Scott Schwefel was appointed as a delegate to the American Bar Association’s (ABA) House of Delegates as a bar delegate for the State of Connecticut. The House of Delegates serves as the policy-making body of the ABA and is composed of legal professionals from local and state bars from around the country. Mr. Schwefel is…
Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC is proud to announce that Mark Shipman and David Shaiken have been included in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Additionally, Mark S. Shipman was recognized, again, by Best Lawyers® as the 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” for Real Estate Litigation. Attorney Shipman was previously honored as…
By David M. S. Shaiken When conflict between business partners becomes extreme, it can be impossible to communicate and make important business decisions. Sometimes severing the relationship is the only way forward. There are several ways to accomplish a so-called “business divorce.” If there is a shareholder agreement, or if a limited liability company’s operating…
By David M. S. Shaiken Have you ever wondered how probate works in Connecticut? Here is a brief guide. When someone who owns assets dies, an application to administer their estate in probate must be filed with the Probate Court within 30 days of their death. This applies whether or not they had a will.…
On April 29, 2022, C. Scott Schwefel will speak at the American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section’s 34th Annual National CLE Conference in Dallas, Texas. Scott will present to a national audience in the program, “The Great Debate in Valuing Big Box Stores.” The program is held in collaboration with the…
Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC is proud to congratulate Lawrence Shipman who has been named as 2021 Super Lawyer. We admire your dedication and hard work towards your profession and clients. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition…
We are pleased to announce that Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC has been ranked in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” list regionally in 6 practice areas. Firms included in the 2022 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a…
We are honored to announce Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC attorney, Mark S. Shipman, was recently recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” for Land Use and Zoning Litigation. We are also pleased to announce that David Shaiken has also been included in the 2022 Edition of The Best Lawyers in…
By Mark S. Shipman I. FINDING THE SOLUTION TO UNRESOLVED BOUNDARIES Robert Frost once said that “good fences do good neighbors make”. It is most often true. However, when the fence purports to describe a boundary and it’s in the wrong place, things are often not so neighborly. Fences are among a variety of ways…
By David M. S. Shaiken On March 27, 2021, President Biden signed into law the COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act. We have previously written that last year the debt limit for business debtors to file for Subchapter V, Chapter 11 bankruptcy relief had been temporarily increased to $7.5 million by The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and…
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