Law Offices of Leonora Gorelik

01/12/2025

Los Angeles County residents directly impacted by fires can request property and vital records (i.e., birth, death, marriage) free of charge to help with recovery efforts. If you have been impacted, please call 800-201-8999 and select Option 1, followed by Option 2, or email [email protected] for assistance.
Please stay tuned for updates on additional resources. For more information, visit https://www.lavote.gov/home/recorder .

08/24/2022

https://apple.news/AYv3c9Pg3T02pEVRyt7x_8g

What the president’s plan means for the millions of Americans with student debt

07/23/2022

https://apple.news/AY_7Eg4G_SkStroFlPvEoag

A large gift of American Indian artifacts went awry when the donor didn’t have ‘magic language’ from the museum she gave it to

09/01/2020

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-08-31/california-renters-covid-19-eviction-protections-bill-gavin-newsom-legislature

Protections against eviction are extended by five months for California renters facing financial hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

08/31/2020

This would be helpful to many homeowners that are precluded from getting bankruptcy relief due to the equity in their home exceeding the currently low homestead exemptions in CA.

California Assembly votes Aug. 31st to update the homestead to reflect current home values. Absent an increase, homeowners, homes face forced sale.

05/27/2020

When the stimulus check details were announced, I noticed a sharp uptick in questions about Social Security retirement, Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit

04/13/2020

http://www.insurance.ca.gov/0250-insurers/0300-insurers/0200-bulletins/bulletin-notices-commiss-opinion/upload/Bulletin_2020-3_re_covid-19_premium_reductions-2.pdf

04/11/2020

If you don’t have direct deposit with IRS and entitled to receive the stimulus check, this info will be useful.

Taxpayers who don’t usually file a tax return now have a new tool to get stimulus checks through the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

03/19/2020

Bankruptcy update: Central District of California temporarily suspended requirement of a wet signature on Bk filings. You can now have your case timely filed without risking an in person meeting with your bankruptcy attorney.

03/18/2020

The IRS has issued guidance for taxpayers affected by Coronavirus. Here's what we know.