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Planned Giving Group of New England (PGGNE) Annual All-Day Conference 2024

Brad Bedingfield to Speak at 43rd Annual Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium

Brad Bedingfield and Eleanor Evans to Present an MNN Webinar “Gift Acceptance Policies: Why, When and How to Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth”

Brad Bedingfield to Moderate BBA's Program on Proposed Regulations on Donor Advised Funds

Rob Leahy Joins North Bennet Street School Board of Directors

Brad Bedingfield to Speak at Florida Tax Institute

Brad Bedingfield to Co-Present "Proposed DAF Treasury Regulations: What This Means for Advisors"

Brad Bedingfield to present at The 58th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning

New Proposed Donor-Advised Fund Regulations May Broaden DAF Treatment, Chill Donor Involvement, and Threaten Tax Deductions

Hemenway & Barnes Named among the "Best Law Firms" of 2024 by Best Lawyers

Hemenway & Barnes Attorneys Named to the 2023 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Brad Bedingfield to Speak at ACTEC Florida Fellows Institute

Hemenway & Barnes Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Edition of Best Lawyers in America®

Hemenway & Barnes Recognized as a Leading Firm for Private Wealth Law: Brad Bedingfield and Joseph Bierwirth Featured as Notable Practitioners

Brad Bedingfield Joins Smart Giving Webinar Panel Hosted by the Cambridge Community Foundation Professional Advisors Council

Brad Bedingfield to Present "Charitable Impact with Retirement Assets: New Developments and Expanding Opportunities"

Planned Giving Group of New England (PGGNE) Annual All-Day Conference 2023

Brad Bedingfield to Present "It’s Not Just Charities Anymore – Expanding Impact with Philanthropic Vehicles" at ABA May Tax Meeting

Brad Bedingfield to Co-Present on “Adventures in Winding Up Charitable Entities – Don’t Fool Around with the Shutting It Down” at the 2023 ACTEC Annual Meeting

Brad Bedingfield is Editor of the MCLE Book “Massachusetts Nonprofit Organizations”

Brad Bedingfield to Present at Larry Kraus Family Office Tax Institute February Meeting

Massachusetts Charitable Contributions Deduction Takes Effect

Expanded Opportunities for Charitable Giving with Retirement Assets

Brad Bedingfield and Eleanor Evans to Present "Understanding 501(c)(3) Tax Exemption of Non-Profits" at MCLE

Hemenway & Barnes Named among the "Best Law Firms" of 2023 by U.S. News - Best Lawyers

Brad Bedingfield to Present “A Practical Primer on the Private Foundation Self-Dealing Rules” at the Southern Federal Tax Institute

Hemenway & Barnes Attorneys Named to the 2022 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Brad Bedingfield to Co-Present Practical Considerations for Splitting a Private Foundation Webinar

Brad Bedingfield and Nancy Dempze to Present “Retirement Planning, Tax Savings for Your Estate, and Philanthropy”.

Brad Bedingfield to Present "Charitable Gift Vehicles: Which One(s) to Use When, and Why" on September 9, 2022

Hemenway & Barnes Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers in America®

Hemenway & Barnes Recognized as a Leading Firm for Private Wealth Law

Brad Bedingfield to Present at MCLE's "Representing Nonprofits: BasicsPlus!" on June 15, 2022

Listen to Brad Bedingfield ACTEC Podcast “The Accidental Private Foundation: Non-Exempt Charitable Trusts Under Section 4947”

Brad Bedingfield and Eleanor Evans to Present “Updating Governing Documents" at the ECCF Institute for Trustees (Virtual)

Cambridge Community Foundation Professional Advisors Council Webinar

Brad Bedingfield to Present at the Federal Tax Institute of New England 2022 Conference

Brad Bedingfield Elected to Board of Regents of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

Brad Bedingfield to Present at 56th Annual Heckerling Institute

Brad Bedingfield to Present at 23rd Annual Nonprofit Law Conference 2022

Brad Bedingfield to Co-Present on “Charitable Giving Vehicles” at the 2022 ACTEC Annual Meeting

Brad Bedingfield to Present to ACTEC Charitable Planning Committee

Hemenway & Barnes Attorneys Named to 2021 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Brad Bedingfield to Speak at ACTEC Florida Fellows Institute

Prepare Now for Life After Zoom

Hemenway & Barnes Recognized as a Leading Firm for Private Wealth Law

Brad Bedingfield and Nancy Dempze to Present Biden-Era Estate Planning & Philanthropy

Brad Bedingfield and Eleanor Evans to Present “Demystifying Mergers” at the ECCF Institute for Trustees

