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Kearsarge Walpole LLC v. Zoning Board of Appeals of Walpole involved a dispute over where a large-scale solar array could be placed in...
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Director of Client Development, Brian Carrozza, and Senior Manager of Client Relations, Jill Zwetchkenbaum, shared insights with The...
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On December 26, 2024, the merits panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order effectively...
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On December 23, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit lifted the injunction issued earlier this month that had...
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We recently had the privilege of attending this year’s Massachusetts Conference for Women. It reminded us how powerful it can be to come...
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It’s beginning to look a lot like… the season of giving! In that spirit, GoulstonGiving, our year-round volunteer and donation...
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Attorneys Richard Zielinski and Jennifer Mikels, writing for Law360, detail ten key defenses law firms can use to effectively combat...
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On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide injunction halting enforcement of the...
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Generally, under New York EPTL 5-1.1-A, if a decedent is survived by a spouse, a right of election is given to the surviving spouse to...
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Parents with young children often hear that “the days are long but the years are short.” However, this phrase may not truly resonate...
Can a person claiming to be the decedent’s biological child out of wedlock obtain a court order directing DNA testing of the decedent’s...
Does the phrase “if they survive me” demonstrate a testator’s intent to avoid the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (“MUPC”) anti-lapse...
While undue influence claims are commonly asserted in probate proceedings, especially with the increased prevalence of dementia and...
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For over a decade, the world’s developed nations, through the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), have worked to set international...
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An estate tax case before the US Supreme Court underscores the importance of stock-purchase agreements and life insurance arrangements,...
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Where joint tenants with rights of survivorship reached an agreement requiring one of the joint tenants to remove his personal belongings...