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Neither a Sword nor a Shield? The Massachusetts Usury Statute and Default Loan Provisions

November 6, 2014

Default interest rates and late fees are common provisions in many loan agreements. When reasonable in scope, they serve as a useful means of ensuring that a creditor can recover…

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Boilerplate Trust Clauses

October 30, 2014

Many clients sign estate planning documents without paying much attention to the clauses they contain. One clause that few clients pay attention to is the one governing how that client’s…

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Proposed Rule to Amend the Safe Harbors to the Anti-kickback Statute Affects the Provision of Local Transportation Services

October 22, 2014

On October 3, 2014, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a proposed rule to amend the safe harbors to the anti-kickback statute and the civil monetary penalty rules. See…

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There Are Legal Issues in Blogging?

October 21, 2014

The following piece by Prince Lobel media and intellectual property attorney Amanda Schreyer first appeared on the Mom 2.0 Summit website. I get some quizzical looks when I tell people…

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Estate Planning for the 99%

October 14, 2014

It is important to remember that no matter the client’s net worth, a goal of estate planning is to be sure that the proper documents are in place and that…

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When Your Marital Status Changes, So Does Your Estate Plan

September 25, 2014

Recently Massachusetts enacted the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code, which, among other things, replaced a patchwork set of laws governing what happens to your estate plan if your marital status changes.…

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Steven H. Gans Quoted in Institutional Investor Magazine Regarding Sports Television Broadcast Valuations

September 5, 2014

Television rights deals increased by two to three times the average for individual based teams in the Major League. Watching sports teams and leagues is still a novel pastime with…

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Common Post-ATRA Estate Planning Mistakes

September 2, 2014

The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA), P.L. 112-240, changed the game in estate planning by significantly increasing the amount of wealth that a taxpayer may pass free of…

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Real Estate Opportunities for the Sandwich Generation

August 25, 2014

Prince Lobel real estate attorney Julie Pruitt Barry co-writes "Real Estate Opportunities For The Sandwich Generation," an article about finding housing for solutions for aging parents and return to-the-nesters. An…

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A Tale of Junk Faxes, Wily Lawyers, and Super Bowl Seasickness

August 22, 2014

There’s very little common sense to be found in this story. Dubious Fact No. 1:  When the folks who ran Firefly American Bistro behind Boston’s Copley Place received an unsolicited…