The US Treasury requires certain individuals and entities to report the existence of certain foreign financial accounts and entities (the “foreign reporting rules”). Since the foreign reporting rules became an area of focus for Treasury, there has been uncertainty regarding … Read more »
The Schoolyard Lawyer: Parents’ Right to Recover Expert Witness Fees
Although parents who prevail at a Special Education hearing in front of the Massachusetts Bureau of Special Education Appeals (BSEA) may be able to recover all or a portion of their attorneys’ fees, they are unable to recover fees for … Read more »
The Schoolyard Lawyer: Summary of the MA Anti-Bullying Law
The law defines bullying as unwelcome and repeated “written, verbal, or electronic expression or a physical act or gesture or any combination thereof, directed at a victim that (1) causes physical or emotional harm to the victim or damage to … Read more »
The Schoolyard Lawyer: An Introduction to the Massachusetts Law on Bullying
In light of recent incidents involving bullying in schools in Massachusetts and all over the country, Governor D Patrick signed an anti-bullying bill into law on May 3, 2010 making Massachusetts the 42nd state to pass such a law. … Read more »
2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative – There’s a New (FBAR) Game in Town
CAUTION: This Update is only a superficial summary and may not be relied upon for guidance as to any particular, real life situation. We have included links to information on the IRS web site about the 2011 IRS “Voluntary Disclosure” … Read more »
Newly Enacted Federal Tax (and Unemployment) Statue
Dear clients and friends:
I wanted to provide you with a brief review of the recently-enacted federal tax law – the “Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010”. Whether this law is aptly-named is yet to … Read more »
Introducing: The Schoolyard Lawyer
Starting today, The Schoolyard Lawyer is up and running and is a place where I will be blogging weekly on different Education, Special Education, and Bullying topics.
The Special Education entries will be geared towards parents of children with disabilities, … Read more »
The Schoolyard Lawyer: Bringing Balance to School Discipline Incidents ~ The Education Attorney’s Role
A recent high school hazing incident made its way into an article in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. David E. Frank, the managing editor of Lawyers Weekly, wrote an article critical of the Maynard High School superintendent and principal for … Read more »