U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers ranked Kerstein, Coren & Lichtenstein LLP in the 2021 edition of “Best Law Firms” in the National Tier 3 category for Litigation – Construction and the Boston Metropolitan Tier 2 category for … Read more »
KCL Opposes Motion to Dismiss in Mount Ida Case
What obligation does an institution of higher learning have to its students? That is the key question facing a federal judge in Boston after a hearing in April regarding the abrupt closure and sale of Mount Ida College in 2018. … Read more »
KCL Insights: April 14, 2016
The latest issue of KCL Insights includes:
- School District Held Accountable in Bullying Case when it Failed to Address Parental Concerns During IEP Meeting (Part II), by Andra Hutchins
- Doing Better By Doing Good: IRA Distributions to Public Charities, by
KCL Insights: March 31, 2016
The latest issue of KCL Insights includes:
- Avoid Surprises During the Spring Real Estate Season, by Robert Finkel
- Massachusetts Bullying Case to Proceed under Title IX – the law that prohibits sex discrimination in school (Part I), by Andra Hutchins
KCL Insights is Now Available
A new issue of our newsletter, KCL Insights, is now available. 
This issue includes articles on:
- Enforcing Mandatory Arbitration Clauses
- The Massachusetts Department of Reveue’s AP XXX: Voluntary Disclosure Program for the Settlement of Uncertain Tax Issues
- Mark Lichtenstein
Massachusetts Department of Revenue Releases Working Draft AP XXX: Voluntary Disclosure Program for the Settlement of Uncertain Tax Issues
On January 19, 2016, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue (DOR) released a working draft of an administrative procedure (AP) entitled AP XXX: Voluntary Disclosure Program for the Settlement of Uncertain Tax Issues (hereafter “working draft”). The working draft is available … Read more »
The Innovators’ Counsel: Power of Attorney & Valid Trust Creation Under The MUTC
The Massachusetts Uniform Trust Code (the “MUTC”), codified at Mass. Gen. Laws c. 203E, became effective as of July 8, 2012. The enacting legislation provides that, except as otherwise provided, the MUTC applies to all trusts created before, on, or … Read more »
KCL’s Andy Hyams Has Been Honored in the Massachusetts Medical Law Report
Congratulations to partner Andy Hyams for being named one of Massachusetts Medical Law Report’s “Heroes in the Field.” The winners of the “4th Annual Rx for Excellence Awards” were announced in the September 2011 edition.
To read the announcement, go … Read more »
The Schoolyard Lawyer: Massachusetts Bullying Study
The Boston Globe reported that one in four students in Massachusetts schools are victims of bullying. A recent study conducted in middle schools and high schools across Massachusetts found a link between bullying and violence in the home. The study … Read more »
The Schoolyard Lawyer: Parents’ Right to an Independent Evaluation
Every time a school district conducts an uation of a child, the parents have the right to an independent uation. An independent uation is an uation done on the child outside of the school district. It gives the parents the … Read more »