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Over the last three years, Whiteman Osterman and Hanna attorneys Thomas Shepardson and T.J. Ruane have brought dozens of lawsuits against some of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders and servicers on behalf of several New York State municipalities under the State’s Zombie Property Law (New York Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law §1308, et seq.). Their efforts have resulted in court orders and judgments requiring these lenders and servicers to remediate, and in a few [...]

Today - Monday, December 16, 2019, New York State Department of Motor Vehicles offices will open their doors to qualified persons seeking a driver license – including undocumented immigrants - who can provide satisfactory proof of identity and state residence. This follows legislation signed into law by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on June 17, 2019. The statute, titled the Driver’s License Access and Privacy Act, is commonly referred to as the Green Light Law. It allows all New Yorkers [...]

On November 14, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the benefits agency component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, published in the Federal Register a 92-page proposed rule that will amend the fee schedule for immigration benefit requests, commonly referred to as “filing fees.” The proposed rule can be accessed at [...]