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Posts

• The Corporate Transparency Act Is Off Again – For Now
• New Federal Rule Banning Noncompetes; Exception for Sale of a Business
• A Novel Defense Strategy Reverses a Summary Suspension in 28 Days
• KCL Insights: June 28, 8018
• KCL Insights: August 9, 2018
• Maury Lederman Named to Massachusetts Super Lawyers Lists
• KCL Insights: May 18, 2017
• Civil Rights Act Protects Gay Workers from Job Discrimination
• Psychologists: Keep your Custody Opinions to Yourself
• Innovator’s Counsel – Can Non-Compete Agreements Protect My Start-up?
• KCL Insights: March 10, 2017
• Have Your Civil Rights Been Violated Under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
• KCL Insights: January 27, 2017
• Winter conditions claim frozen in its tracks: equity does not trump contract terms
• Notable KCL Victories in 2016
• General Contractor’s False Certifications that it Paid Subcontractors Barred it from Recovering from Owner
• KCL Insights: November 14, 2016
• Piercing the Corporate Veil – Concerns for the Small and Mid-Sized Business
• KCL Insights: Recent Successes
• Help! I Received a Subpoena for Patient Records
• KCL Insights: October 3, 2016
• Attorney Andrew Hyams’ Advice for Applying for a Medical License in Massachusetts
• Hey, I Never Signed That Contract! Now You Want to Force Me to Arbitrate?
• Is Everyone Lying?
• KCL Insights: July 14, 2016
• I Wish I Had Known…….What Did I Sign?
• KCL Insights: Patient Confidentiality, Security Deposit Law Update, Latest News June 23, 2016
• Tips for Avoiding or Responding to Licensing Board Investigations
• Landlord/Tenant Security Deposit Law Update
• Congress Gives a New Tool to the IRS – Passport Non-Issuance and Passport Revocation
• KCL Insights: April 14, 2016
• I Wish I Had Known…Understanding Your Financial Situation Before A Divorce
• Doing Better By Doing Good: IRA Distributions to Public Charities
• School District Held Accountable in Bullying Case when it Failed to Address Parental Concerns During IEP Meeting (Part II)
• KCL Insights: March 31, 2016
• Avoid Surprises During the Spring Real Estate Season
• Massachusetts Bullying Case to Proceed under Title IX – the law that prohibits sex discrimination in school (Part I)
• KCL Insights: March 17, 2016
• New Massachusetts Tax Amnesty Program Opening For Enrollment On April 1, 2016
• The Innovators’ Counsel: Implied Contracts & At-Will Employees
• I Wish I Had Known…Advice for Adjusting to New Custody and Parenting Plans
• KCL Insights: February 11, 2016
• KCL Insights is Now Available
• Enforcing Mandatory Arbitration Clauses: The Innovators’ Counsel
• Massachusetts Department of Revenue Releases Working Draft AP XXX: Voluntary Disclosure Program for the Settlement of Uncertain Tax Issues
• The Innovators’ Counsel: Zoning Flyover – The Massachusetts Zoning Act 20 and 90 Day Appeal Deadlines (for non-lawyers)
• Massachusetts Tax Update: Governor Baker Announces Plans for a Fiscal 2016 Tax Amnesty
• Partner Andrew Hyams Appointed Chairperson of the Business Law and Employment Law Practice Group
• Liability of Landlords to Tenants/Visitors in Commercial Property

• The Schoolyard Lawyer: Massachusetts Bullying Study
• Elder Bullying Happens Too
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: Special Education Students and the Bullying Law
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: An App Meant to Prevent Bullying
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: Summertime Bullies
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: The Bullying Law Protects Special Education Students
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: Protecting Those Unfairly Labeled as a Bully
• Bullying: It’s Not Just a Schoolyard Problem (2)
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: What is Cyberbullying?
• Bullying: It’s Not Just a Schoolyard Problem
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: Summary of the MA Anti-Bullying Law

