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2023 Personal Tax Planning Update

Massachusetts Charitable Contributions Deduction Takes Effect

Important Retirement Account Changes Under the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022

Expanded Opportunities for Charitable Giving with Retirement Assets

BBA Higher Education Legal Conference 2023

Jennifer Grace Miller Named to Campbell Transition Team

MNN Policymaker Roundtable with Representative Jake Auchincloss

Watch Jennifer Grace Miller’s Argument Before the Supreme Judicial Court

Robert Leahy to Present “Introduction to Tax Exempt Organizations” as Part of the BBA’s Exempt Organizations Fundamentals Series

Brad Bedingfield to Present “Planned Giving With Rising Interest Rates” at the PGGNE November Monthly Meeting.

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

Nonprofit 411: Can Our Nonprofit Organization’s Board Vote by Email?

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

Massachusetts Taxpayers to Receive Excess Tax Revenue Refunds

MNN Policymaker Roundtable with Courtney Aladro, Chief of the Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division in the Attorney General's office

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

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

Eleanor Evans and Rob Leahy to Present an MNN Webinar - Keeping Tabs on Federal Grant Funds: Key Considerations in Contracting for Services

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

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Planning Office for Urban Affairs Fall Celebration

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

Dylan O’Sullivan Joins Hemenway & Barnes Litigation Group

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®

Rob Leahy Joins Hemenway & Barnes Nonprofit Group

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

Meaghan Borys to Speak at "Title IX: How to Prepare for the New Rules on Handling Sexual Misconduct" Webinar

MNN Policymaker Roundtable with Secretary Marylou Sudders July 12, 2022

Engaging the Next Generation in Family Philanthropy: Getting Started

Eleanor Evans to Present at 2022 CAPLAW National Training Conference

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

SJC Rules Question on Gig-Workers Cannot Appear on November Ballot

SJC References Hemenway & Barnes’s Amicus Brief in Ruling for Attorneys General in Suit Against Exxon Mobil

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)

Planned Giving Group of New England (PGGNE) Annual All-Day Conference 2022

Cambridge Community Foundation Professional Advisors Council Webinar

Tandem Use of Private Foundations and Donor Advised Funds

Hemenway & Barnes Files Amicus Brief with SJC Arguing Relatedness Requirement of Art. 48

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

BBA Higher Education Legal Conference 2022

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

Harvard Business School Association of Boston “2022 Nonprofit Board Summit”

Brad Bedingfield to Present at 56th Annual Heckerling Institute

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

MNN Policymaker Roundtable with Senator Sal DiDomenico

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 Files Amicus Brief with SJC on Behalf of Former Massachusetts Attorneys General in Support of the Current Attorney General’s Suit Against Exxon Mobil

2022 Personal Tax Planning Update

Hemenway & Barnes Files Amicus Brief in First Amendment Challenge Before the Supreme Court

MNN Policymaker Roundtable with Congressman Jim McGovern

Kevin Ellis to Speak at BBA Exempt Organizations Fundamentals Series

Hemenway & Barnes Named Among the “Best Law Firms” of 2022 by U.S. News - Best Lawyers

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

Proposed Changes to Tax Laws Spur a Call to Action

Brad Bedingfield to Speak at ACTEC Florida Fellows Institute

Keirsa Johnson and Eleanor Evans to Present an MNN Webinar - Navigating Cryptocurrency Donations

Prepare Now for Life After Zoom

Hemenway & Barnes Brochure

Hemenway & Barnes Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2022 List

Sitting on a Nonprofit Board

Hemenway & Barnes Expands Government & Election Law Practice with Addition of Jennifer Grace Miller

Eleanor Evans to Present Teaming Up to do More: Collaborating Through Shared Services at CAPLAW Training Conference

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

Family Office Brochure

The Family Enterprise Brochure

"What is a Trust"

Planned Giving Group of New England (PGGNE) Annual All-Day Conference 2021

Eleanor Evans to Present “Demystifying Mergers” at the 2021 Nonprofit Board Summit

Nonprofits: The Do's and Don'ts of Granting Scholarships

Harvard Business School Association of Boston “2021 Nonprofit Board Summit”

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

Charitable Estate Tax Deduction for LLC Membership Interests Reduced by Discounts for Lack of Marketability and Control

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

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

Moratorium on Evictions and Foreclosures Offers Protection to Some Individuals, Small Businesses and Nonprofits

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

Leni Nulsen Joins Hemenway & Barnes

Additional COVID Relief for Nonprofits

Hemenway & Barnes Names Sarah Waelchli and Kevin Ellis Partners in the Firm

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

2020-2021 Massachusetts Income Tax Charitable Deduction Changes

Nonprofit 411: Demystifying Mergers

Hemenway & Barnes Named Among the “Best Law Firms” of 2021 by U.S. News - Best Lawyers

Hemenway & Barnes Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2021 List

Eleanor Evans to Present “Keeping Tabs on Federal Grant Funds: Key Considerations in Contracting for Services”

Eleanor Evans to Speak at BBA Higher Education Legal Conference

Raising Your 501(c)(3)’s Voice in an Election Year Without Risking Its Exempt Status

Additional Guidance on Force Majeure as COVID-19 Restrictions Ease

Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, Nonprofit Awareness Day

Congress Loosens Paycheck Protection Program Requirements

SBA Issues PPP Loan Forgiveness Guidance

COVID-19: Reopening Massachusetts Phase One

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

SBA Issues Interim Final Rules on Paycheck Protection Program

Complying with Paid Leave Requirements Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

The CARES Act: Key Provisions Affecting Colleges and Universities

The CARES Act: Summary of Select Provisions Related to Small Businesses and Nonprofits

The CARES Act and Nonprofits

Endowments in the Time of Coronavirus

UPDATED: Treasury Department Extends April 15 Tax Filing and Payment Deadlines

Direct Impact - Establishing an Emergency COVID-19 Relief Fund

New Federal Law Requires Many Employers to Provide Paid Coronavirus-Related Leave

Treasury Department Extends April 15 Tax Payment Deadline

Managing Contractual Relationships During the COVID-19 Crisis: Force Majeure Clauses and Other Approaches

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

Hemenway & Barnes LLP Appoints Nancy B. Gardiner as Managing Partner

Diane Tillotson Named to 2019 Lawyers of the Year List by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

IRS Clarifies Tax Treatment of Virtual Currency Donations

2020 Federal Appropriations Act Provisions Impact Nonprofits

FAQ: ABCs of Nonprofit Membership Corporations

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

SJC Rules on Educational Exemption Under the Dover Amendment in The McLean Hospital Corporation v. Town of Lincoln

Take Steps Now to Comply with the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

Hemenway & Barnes Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2020 List

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

Nancy Dempze and Brad Bedingfield Author Guide to Charitable Planning

2019 Personal Tax Planning Update

Keirsa K. Johnson Joins Hemenway & Barnes

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”

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

Hemenway & Barnes Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2019 List

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

Hemenway & Barnes has Received Tier 1 Ranking in the 2018 Edition of U.S. News - Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”

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

Hemenway & Barnes Files Amicus Brief in Boston Charter School Case

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

Protecting Your Credit After a Data Breach

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

Duties of Nonprofit Board Members

New England Real Estate Journal Article, “SJC decides scope of religious exemption for property tax,” by Ryan P. McManus

Evaluating Payments in Lieu of Tax in Light of Nonprofit Directors’ Fiduciary Duties

SJC Decision Sets Precedent for State’s Religious Institutions

Round the Bend Farm: How this nonprofit is making an impact with agriculture

What happens when a foundation takes on a life of its own? The Travis Roy Foundation story

Nonprofit Group Video