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Mark S. Shipman named 2022 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in the Hartford area. David M.S. Shaiken recognized for Commercial Litigation.
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. … Read More
Firm News: C. Scott Schwefel To Speak At Upcoming ABA Conference
From April 21 to April 23, C. Scott Schwefel will be speaking at the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section’s 33rd Annual National CLE Conference. Scott will be speaking to a national audience on Covid-19’s Impact on the Real Estate Market and Its Implications for the Real Estate Attorney. … Read More
Congress Extends $7.5 Million Debt Limit for Subchapter V Bankruptcy
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 Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”).… Read More
Boundary and Land Use Legal Toolkit: Adverse Possession, Quiet Title Actions and More
By: Mark S. Shipman, Esq.
Adverse Possession vs. Prescriptive Easement vs. Acquisition.Acquiescence and Adverse Possession are really the opposites of each other. A boundary acquiesced in for fifteen years cannot be restored. … Read More
Bankruptcy News: Court Avoids Fraudulent Transfer of Home
Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC started off the new year with a victory in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Hartford on behalf of its client, a chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee. In Novak v.… Read More
Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC Listed in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 “Best Law Firms” Rankings
We are pleased to announce that Shipman, Shaiken & Schwefel, LLC has been ranked in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Law Firms” list regionally in 4 practice areas. … Read More
David M.S. Shaiken Presents At Annual Bankruptcy Conference
On October 2, David Shaiken participated in a panel presentation at the Connecticut Bar Association’s Annual Bankruptcy Conference. David’s panel discussed a bankruptcy court’s authority to award sanctions and punitive sanctions against a creditor for violation of a debtor’s bankruptcy discharge.… Read More
2020 Property Tax Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut
There are a number of municipalities undergoing revaluation this year. If you are a property owner in these towns, you will soon receive a letter advising you of your new assessment.… Read More
Connecticut Employer Alert – Minimum Wage Increase Schedule
As many of you know, Connecticut’s hourly minimum wage increases from $11.00 to $12.00 on September 1, 2020. The increase over the current hourly wage was passed in 2019 to eventually bring the state’s minimum wage to $15.00 by June of 2023.… Read More