October 2012                                                            Volume 2 Issue 1
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Koehler & Isaacs Attorneys Give An Immigration Seminar for Brazilian Immigrants in Newark, NJ
We Help Our Clients...
Purchasing a Short Sale
Understanding Spousal Maintenance
New York's Civil Service System: The One in Three Rule
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Koehler & Isaacs Attorneys Give An Immigration Seminar for Brazilian Immigrants in Newark, NJ

 

 

 

With the aim of strengthening the relationship between the Brazilian community of New Jersey and the team of lawyers from the law office of Koehler & Isaacs, a seminar was given on Friday, September 7, 2012. 

The event was held at Brasilia Grill in the heart of Ironbound section of Newark, NJ.


The seminar focused on clarifying legal questions to Brazilian immigrants about immigration, and personal injury matters. The event that was led by Jessica Salles, an immigration lawyer for Koehler & Isaacs law firm and with the help and participation of many members of the Brazilian community, and local media.

       

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We Help Our Clients...
 
When They Need Legal Representation the Most.

Attorneys Working With Koehler & Isaacs LLP Recover Millions of Dollars

for Our Seriously Injured Clients

   

  

 

Koehler & Isaacs LLP was founded and based on the principles that the best lawyers will achieve the best results for their clients. The attorneys working at our firm leverage years of experience and have recovered millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements, including some of the largest construction, medical malpractice, automobile and premises accident cases in the metropolitan region.

 

Just recently, attorneys working with our firm have won major settlements on behalf of our clients. These settlements include:

* $7,000,000 on behalf of a client, a New York City municipal employee, who was struck in the head by a falling tree limb, which the MTA had failed to properly maintain for public safety.

      

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Purchasing a Short Sale

 

By: Felicia Pinto, Esq.

 

 

In today's real estate market, a potential home buyer looking to purchase a home, will almost surely come across a short sale.

 

A short sale is when a lender agrees to accept less than the outstanding mortgage balance. When home owners can no longer afford to make mortgage payments, rather than allow the home to be sold in a foreclosure sale, they will negotiate a short sale with their lender. It's often referred to as a, "pre-foreclosure."

 

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Understanding Spousal Maintenance

 

 By: Rena C. Dawson, Esq. 

 

 

Before filing for divorce or deciding to separate from your spouse, the most commonly asked question is: "Will I have to pay my spouse alimony?"

 

Alimony is called spousal maintenance or spousal support in New York. The question of whether one spouse will have to pay the other spouse alimony and how much that award will be will depend on a number of factors.   How much money does each spouse earn and what is the earning capacity of each spouse? Another factor is whether one spouse was the homemaker and did not work outside of the home or whether one spouse can support him or herself while still contributing to the living expenses of their former spouse.

 

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New York's Civil Service System: The One in Three Rule

 

By: Cynthia Devasia, Esq.  
  

 

Many State and Local government jobs are part of the competitive class of the Civil Service and can only be filled by candidates who succeed on civil service examinations. In 1883, New York became the first state to establish a Civil Service system. As mandated by the state constitution, this system was created to make sure that government jobs were given to individuals based on their "merit" and "fitness" for a position, rather than based on who they know. Thus, New York State and its local governments administer open, competitive examinations designed to find the most qualified applicants for competitive class civil service positions.

 

 

  

KOEHLER & ISAACS LLP IN THE NEWS

 

 

 Brazilian Voice  

Richard Koehler & Jessica Salles Featured in The Brazilian Voice

 

 Brazilian Voice  

After Years of Struggle, the Brazilian Dream, Seeking a Green Card, is Conquered

 

 Brazilian Press

Law firm specialized in immigration, Koehler & Isaacs LLP, held a seminar about Dream Act in Newark 

 

 The Chief -Leader

Koehler & Isaacs Attorney Liam Castro Prevails in New York State Supreme Court 

 

NY Times 

Koehler & Isaacs Attorney Andrew Koutsoudakis Featured in the New York Times 

 

 Brazilian Voice   

Magistrate Judges: A Primer For Young Lawyers

 

   

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We hope you find this information helpful and look forward to providing you with the best possible legal representation.  To learn more about our firm, please visit our website at

www.koehler-isaacs.com.

 

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Koehler & Isaacs LLP

This information is not intended to be legal advice and each case is an individual case and you must consult with your attorney.

 

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