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The founding partner of the firm, was born and raised in Queens, New York. After receiving his Bachelor’s Degree from St. John’s University in 1995, he continued his education at St. John’s School of Law. As a law student, Mr. Silvagni made the Dean’s List each semester and received numerous academic awards, including the CALI Award for Excellence in Estate and Gift Taxation. Mr. Silvagni served as an intern in the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office while attending law school. In 1999, he graduated Cum Laude and began his career at Connors and Sullivan P.C. where he worked as an associate and eventually as a Partner until 2014. In 2014, Mr. Silvagni founded the Law firm of Silvagni and Como, Attorneys At Law, PLLC.Mr. Silvagni’s practice areas include Elder Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and Estates, Estate Administration, Asset Protection, Business Planning, and all aspects of Surrogate’s Court Practice, including Litigation. Mr. Silvagni assists individuals and families in navigating the probate process, avoiding probate, managing and planning for long-term medical expenses, and preserving their assets while minimizing the adverse impact of taxes. In addition, he assists individuals in obtaining Medicaid (both in-home care and nursing home care) and United States Veterans’ benefits.. The son of Italian immigrants, Mr. Silvagni speaks fluent Italian, enabling him to help Italian-speaking individuals with asset protection and estate and Medicaid planning needs. Mr. Silvagni is active in many organizations and serves on the Board of Directors for the “Associazione Culturale Italiana di New York” and the Columbian Lawyers Association of Queens. He regularly addresses senior citizen centers and professional organizations on the importance of Estate Planning and Elder Law.. In 2017, Mr. Silvagni was given a lifetime achievement award by the Associazione Castelvetranese D’America. Also in 2017, he was given the Distinguished Professional Award from the National Federation of Italian American Societies.

Landskind & Ricaforte Law Group, P.C., unites the experience of its partners, Renata Landskind and Terence J. Ricaforte, for a firm of attorneys with over 28 years of combined legal experience between them both. Through their years of experience in the areas of Elder Law, Estate Planing, Wills Trusts, Probate and Estate Administration and Litigation, they have crafted their expertise to compliment their clients’ objectives and each others styles.. Renata is well known for providing results driven personal attention to each and every client. She has helped countless families and businesses avoid or resolve common complications that can occur during life or at death without the proper planning. Protecting assets in a time of medical crisis, sheltering assets from income and estate taxation, avoiding the need for court intervention and planning with an eye toward preventing dissension among family members are just a few of the objectives that our attorneys try to mitigate or eliminate.. Our firm is founded on the principle of providing high quality legal services in a manner that allows us to build trusted and strong relationships with our clients. Our attorneys not only strive for excellence in their craft, they are committed to putting the needs of our clients first and serving them with care and compassion.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Mr. Kaster is an attorney with offices in Walnut Creek and San Francisco who practices in the areas of estate planning, trust administration, probate, conservatorships, trusts and estates litigation and civil litigation.. Mr. Kaster graduated cum laude from UC Hastings College of the Law in 2000, where he earned membership in the Order of the Coif. He received the highest class score in several of his law school classes (Torts, Civil Procedure and Negotiation/Settlement).. Mr. Kaster began his legal career as a litigator at a major national law firm. More recently, he worked as a senior associate at a mid-sized litigation firm in Oakland.. Mr. Kaster is a member of the Trusts and Estates Section of the State Bar of California, the Elder Law section and Conservatorship, Guardianship, Probate and Trust section of the Contra Costa County Bar Association and has served as a volunteer attorney at Legal Assistance for Seniors in Oakland. He lives with his wife, two children and two dogs.

Settlement planner and lawyer with extensive experience dealing with the catastrophically injured. There are many settlement planning issues to consider when a personal injury case settles to maximize the recovery. Medicaid, Medicare and ERISA liens have to be negotiated. Trusts often times have to be created. A Special Needs Trust or Medicare Set Aside trust might be necessary. Investment decisions have to be made. Structured settlements should be evaluated and potentially implemented. Tax and estate planning may be necessary. All very difficult issues to deal with for even the most sophisticated lawyers and injury victims. This is where I come in.. Creating special needs trusts to preserve Medicaid/SSI. Advising on creation of Medicare Set Asides to preserve Medicare benefits. Establishing qualifed settlement funds to deal with complex settlement issues in catastrophic cases.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Christian E. Boesl was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, but after marrying a local Columbia girl, he quickly became a South Carolinian. Christian is a 1999 graduate of Brigham Young University and a 2003 graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law where he was a Moot Court Champion, on the National Moot Court Team, and served as an Honor Council Justice.. Prior to joining the Goings Law Firm, LLC, Christian was a shareholder and member of the management committee at Collins & Lacy, P.C. where he concentrated his practice on employment law and workers’ compensation. He chaired both the employment law and workers’ compensation practice group. Realizing he had a greater desire to represent individuals and those who were injured on the job, Christian joined, Of Counsel, with the Goings Law Firm to manage the firm’s expanding workers compensation practice.. Practicing law for a large defense firm for 14 years gave him extensive experience in trying cases for insurance companies, corporations and small businesses. This proven record allows Christian to be an effective advocate for injured workers and his clients. He knows how these companies operate and what it takes to get the best result for his clients.. Christian’s passion for the law comes from regularly representing clients before the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission, in Federal Court, State Court, before the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, the South Carolina Human Affairs Commission, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In addition to advocating for individuals before the South Carolina Workers Compensation Commission, Christian is also a certified workers compensation and circuit court mediator.. Christian’s reputation has earned him an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell, and he is honored by being included in the prestigious Best Lawyer’s list. Additionally, he is also a South Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Star. There are no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in the state named to the Rising Star list. He has regularly presented CLEs and spoken around the state on workers’ compensation and employment law topics.. Christian is a member of the South Carolina Bar, the Richland County Bar Association, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He holds a Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification, approved Circuit Court Mediator. He is also a charter representative for the Boy Scouts of America and an active member and serves as the current bishop of the local congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.. Christian’s greatest achievement and most important part of his life is his family. He is married to Emily Boesl, and they are the parents of four children, ages 5 to 16. In his time away from work, you will find him sideline coaching for his boys on the soccer field, watching his daughter’s vocal/theatre productions and cross country meets, and working around the house with his family.

