3 Ways Our Law Firm Is Operating To Overcome COVID-19

The Probate Court Is Closed, But We Can Still Prepare & File Petitions Whether you’re dealing with opening an estate, filing for guardianship or any other family law related proceeding, we can help. The probate court is now only holding proceedings on an emergency basis – and by electronic means for the most part – […]

Avoiding Massachusetts Income Tax with an Out-of-State Trust – SCOTUS Update

Here’s a great development for those who seek favorable tax treatment – Massachusetts beneficiaries no longer have to pay state income tax for trusts based in other states. Sort of. In a recent case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, a New York-based trust challenged the North Carolina Department of Revenue’s ability to collect of […]

How to Open a Pop-Up Shop on Cape Cod

Online ordering, and Amazon’s development has led to an unpredictable but declining retail market by most accounts. Every month it seems, the news is covering a different retail chain that is struggling to maintain its customer base. Meanwhile, the advent of social media has enabled so-called “pop-up shops” to open, and begin selling in short […]

Adult Use in Massachusetts – Recreational Marijuana Licenses Part 2

The Cannabis Control Commission issued draft regulations in December of 2017 concerning licensure of so-called “recreational marijuana businesses,” actually described as “adult use” under the law — under which over the age of 21 is eligible to purchase these products. In our earlier article, we highlighted some of the more popular Massachusetts marijuana business licenses […]

Adult Use Massachusetts Marijuana Business Startup Licenses – Part 1

The draft Massachusetts “Adult Use” marijuana regulations are out, and the Cannabis Control Commission has created an ambitious market for entrepreneurs. These regulations create at least 9 distinct classes of licenses, ranging from cultivation to processing, social use and transportation, with divisions and tiers within these classes amounting to around 20 possible application types. The […]

The Cryptocurrency Post – What Will Blockchain Mean to Massachusetts Businesses?

The future of digital “crypto” currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum is the subject of much disagreement among technology and finance experts. But most in these fields agree that the underlying technology, called “blockchain,” will be important in a number of future applications. The reason for its growth is that blockchain is relatively immutable, secure and […]

5 Red Flags in Massachusetts Non-Profit Governance

Non-profit entities and charities serve an important function in the United States’ free market economy. We have agreed as a society to promote organizations that are committed to fulfilling a public benefit, and therefore grant these organizations exemptions from property and income taxes. Better still, actual charities, e.g. those with 501c3 status under IRS guidelines, […]

Starting a Marijuana Dispensary in Massachusetts – A Medical Marijuana Attorney’s Notes

With a revised application process over the 2012 “Act for the Humanitarian Medical Use of Marijuana”, the Massachusetts law is now among the most straightforward in the country for use of medical Cannabis. The Department of Public Health, the governing agency overseeing the Massachusetts medical marijuana program, took the best of existing state regulations and […]

The Massachusetts Benefit Corporation – The Baystate’s New Business Innovation

While capitalism remains the most favored market system in the developed world, many individuals still believe the free market model incentivizes bad behavior. These beliefs typically target the traditional corporate model that prioritizes profits over people, and the interests of shareholders over social responsibility. While real world corporations do not typically behave so immorally, their […]