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Boston Estate Planning Counsel Annual Gala 2024

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

Donna Mizrahi quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article “Extrinsic evidence allowed to prove testator’s intent”

Round the Bend: The Seeds We Sow 2024

Hemenway & Barnes Bolsters Administrative Team with Strategic Hires

Brad Bedingfield to Speak at Florida Tax Institute

2024 Personal Tax Planning Update

Hemenway & Barnes Elects Mark B. Elefante as Managing Partner

Keirsa Johnson to Co-Present BBA Webinar: Trusts & Estates Mid-Year Review

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

Paul Cathcart to Present on Post-Mortem Planning at the 2023 Estate Planning: MCLE BasicsPlus!®

Massachusetts Bar Association Eleventh Annual Probate Law Conference

Corporate Transparency Act: Deadlines and Reporting Requirements

Donna Mizrahi and Steve Mangold to Present at MCLE “Real Estate Primer for Estate Planners”

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

Important Provisions of the Massachusetts Tax Relief Bill

Protecting Your Identity

Edward Notis-McConarty Named Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers 2024

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

Keirsa Johnson to Co-Present BBA Webinar: Trusts & Estates End of Year Review 2023

Paul Cathcart Promoted to Counsel at Hemenway & Barnes

VIDEO: After High School: Your Legal Packing List

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

Boston Estate Planning Counsel Annual Gala 2023

PODCAST: The Lifecycle of an Estate Plan

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

Hemenway & Barnes Names Dennis Delaney and Charles Platt Practice Chairs

When Your Child Turns 18: A Checklist of Legal Documents for Parents and Young Adults

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

Kevin Ellis and Kurt Somerville Author Chapter in MCLE Book - Drafting Irrevocable Trusts in Massachusetts

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

Attempting a Weekend Taxable Gift of Securities from a Brokerage Account (If You Must)

Paul Cathcart to Present on Post-Mortem Planning at the 2022 Estate Planning: MCLE BasicsPlus!®

Joseph Bierwirth named to Boston magazine's Top Lawyers List

The Millionaire’s Tax in Massachusetts

Donna Mizrahi to Moderate “When Estate Planners and Real Estate Lawyers Don’t Speak the Same Language" at the 2022 REBA Annual Meeting & Conference.

Tax Inflation Adjustments - Looking Ahead to 2023

Stephen Kidder Explains Why Houston Astro Players Are Paying $90,000 to Philadelphia

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

Massachusetts Taxpayers to Receive Excess Tax Revenue Refunds

Kevin Ellis to Present at MCLE's “Income Taxation of Estates & Trusts: MCLE BasicsPlus!®

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

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

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

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

Stephen Kidder Named “Go To Taxation Lawyer” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

The Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation Case Study

Boston Estate Planning Council Annual Gala 2022

Tandem Use of Private Foundations and Donor Advised Funds

Donna Mizrahi to Present Ethical Issues Concerning Elder Abuse in Real Estate Transactions at REBA Spring Conference May 2, 2022

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

Donna Mizrahi Promoted to Counsel at Hemenway & Barnes

Brad Bedingfield to Present at 56th Annual Heckerling Institute

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

Brad Bedingfield to Present to ACTEC Charitable Planning Committee

The Art and Special Collection Lifecycle

The Massachusetts Estate Tax, the Governor’s Proposal, and Out-of-State Real and Tangible Personal Property

Wealth Education for the Next Generation – Expanding Needs

Wealth Education for the Next Generation – Early Planning

Joseph L. Bierwirth Jr. Appointed to 2022 Boston Bar Association Nominating Committee

2022 Personal Tax Planning Update

Paul Cathcart to Present on Post-Mortem Planning at the Estate Planning: MCLE BasicsPlus!