• Partner Disputes and Shareholder Disputes in the Age of COVID-19
• Federal Coronavirus Relief for Your Business
• Does Your Company Need an Employee Handbook?
• 2017 Year In Review
• Annual Reporting Season: A New Year For Your Business
• The Innovators’ Counsel: The ADA And Your Small Business – Public Accommodations
• The Innovators’ Counsel: Fiduciary Duty Claims – Interference with Contractual or Business Relations, Vol. 2
• The Innovators’ Counsel: Fiduciary Duty Claims – Interference with Contractual or Business Relations, Vol. 1
• The Innovator’s Counsel: Safe Harbor Period for Massachusetts New Earned Sick Time Law
• The Innovator’s Counsel – “E-Discovery” In The Modern Legal World, Vol. 1 –> What is It?
• The Innovator’s Counsel: Default LLC Provisions in Absence of an Operating Agreement
• The Innovator’s Counsel: Massachusetts New Earned Sick Time Law
• The Innovator’s Counsel: Fiduciary Duty Claims – The “Freeze Out”
• The Innovator’s Counsel: What Are Fiduciary Duties In a Closely Held Corporation?
• The Innovator’s Counsel: LLC Basics – “Limited Liability,” What is it Good For?
• The Innovator’s Counsel: LLC Basics – Rights and Duties of Members
• The Innovator’s Counsel: Financial Due Diligence – Let’s Buy a Company!
• The Innovator’s Counsel: A Bird’s Eye View of the Massachusetts LLC Statute
• The Innovator’s Counsel: Second Edition
• The Innovator’s Counsel
• New Taxes for 2013
• Employee Misclassification: A Caution to All Employers
• New Mass – Israel Partnership- Good Business for Massachusetts
• Choosing the Legal Form of a Service or Professional Business — an Urban Legend
• Foreign Account Reporting Redux

• Think Your Homestead Gives You Absolute Protection…Well, Think Again
• Buying Real Estate? Consider Owner’s Title Insurance

• Massachusetts Appeals Court Clarifies Condominium Unit Owners’ Rights to Protest Condominium Fines and Late Fees

• Constructive Eviction: A Tenant’s Rights to Break a Lease
• KCL Insights: September 15, 2017

• Arrested for OUI? An Effective Defense Strategy Is Crucial

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

• The Schoolyard Lawyer: Parents’ Right to an Independent Evaluation
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: School Discipline for Students Not Yet Eligible for Special Education
• FERPA: The Federal Law of Student Records
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: A Parent’s Guide to Hiring a Special Education Attorney
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: A Summary of Massachusetts Special Education Statistics at the BSEA
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: New Guidelines for Pediatricians Diagnosing Children with ADHD
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: Recent Special Education Statistics in Massachusetts
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: Standard of Proof in School Suspension/Expulsion Hearings
• Attorney Andra Hutchins Will Speak on Student Privacy Issues October 4, 2011
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: School Discipline and Special Education Students
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: Who has Access to Student Records?
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: Who Attends a Team Meeting?
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: Reflections on the Massachusetts Anti-Bullying Law
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: Understanding the IDEA: For Parents Starting the Special Education Process
• The Consequences of a College’s Failure to Properly Calculate Satisfactory Academic Progress & Determine Dates of Student Withdrawl
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: What if my Child is Not Eligible for Special Education?
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: My Child is Not Eligible for Special Education Services But Needs Accommodations
• Drug Related School Expulsions: A Parent’s Guide to the Discipline Process
• Failure to Meet Timing Deadlines in the Administration of Title IV Funds
• The Consequences of a Failure to Meet Timing Deadlines in the Administration of Title IV Funds
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: Parents’ Right to Recover Expert Witness Fees
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: An Introduction to the Massachusetts Law on Bullying
• The Schoolyard Lawyer: Bringing Balance to School Discipline Incidents ~ The Education Attorney’s Role

