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Brad Bedingfield to Speak at the 59th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning

Paul Cathcart to Present on Post-Mortem Planning at 2024 Estate Planning: MCLE BasicsPlus!®

Bryce Helfer Joins Hemenway & Barnes as Counsel in the Private Client Group

Bryce Helfer Named to Boston Magazine’s 2024 Top Lawyer List

Ned Notis-McConarty to Speak at 12th Annual Probate Law Conference

Ryan P. McManus to Present at 12th Annual Probate Law Conference

Massachusetts Bar Association Twelfth Annual Probate Law Conference

Kevin Ellis to Present "Powers of Appointment, Powers of Withdrawal, and Trustee Powers" at MCLE

MNN Public Policy Forum with Steve Koczela of The MassINC Polling Group

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

Brad Bedingfield to Present “What’s New in Charitable Giving?” at BEPC Seminar

Hemenway & Barnes Named Among the "Best Law Firms" of 2025 by Best Lawyers

Year-End Planning: Tax Strategies in an Election Year

Hemenway & Barnes Attorneys Named to the 2024 Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

MNN Public Policy Forum with Secretary Matthew Gorzkowicz

Corporate Transparency Act: January 1, 2025 Deadline Approaching

Hemenway & Barnes Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America®

Paul Cathcart to Present at MLCE’s “Strategies for Fixing Dysfunctional Trusts”

Rita Goldberg to Present at akoyaGO User Conference

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

Hemenway & Barnes Helps Turn Philanthropic Vision into Annual Charitable Donation for the City of Newburyport

Boston Estate Planning Counsel Annual Gala 2024

Brad Bedingfield Named “Go To Taxation Lawyer” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

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

Eleanor Evans Elected to the Partnership at Hemenway & Barnes

Round the Bend: The Seeds We Sow 2024

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”

Hemenway & Barnes Bolsters Administrative Team with Strategic Hires

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

Jesse Coakley to Speak on Philanthropy MA Panel - Get-to-Know Funders: Youth/Youth Development

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

Gioia Perugini to Present "Foundation Governance and Legal Issues" at Philanthropy 101 Series Presented by Philanthropy Massachusetts

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

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

Philanthropy MA's 54th Annual Meeting

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

Jessica Coakley Certified as 21/64 Advisor

Paul Cathcart Promoted to Counsel at Hemenway & Barnes

Elizabeth Quartararo Joins Hemenway & Barnes’ Philanthropic Advisory Services Team

Maine Philanthropy Center's 2023 Conference

VIDEO: After High School: Your Legal Packing List

Harvard Business School Association of Boston “2023 Nonprofit Board Summit”

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

Positive Tracks - ROMP event

‘You can’t disconnect the person and their passions from how they contribute to the world’: A conversation with Gioia Perugini

Philanthropy Blog: Celebrating a Family Legacy

Gioia Perugini to Lead AFP’s March 9 Meet the Funders Program

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

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

Gioia Perugini to moderate "The Essentials of Good Governance" at the monthly Fundamentals of Family Philanthropy webinar series

2023 Personal Tax Planning Update

Massachusetts Charitable Contributions Deduction Takes Effect

Jane’s Trust: A Lasting Legacy (2003-2021)

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

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

The Millionaire’s Tax in Massachusetts

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

Gioia Perugini to Speak on Philanthropy MA Panel - Meet-the-Donors: Donor Advised Funds

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

Philanthropy MA’s 53rd Annual Meeting

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®

Gioia Perugini Quoted in Brookline Community Foundation Announcement of Four New Funds to Support the Brookline Community

Jessica Coakley Promoted to Philanthropic Advisor

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

Engaging the Next Generation in Family Philanthropy: Getting Started

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

Boston Estate Planning Council Annual Gala 2022

Tandem Use of Private Foundations and Donor Advised Funds

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

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 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

Philanthropy Blog: Reflection and Planning – Philanthropic Strategy in 2022

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

Gioia Perugini to Facilitate MA Arts Funders' Network Conversation About Supporting Public Art, Parks and Open Space, and Historic Preservation in the City of Boston

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

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

Gioia Perugini Comments on Launch of Racial Equity Fund by Town of Brookline and the Brookline Community Foundation

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

Family Office Brochure

"What is a Trust"

Boston Estate Planning Council Annual Gala 2021

Maine Philanthropy Center's 2021 Philanthropy Partners Conference

Hemenway & Barnes Names Gioia Perugini Director of Philanthropic Services and Andrea Richmond Associate Director of Family Office Services

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

Philanthropy Blog: Philanthropy After the Pandemic

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

Philanthropy Massachusetts 51st Anniversary Annual Meeting

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

Philanthropy Blog: Giving In 2020 – Lessons from Dolly Parton

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

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

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

Charting a New Course for Charitable Giving in 2020

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?

Philanthropy Blog: One Boston Day 2020

The CARES Act: Provisions that Affect Individuals and Families

Philanthropy Blog: Philanthropic Community Responds to Nonprofit Needs During Covid-19 Crisis

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

Direct Impact - Establishing an Emergency COVID-19 Relief Fund

Treasury Department Extends April 15 Tax Payment Deadline

Philanthropy Blog: Honoring Women’s Leadership

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

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

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

2020 Personal Tax Planning Update

IRS Clarifies Tax Treatment of Virtual Currency Donations

Changes for Retirement Accounts and 529 Plans Under the SECURE Act

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

Philanthropy Blog: Lessons Learned From Two Decades in Philanthropy

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”

Philanthropy Blog: Antiquities, Lasagna, and Preserving a Family Legacy

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

Philanthropy Blog: The Smithsonian, Ralph Lauren and a Lesson in Philanthropy

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

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

Philanthropy Blog: Women in Philanthropy Jessica Coakley

Philanthropy Blog: Making Room for the Unexpected in your Charitable Giving

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

Philanthropy Blog: Igniting Generation Next

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

Recent Changes to the Tax Laws Affecting Museums

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”

Philanthropy Blog: Charitable Giving in the New Year

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

Philanthropy Blog: Building a Family Legacy One Story at a Time

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

The Maine Philanthropy Center Spotlights H&B’s Gioia Perugini

Philanthropy Blog: How to Help Neighbors and Communities in Time of a Natural Disaster

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

Philanthropy Blog: Summer Reading in Philanthropy

Philanthropy Blog: The Power of Women in Philanthropy

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

Philanthropy Blog: Charitable Giving Outlook

Philanthropy across generations: creating a strategic roadmap

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

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

Philanthropy Blog: Reasons for Hope in 2017

Philanthropy Blog: Two Sides of Giving

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

Philanthropy Blog: Trash or Treasure?

Philanthropy Blog: Update on Giving Tuesday

Philanthropy Blog: Summer Giving

Philanthropy Blog: One Boston Day

Philanthropy Blog: Uses of Donor Advised Funds

Private Client Group Video

Philanthropy Blog: Are you ready for Giving Tuesday? Kicking Off Year-End Giving