Buying a home

Buying a home

You need a good real estate lawyer to guide you through the purchase of your new home So that when you think you’re buying this… You aren’t really getting this… Use this handy financial calculator to estimate your likely payments. Experience when you need it most When you are poised to make one of your biggest financial investments, the purchase of your new home, you want to know that you’ve negotiated the proper terms for its […]

selling your home

Selling your home

I’m selling my home. How can a Real Estate attorney help me? You have a lot of decisions to make and the process of divesting yourself of what may be your most valuable asset can be daunting. And emotional. There are decisions to be made about pricing, how and with whom to market your property, there are disclosures to make ahead of marketing, and there are state and local regulations that affect what you can […]

real estate closings

Real Estate Closings

WHAT TO EXPECT AT A REAL ESTATE CLOSING… This is it – the moment you’ve been working toward, the moment funds are exchanged for the deed to your new home. A great deal of preparation goes into this moment – lenders and settlement agents work closely together to ensure that the transition is a smooth one.  Long before the big day, title to the property must be examined, outstanding mortgages identified (and pay-offs arranged), the buyer’s financing conditions satisfied, outstanding […]

Divorce Mediation Overview

Divorce Mediation Overview

A brief overview of the mediation process, the sliding fee schedule, and my approach. Divorce is hard. It’s really hard. The sanest people become a little bit crazy when faced with the trauma, uncertainty, and challenges of divorce. Witty divorce lawyers are fond of explaining that, whereas criminal defense lawyers get to work with the very worst people at their very best, divorce lawyers get to work with very nice people at their very worst. […]

Is mediation for me?

Is Mediation for Me?

Is Mediation for Me? I’m angry, confused, hurt, and feeling vulnerable, so I need to go the contested route, right? I’m not feeling polite or civil, I don’t know what’s fair, so I can’t mediate, can I? My spouse handled all the money, I don’t know how to manage finances, he or she is a much better negotiator than I am, don’t people like me “belong” in the contested court system so that a judge […]

estate planning

Estate Planning

Will, Trusts, Health Care Proxies. Estate Planning tools to protect your loved ones. Because planning for tomorrow should happen today. Robin Gorenberg, Esq. is Of Counsel at Graham & Graham. She concentrates her legal practice on estate planning, probate matters, and estate tax preparation. Robin has over 20 years experience in estate planning, probate and estate tax preparation. She handles all types of estate planning, from basic to complex, including strategies to minimize estate taxes […]

Just for fun

Just for fun

And the wisdom of age to the exuberance of youth THE WORLD IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. IMAGINATION AND WONDER ARE ALL AROUND US.

What is Title Insurance

What is Title Insurance?

What is this thing called Title Insurance? And why do I need it? Title Insurance comes in two forms – Lender’s Title and Owner’s Title. If you are financing a portion of your purchase, your lender will require you to purchase Lender’s Title. This protects your Lender from loss up to the amount of the loan and only for the life of that loan (which, let’s face it, is all the Lender really cares about). […]