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Buying Real Estate? Consider Owner’s Title Insurance

Posted on June 17, 2019

Owner’s title insurance is an optional, one-time charge that insures title to real estate for as long as the insured owns the property, subject to policy provisions. Clients often ask whether they need this coverage, whether lender’s title insurance suffices and how it all really works in practice. Some clients elect to...

Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Opposes Motion to Dismiss in Mount Ida Case

Posted on May 7, 2019

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. Coren Lichtenstein, LLP represents the former Mount Ida students in a

Arrested for OUI? An Effective Defense Strategy Is Crucial

Posted on March 1, 2019

Whether you are out with friends celebrating a promotion, catching up with old acquaintances or getting dinner with your significant other, being responsible with alcohol consumption is paramount. Unfortunately, that is sometimes easier said than done and mistakes are made. If you have been arrested and charged with Operating...

Applying for a Massachusetts Medical License? Prepare for New Application Questions

Posted on December 27, 2018

The Board of Registration in Medicine has released its December 2018 license application revision. While the application is better-organized with clearer instructions, there are significant substantive changes with a common theme: the Board wants more information about you. Here are the highlights: Disclose investigations that exonerated you. “Supplement” Question 7...

Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights: August 9, 2018

Posted on August 10, 2018

The latest issue of Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights includes recent news and blog posts: Parent’s Death Sparks Siblings’ Disputes Over Inheritance Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Resolves Complicated Personal Injury Case Download the PDF version: Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights...

Parent’s Death Sparks Siblings’ Disputes Over Inheritance

Posted on July 20, 2018

The death of a parent is an emotional time for any family. When sibling rivalry and infighting over the allocation of the parents’ estates surfaces, it can have devastating long-term affects on all parties. If disputes over inheritance cannot be resolved within the family, it may be necessary for each family member...

Does Your Company Need an Employee Handbook?

Posted on June 14, 2018

Despite the critical role that the human resources function plays in companies of all sizes, HR personnel and departments are all too often overlooked when a company is uating its priorities and resource allocation. One frequently overlooked tool, which is available at a relatively low cost, is the employee handbook. Many companies lack...

Steve Coren Comments on “Ruling on future inheritance beyond comprehension”

Posted on May 4, 2018

In a letter to the editor of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, E. Steven Coren said, “I read with amazement the decision in Frasca v. Frasca, 93 Mass. App. Ct. 1101 (2018), that a Probate & Family court judge assigned a percentage of a future inheritance of a spouse...

2017 Year In Review

Posted on January 11, 2018

Dear Clients and Friends, Wishing you a happy and prosperous New Year!
In case you missed it last year, here are some of Coren Lichtenstein, LLP’s 2017 highlights. Notable Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Wins Board of Medicine Reverses Itself, Grants Andrew Hyams’ Client a...

Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights: November 16, 2017

Posted on November 16, 2017

The latest issue of Coren Lichtenstein, LLP Insights includes recent news and blog posts: Constructive Eviction: A Tenant’s Rights to Break a Lease Navigating Sexual Assault Complaints on Campus

Navigating Sexual Assault Complaints on Campus

Posted on November 2, 2017

Private and public colleges, as well as the federal government, have offered their various views and opinions on how sexual assault cases on college campuses should be handled. Title IX is the federal law that dictates how such cases must be handled procedurally by colleges who receive federal funding. Almost all colleges...

Maury Lederman Named to Massachusetts Super Lawyers Lists

Posted on October 19, 2017

Coren Lichtenstein LLP partner Maury E. Lederman has been named to the 2017 Massachusetts Super Lawyers lists. This is the sixth year Maury Lederman has been named to the Massachusetts Super Lawyers list in the area of construction...