Category: Blog

Who Let the Dogs Out?! No, Seriously, Who Let Them Out?

Regardless of the answer, if you own a dog, reading this article could save you from serious legal consequences concerning your beloved companion. This post explains the Massachusetts Dog Bite [...]

Tax Reform’s Impact on Divorce

The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act imposes sweeping changes to the tax code. Many of the changes will affect taxpayers going through a divorce. Effect on Personal Exemptions Old [...]

Who Gets the Ring if an Engagement Falls Through & Why You Might Not Want…

By: Attorney Dianna M. Williams | Associate You want it to be perfect. You painstakingly plan the date, time and place where you will pop the question and ask your [...]

Condominium Trustee Actions

By: Attorney Corey T. Pontes| Associate When one becomes a trustee of a condominium association, the expectation is that all of the trustees will be diligent in paying the dues [...]

Security Deposit Law in Massachusetts

By: Attorney Corey T. Pontes| Associate Massachusetts affords tenants wide protections when it comes to what happens to their security deposits after they are given to their landlord. The landlord [...]

Substantive Consolidation

By: Attorney Gerald S. Garnick| Associate A case recently came down from the U S Bankruptcy Court that will have far reaching consequences for business owners. In Re: Cameron Construction [...]

One Surgeon Supervising Two Separate Operating Rooms: Medical Malpractice; Yes or No?

By: Attorney Kevin J. O’Malley| Partner Two Complicated Spinal Surgeries, Two Separate Operating Rooms, Surgeries Performed at the Same Time, One Surgeon Supervising Both Surgeries, One Patient Is Left a [...]

Understanding Trusts in Massachusetts

By: Attorney William Rosa| Partner My last blog focused on the various forms of tenancies in which you can hold real estate in Massachusetts. This blog is an expansion of [...]

The Devil is in the Details – Documents to collect when facing divorce

By: Attorney Jeffrey D. Kiesling | Associate If you believe that you may be facing divorce, you should secure all available financial documents. In most divorce cases the family’s finances [...]

Obtaining Payment of a Judgment for Money Damages

By: Attorney Dianna M. Williams| Associate A judgment represents the end of a court case. A valid judgment resolves all contested issues and terminates the lawsuit. It states who wins [...]