Publications
Our attorneys inform the legal community through scholarly works:
Articles
Murkerji, Deepankar. "Article 17-A Guardianships - In Need of a Legislative Overhaul." Elder Law Attorney, Winter 2011.
Murkerji, Deepankar. “Post DRA Planning: ‘Viable’ Unpaid Spenddown Amount Reduces NAMI.” Elder Law Attorney, 2009.
O’Rourke, Richard L. and Phillips, Edward J. “Riverkeeper v. Planning Board of the Town of Southeast: The Court of Appeals Reminds Lower Courts Not to Second-Guess SEQRA Determinations.” New York State Bar Association Journal, July/August 2008.
Phillips, Edward J. “Didden v. Village Of Port Chester: For Now, Broad Judicial Deference To Local Governments' Exercise Of Eminent Domain Powers Remains The Rule.” New York State Bar Association Government, Law and Policy Journal, Spring 2007.
Mitzner, Melvyn. “Foreign Currency Mortgages.” New York Law Journal, June 14, 1995.
Note: Melvyn Mitzner was Of Counsel to Keane & Beane prior to his passing in 2010. The late Mr. Mitzner wrote dozens of articles for prestigious law review and bar journal publications on lien law, title insurance, real estate tax issues, foreign currency mortgages and many other topics. Please peruse a full listing of Mr. Mitzner’s publications.
O’Rourke, Richard L. “Variance Applications and the Zoning Board of Appeals.” Westchester Bar Journal, 1985.
Books
Schurkman, Steven A. “Elder Law Q & A: Answers to Questions About Estate and Financial Planning, Health Care Planning and Elder Abuse.” Written under a grant from New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, this guide in its tenth edition and is widely disseminated throughout New York State through the continued support of the Pace University Women's Justice Center in collaboration with the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse Prevention at The Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, NY.
Mitzner, Melvyn. Contributing author to the text book Real Estate Titles: Third Edition. Albany: New York State Bar Association. 2007. Mr. Mitzner contributed to Chapter 1 “The Nature of Titles and Estates in New York”, which deals with future estates and limitations in real property, such as estates in possession and compares future estates in real property and reversions and remainders in estates. He also wrote Chapter 9, which deals with liens and encumbrances on real property other than mortgages and real estate taxes. This chapter includes all State of New York liens and encumbrances that lien real property and discusses restrictive covenants, easements and transfer taxes. It includes the NYC liens that the City of New York imposes. Notably, Chapter 9 was cited by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stevens in his dissent in The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations vs. the City of New York decided June 14, 2007.
Mitzner, Melvyn. Contributing Co-author of the book Attorney Escrow Accounts Rules, Regulations and Related Topics: Second Edition. Albany: New York State Bar Association. 2006. Specifically, Mr. Mitzner wrote the Chapter on Escrow Agreements, which deals with the creation of the escrow agreement, the elements of an escrow agreement, how an escrow agent is created, the duties and responsibilities of an escrow agent, including limitations, conflicts of interest. A comparison with a "Stakeholder,” and dual provisions as an attorney for one of the parties and as escrow agent is discussed.
Longo, Ronald A. Contributing Co-author to Public Sector Labor Law and Employment Law. Albany: New York State Bar Association. 1998.