• Getting to “Normal” – COVID-19 Vaccinations: Vol. 1 Historical Vaccination Mandates
• Student Rights in the COVID Era: Special Education and College Safety Contracts
• Private School Discipline v. Public School Discipline: What You Need to Know
• KCL Opposes Motion to Dismiss in Mount Ida Case
• KCL Insights: November 16, 2017
• Navigating Sexual Assault Complaints on Campus
• Student Discipline and Expulsion Procedures in Massachusetts Public and Charter Schools
• Kindergarten and Pre-K Students Suspended from Massachusetts Schools

• The Law that Now Protects Domestic Workers in Massachusetts

• PFML PART 2-Caring for a Family Member with a Serious Health Condition
• Everything You Need to Know About Massachusetts’ New Paid Family Medical Leave Act

• UPDATE: The Stars Align (With a Wobble) – US and Massachusetts Tax Return Due Dates
• The Innovators’ Counsel: Power of Attorney & Valid Trust Creation Under The MUTC
• Earthquake Hits Many Massachusetts Trusts
• What Does a “Do Not Resuscitate” Notice in a Person’s Home Mean?
• When can a Donor Rely upon the Charity’s Statement that Donations are Tax Deductible?
• What about the Puppies?
• Serious Advice from the Experts
• New Massachusetts Homestead Law
• 2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative – There’s a New (FBAR) Game in Town
• Newly Enacted Federal Tax (and Unemployment) Statue

• KCL Wins Jury Verdict in Difficult Invasion of Privacy/Emotional Distress Case
• Top Ten Reasons to Choose Divorce Mediation
• The New Massachusetts Alimony Statue: What Does it Do?
• It’s official: the Massachusetts Alimony Law has Passed

• KCL’s Andy Hyams Has Been Honored in the Massachusetts Medical Law Report
• The Massachusetts Physician License Application: 9 Traps to Avoid
• How to Challenge Extrapolation of a Payor Audit
• Physicians Denied Access to Complaints Against Them
• Why Does the Board of Medicine Keep Complaints Secret from Accused Physicians?
• Testimony Opposing Amendments to Board of Medicine Regulations

• You Received a Certified Letter and the Return Addressee Is the Board of Registration in Medicine: 10 Do’s and Don’ts to Protect Your Professional License

• Plagiarism – What Is It?

• The Innovators’ Counsel: Zoning Flyover – The Massachusetts Zoning Act 20 and 90 Day Appeal Deadlines (for lawyers)

• Hidden Treasures: Your Massachusetts Automobile Insurance Policy
• Auto Insurance… You May be Underinsured!
• Liability of Landlords to Tenants/Visitors in Commercial Property

• Parent’s Death Sparks Siblings’ Disputes Over Inheritance

• Partner Andrew Hyams Testified on the Proposed Board of Registration of Medicine Regulations
• The Board of Medicine’s Hospital Resignation ‘Mouse Trap’

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

• Real Estate Overassessment – Abatement Procedure
• Foreclosure of Mortgage and Eviction Proceedings
• SJC Rules: Attorneys Required for Massachusetts Real Estate Closings
• Liability of Commercial Property Landlords to Tenants
• New Massachusetts Homestead Law is Now in Effect
• 2010 Suspension of U.S. Estate and Generation Skipping Transfer Taxes

• U.S. Estate Tax Law — The Wait is Over (Maybe)
• IRS Not to Pursue Airline Passengers for Retroactive Ticket Taxes

Team Members

• Sol Cohen
• E. Steven Coren, Esq.
• Jonathan Davis
• John Edwards
• Jeffrey N. Fink
• Neal B. Glick
• Andra J. Hutchins
• Andrew L. Hyams
• Shana Kalatardi
• Robert A. Finkel
• Maury E. Lederman
• Mark Lichtenstein
• Sean N. Peters
• Alan R. Goodman