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 »
Mortgages – Helpful Information
1. ARMS: An ARM is an adjustable rate mortgage. Many ARMs have a fixed interest rate for a specific period of time- often five or seven years. At the end of this period, the interest rate will stall adjusting up … 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 »
Testimony Opposing Amendments to Board of Medicine Regulations
Statement of Andrew L. Hyams, Esq. Concerning Proposed Regulations of the Board of Registration in Medicine 243 CMR 2.00 Governing Licensing Provisions and the Practice of Medicine, April 14, 2010
I was the Board’s General Counsel from 1985 to 1990. … Read more »
2010 Suspension of U.S. Estate and Generation Skipping Transfer Taxes
As is well known from the news media, the U.S. estate tax has been suspended for deaths occurring in calendar year 2010 – but it is also currently scheduled to again be effective for deaths occurring after calendar year 2010, … Read more »