My practice currently focuses employment counseling, negotiation, and litigation, including Title VII, ADA, ADEA, sexual harassment, FMLA, and wage and hour issues and general litigation matters. I frequently advise clients regarding employment, non-compete, separation, and severance agreements. I was admitted to practice in NC in 2006, after graduating from Gonzaga University School of Law.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Trinidad Galdean primarily represents businesses and employers on employment law, commercial law, and immigration matters. Chambers USA, in recognizing the best lawyers in employment law in Kansas, recognized Trinidad for "the superb quality of his counseling work" and for "his employment law expertise." He has also been recognized as a "Rising Star" Super Lawyer in labor and employment law by the Kansas Super Lawyers Magazine and the Texas Super Lawyers Magazine.  He frequently speaks in various states on legal issues.. Trinidad is certified as a Professional in Human Resources by the Human Resource Certification Institute.  He is also Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Trinidad has practiced law for over 20 years. He is admitted to practice law in Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Mr. Yuhl, a native of Los Angeles and a Loyola High School Graduate, earned hisBachelor of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Colorado in1983 where he also served as Assistant Sports Information Director. Mr. Yuhlmanaged the critical media aspects to comply with Title IX effects in opening upcollege athletics to women, as well as being men's football and basketballassistant . He worked as a free-lance sportswriter for the Denver Post, RockyMountain News, the Colorado Golf Association, ESPN, and in the Denver Broncospress box on Sundays. His journalism and public relations background helpedhim develop a clear, concise, and compelling ability to deliver the story – acritical asset in the communication between a Trial Lawyer and his jury.. Chris returned to California to attend law school at the University of San Diegowhere he earned his Juris Doctorate degree in 1987. While at USD, Mr. Yuhlearned top honors as the American Jurisprudence Award winner in Torts andwas privileged to represent USD on its National Trial Team which finished asNational Semi-Finalists.. His journey to the courtroom led him to the prestigious 160-lawyer defense firmof Haight, Dickson, Brown & Bonesteel in Los Angeles. There he focused oncivil litigation and trials for the firm’s corporate and insurance clients. Mr. Yuhlquickly made it into the courtroom, with juries returning favorable verdicts inmore than a dozen civil trials in his first 5 years. In 1990, just three years intopractice, Mr. Yuhl obtained the largest monetary recovery in the defense firm’sthen 54-year history with his $1.7 million victory in the “flying triangle landslide”case. Chris also tried criminal cases as a pro bono prosecutor for the Los AngelesCity Attorney’s office obtaining convictions in every case assigned to him.. Turning the page again, Chris partnered with his brother Eric in plaintiff’spractice in 1992 where he made his impact early. In a landmark juryverdict, the first case to ever prove the traumatic activation of post-poliosyndrome successfully, a jury rendered a seven-figure judgment for his elderlyclient. He successfully recovered more than $3million for the parents of two 21-year-olds killed on PCH because of a dangerous road design that had beenignored by the county for decades despite similar fatal accidents. Thesettlement led to a reconfiguration of the intersection of Pacific Coast Highwayand Sunset Blvd eliminating the hazard and improving safety. In 2019 his teamreceived a $23.9 million verdict on behalf of an injured child involving a defectivefetal heart monitoring device. The verdict was upheld on appeal, ultimatelysettling for $26.2 million.. Mr. Yuhl runs a variety of the firm’s Mass Tort matters involving defective drugs,medical devices, and rail accidents. In 2012, he was appointed to nationalleadership In the Wright Medical Technologies MDL/JCCP in a defective medicaldevice litigation involving 8,000 plaintiffs. In November 2015, Chris and hisleadership group received a stunning $11million verdict for a single plaintiff,from a Federal Court jury in Atlanta in the first bellwether trial against themanufacturer. The MDL/JCCP eventually settled for $. He has sincebeen appointed to leadership in MDL 2949 in the Eastern District of Arkansasregarding another defective hip implant which has resulted in millions recoveredfor plaintiffs.. Mr. Yuhl enjoys an AV rating by Martindale Hubble, the highest rating for ethicsand professional skill. He has been listed as a California Super Lawyer every yearsince 2006 for his excellence in personal injury litigation and trial. He is a long-standing member of the American Association for Justice and the LA County Bar Association where he also serves on the Judicial Appointment SelectionCommittee commissioned by the California Governor to vet and recommendSuperior Court appointments. His enjoys his philanthropic work with TheLA25 which strives to enrich the lives and intellectual growth of school kids by raisingmoney for Art and Music programs.. Chris and his wife Amy have three college age daughters, who also share hispassion for camping, hiking, skiing, baseball, dogs, and music.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.

Experienced Civil attorney serving clients in United States and surrounding areas.