Corporate Center West | 433 South Main Street | Suite 319 | West Hartford, CT 06110
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.… Read More
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.”… Read More
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 and professional achievement.… Read More
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. … Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
We are saddened to announce that our partner, Mark S. Shipman, Esq., passed away on March 4, 2023, at the age of 85. Mark was an outstanding advocate, valued colleague, and wise counselor to his many clients.… Read More