Emma Wright and Shannon Nelson Join the Private Client Group at Hemenway & Barnes

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

Kevin Ellis to Present at MCLE Estate, Gift & Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Program

Joseph Bierwirth Comments on SLAPP Suit Ruling in Fiduciary Suit

Emergency Legislation Authorizes Use of Remote Notaries in Massachusetts

Hemenway & Barnes Brochure

Donna Mizrahi quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article “Court-appointed conservator granted immunity”

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

Commonwealth Magazine article “Supreme Court stays out of Mass.-N.H. tax dispute” quotes Michael E. Porter

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

Donna Mizrahi Quoted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Article “Email exchange doesn’t divest ex-girlfriend as life insurance beneficiary”

Family Office Brochure

"What is a Trust"

Boston Estate Planning Council Annual Gala 2021

Joe Bierwirth to Present at MCLE 22nd Annual Estate Planning Conference

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

IRS Extends Tax Deadline to May 17

Sarah Waelchli to Present Trusts and Estates – What to Expect from the Biden Administration

Tax Planning After the 2020 Election… And 2021 Runoffs

Joseph Bierwirth Elected as a Member of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation

Paul Cathcart to Present at BBA Practice Fundamentals Series Webinar on Modifying Irrevocable Trusts

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

2020-2021 Massachusetts Income Tax Charitable Deduction Changes

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

How Do The Election Results Impact Year-End Tax Planning?

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

Massachusetts Bar Association, Eighth Annual Probate Law Conference

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

Joseph Bierwirth Comments on SJC Decision Permitting Creditor’s Access to Spendthrift Trust Assets After Death

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

Hemenway & Barnes Attorneys Named to 2020 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Election Year Tax Planning

Massachusetts Estate Tax Can Now Apply to Out-of-State Trusts

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

Joseph Bierwirth Comments on SJC Decision in Shaffer and the Exclusion of Non-Massachusetts Real Estate in Estate Tax Returns

Nancy Dempze Authors Chapter on “Powers and Duties of the Personal Representative” in MCLE Massachusetts Probate Manual

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

COVID-19 and Presidential Election Have Significant Effect on Estate Planning

Is it Possible to Set Up an Estate Plan in MA Without a Notary or Witnesses?

The CARES Act: Provisions that Affect Individuals and Families

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

Treasury Department Extends April 15 Tax Payment Deadline

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article, “SJC: Software Accessed Online Subject to Sales Tax,” quotes Michael E. Porter

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

2020 Personal Tax Planning Update

Changes for Retirement Accounts and 529 Plans Under the SECURE Act

Hemenway & Barnes Represents Players in Pittsburgh “Jock Tax” Challenge

Kevin Ellis to Present at MCLE Estate, Gift & Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Program

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

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

Nancy Dempze Authors Chapter on “Taxation Law and Conservation Gifts” in MCLE Massachusetts Environmental Law Book

Pitfalls and Opportunities Under the New Federal Tax Law - Part 3

2019 Personal Tax Planning Update

Keirsa K. Johnson Joins Hemenway & Barnes

Paul Cathcart authors "IRS Releases Proposed 'Anti-Clawback' Regulations"

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”

Kevin Ellis authors “Consequences (or Lack Thereof) of Divisions and Gift of QTIP Income Interest – PLR 201834011”

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

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

Pitfalls and Opportunities Under the New Federal Tax Law - Part 1

The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) Elects Joseph L. Bierwirth, Jr. as New Fellow to the College

Identifying and Avoiding Tax Scams

CAF America Interviews Brad Bedingfield on Wealth Strategy and Charitable Giving

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article, “'No contest’ clause not grounds to dismiss beneficiary’s challenge to trust,” quotes Joseph L. Bierwirth, Jr.

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: Effect on Individuals and Families

Year-End Tax Strategies Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

Protecting Your Credit After a Data Breach

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article, “Life insurance policy exempt in Chapter 7 bankruptcy,” quotes trust litigation partner, Joseph L. Bierwirth, Jr

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

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Article, “Trust decanting post-‘Kraft’: the SJC speaks again” by Joseph L. Bierwirth Jr. and Ryan P. McManus

Hemenway & Barnes Partner, Joe Bierwirth, discusses new estate tax issues for Massachusetts residents who own out-of-state real estate

Private Client Group Video