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Massachusetts Bar Association Twelfth Annual Probate Law Conference

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

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

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

Dylan O’Sullivan Elected to Board of Trustees for Massachusetts Law Reform Institute

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

Boston Estate Planning Counsel Annual Gala 2024

BBA Higher Education Legal Conference 2024

Hemenway & Barnes Bolsters Administrative Team with Strategic Hires

2024 Personal Tax Planning Update

Hemenway & Barnes Elects Mark B. Elefante as Managing Partner

Pennsylvania Appeals Court Rules “Jock Tax” Is Unconstitutional

Massachusetts Bar Association Eleventh Annual Probate Law Conference

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

Protecting Your Identity

MNN Public Policy Forum with Secretary Patrick Tutwiler from the Executive Office of Education

Kevin Freytag Joins Hemenway & Barnes as Counsel in the Litigation Group

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

Boston Estate Planning Counsel Annual Gala 2023

Ryan McManus to Present “Will Contests & Other Objections” at Probate Practice: MCLE BasicsPlus!

SJC Upholds Church’s Right to Re-Locate Cremains

Pittsburgh 'Jock Tax' Lawsuit is Likely Last One, Attorney Says

BBA Higher Education Legal Conference 2023

BBA Higher Education Legal Conference 2023

2023 Personal Tax Planning Update

Joseph Bierwirth named to Boston magazine's Top Lawyers List

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

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

Ryan P. McManus to Present at Tenth Annual Probate Law Conference

Joseph Bierwirth to Present at Tenth Annual Probate Law Conference

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

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

Hemenway & Barnes Successfully Challenges the Constitutionality of Pittsburgh’s “Jock Tax”

Dylan O’Sullivan Joins Hemenway & Barnes Litigation Group

Hemenway & Barnes Client 6M Development Wins Key Approval from Boston’s Zoning Board of Appeal for North End Hotel

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

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

Boston Estate Planning Council Annual Gala 2022

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

BBA Higher Education Legal Conference 2022

Johanna Schneider Quoted in Boston Globe Article, “Hotel in North End along Kennedy Greenway earns BPDA approval”

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

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

Johanna Schneider Elected to the Partnership at Hemenway & Barnes

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

Joseph Bierwirth Comments on Appeals Court Decision Addressing Issues of First Impression in Trust Case

Joseph Bierwirth to Present at Ninth Annual Probate Law Conference

Massachusetts Bar Association, Ninth Annual Probate Law Conference

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

Johanna Schneider to Co-Chair the BBA Land Use & Development Committee

Joseph Bierwirth Comments on SLAPP Suit Ruling in Fiduciary Suit

Hemenway & Barnes Brochure

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

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

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

Family Office Brochure

"What is a Trust"

Boston Estate Planning Council Annual Gala 2021

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

Joe Bierwirth to Present "Fiduciary Litigation – Objections to Estates, In Terrorem Clauses, and Suitability Claims"

Ryan McManus to Present at the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly “Minority Shareholder Litigation” Webinar

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

Ryan McManus Will be a Panelist on BBA Webinar “Breach of Fiduciary Duty Litigation: Superior Court versus Probate & Family Court”

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

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

Joseph Bierwirth to Appear as Panelist for Social Law Library Webinar “19 Fiduciary Law Solutions During COVID-19”

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

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

Diane Tillotson Named Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers 2021

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

Michael Porter to Moderate BBA’s Annual Massachusetts Tax Update

SJC Dismisses Claims Against Governor

Johanna Schneider Comments on SJC Decision Providing Clarity on Lis Pendens Statute in Appellate Cases

Michael Porter Moderating BBA Webinar “State Tax Trends in 2020 and Beyond”

Appeals Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Will Contest for H&B Attorneys Joe Bierwirth and Ryan McManus

SJC Affirms $10 Million Judgment in Breach of Contract Lawsuit

Joseph Bierwirth Comments on First Circuit Decision of Breach of Fiduciary Duties Claims Against Mount Ida College

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

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

Michael Porter to Present “Rapid Fire – Litigation Trends” at the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation Tax Policy Conference

Michael Porter to Present “Economic Presence in Sales and Income Taxes” at COST 50th Annual Meeting

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

Can a Fence Establish Intent to Abandon an Easement?

Watch Joseph Bierwirth’s Argument Before the Supreme Judicial Court

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

Ryan McManus authors “Closely Held LLCs: The SJC Clarifies When Members of a Massachusetts LLC Owe Each Other Fiduciary Duties”

2019 Personal Tax Planning Update

Hemenway & Barnes Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of MA Chiefs of Police Association in Worman v. Healey

Ryan McManus authors "LLC’s Majority Member May Owe Fiduciary Duties to Minority Members"

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article, “Majority shareholder’s claim against minority owner not SLAPP suit,” quotes Joseph L. Bierwirth, Jr.

Diane Tillotson Named Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers 2019

Ryan McManus authors “Education Reform: Doe v. Secretary of Education”

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

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”

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article, “Breach-of-fiduciary-duty claim vs. accountant allowed,” quotes Ryan P. McManus

Hemenway & Barnes Files Amicus Brief in Boston Charter School Case

Probate Court Establishes New Fiduciary Litigation Session for Complex Probate Litigation Cases

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article, “LLC members didn’t renounce fiduciary duties in operating agreement,” quotes business litigation partner, Joseph L. Bierwirth, Jr.

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

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

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

SJC Decision Sets Precedent for State’s Religious Institutions

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

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Article "SJC reinstates $45M bad-faith judgment"