PPP Loans for Nonprofits and the American Rescue Plan – Expanded Eligibility, but the Window Is Closing

Brad Bedingfield to Interview Paul Streckfus for the BBA Tax-Exempt Organization Section's Speaker Series

Brad Bedingfield and Eleanor Evans to Present at MCLE’s Serving on Non-Profit Boards

Brad Bedingfield and Eleanor Evans to Present “Confronting COVID-Era Compliance Concerns” at MSCPAs Nonprofit Conference

Round Two of Paycheck Protection Program Funds for Nonprofits and Small Businesses

Additional COVID Relief for Nonprofits

Brad Bedingfield Recognized as 2020 Go To Lawyer by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

Brad Bedingfield and Nancy Dempze to Present 2020 Year-End Planning at PGGNE

Charles Fayerweather and Brad Bedingfield to Present at Income Taxation of Estates & Trusts: MCLE BasicsPlus!®

Brad Bedingfield and Kevin Ellis to Present "So I Married a European – How to Leave My Money to My Spouse, Not to the Government"

Brad Bedingfield to Present “Tainted Gifts” at the ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting

Brad Bedingfield to Present "Reporting UBTI From Investments in Partnerships and S Corporations"

Hemenway & Barnes Recognized as a Leading Firm for Private Wealth Law

SBA Issues PPP Loan Forgiveness Guidance

SBA Provides Limited Safe Harbor on Paycheck Protection Loan Certification

Attorney General Issues Guidance on Access to Endowment Funds

Charting a New Course for Charitable Giving in 2020

Education Department Releases Institutional Portion of CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund

Education Department Releases Higher Education Student Relief and Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Funds

Remote Meetings for Members – New COVID-19 Relief for Nonprofit Governance

The CARES Act: Key Provisions Affecting Colleges and Universities

The CARES Act and Nonprofits

Endowments in the Time of Coronavirus

Direct Impact - Establishing an Emergency COVID-19 Relief Fund

Brad Bedingfield authors “SECURE Act changes may affect charitable giving”

2020 Federal Appropriations Act Provisions Impact Nonprofits

PODCAST: Articles, Bylaws and Corporate Law: The ABCs of Nonprofit Membership Corporations

FAQ: ABCs of Nonprofit Membership Corporations

Brad Bedingfield to Present “Tainted Money - When Donations Turn Bad: How to Prepare, and What Your Charity Can Do About It”

Brad Bedingfield and Paul Cathcart to Speak at BBA CLE Program “Think Globally; Plan Locally: A Review of Estate Planning Issues with Global Clients

Brad Bedingfield to Present at ACTEC Fall Meeting

Listen to Brad Bedingfield’s Podcast on “Deferred and Flexible Charitable Gift Annuities”

Brad Bedingfield Presents at Lawyers Clearinghouse Workshop “Pro Bono Consultation for Nonprofits: Conflict of Interest Policy”

Nonprofit 411: How Does the New Transportation Benefits Tax Impact Nonprofits?

Brad Bedingfield to Present New Transportation Benefits Tax on Nonprofits

Brad Bedingfield to Present “Risky Business - Liability Concerns for Directors and Officers” at Essex Community Foundation’s Institute for Trustees 2019

Ned Notis-McConarty, Brad Bedingfield and Ryan McManus to Speak at MCLE Program “Religious Organization Law”

Brad Bedingfield to Present at Boston Bar Association Program “CLE: Navigating through Tax Reform – Guiding Your Tax-Exempt Clients”

Nancy Dempze and Brad Bedingfield Author Guide to Charitable Planning

Brad Bedingfield authors “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017: New Tax Law May Affect Charitable Giving”

Brad Bedingfield authors “New Tax Law and Charitable Giving”

Brad Bedingfield and Nancy Dempze Author “The Disappearing 60% Deduction - New Charitable Giving Limits are Not as Generous as They Appear”

Hemenway & Barnes Recognized as a Leading Firm for Private Wealth Law

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Interim Guidance on UBTI Siloing Rules

Three Things Nonprofits Should Know About Massachusetts Ballot Initiatives

Supporting or Opposing Ballot Questions: Beware Campaign Finance Rules

Recent Changes to the Tax Laws Affecting Museums

CAF America Interviews Brad Bedingfield on Wealth Strategy and Charitable Giving

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as Enacted: Key Provisions Affecting Colleges and Universities

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Conference Committee Bill: Key Provisions That May Affect Colleges and Universities

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Comparison for Colleges and Universities

How Private Foundations Could Be Affected by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

How Religious Institutions Could Be Affected by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Hemenway & Barnes Expands Tax and Nonprofit Practices with Additions of Michael Porter and Brad Bedingfield