by fellow attorneys, certified financial planners and geriatric care managers will offer a select number of free workshops on elder law topics, plus free one-on-one consultations as part of the day's activities.
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Littman Krooks LLP is among the 2025 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms." with partners that have been named as top attorneys in New York for 2024 by Super Lawyers magazine. | | | | |
