The April 10, 2015 13th Annual Schwartz Center Health Policy Breakfast featured a panel of experts who discussed "Overcoming the Stigma of Mental Illness to Ensure Compassionate Care for Patients and Families". The panelists included Marylou Sudders, Massachusetts Secretary of Health and Human Services. The fascinating panel discussion explored [...]
Andrew Butler recently attended the NAELA Summit and Advanced Elder Law Review in Newport Beach, California. The week long national conference focused on elder law and special needs planning, two significant components of Andrew's practice.
You can’t have your cake and eat it too. In a recent case decided in Massachusetts, a CEO sued his employer under his employment agreement, which required binding arbitration to resolve any disputes. Rather than enforce the arbitration clause in the employment agreement, the employer actively participated in the litigation [...]
A new law, the Parental Leave law, makes the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act gender neutral. Now, both male and female employees are entitled to eight weeks of leave in connection with the birth or adoption of a child. The Parental Leave bill was signed into law in early January 2015, [...]
We connected with colleagues, explored industry innovations and enjoyed delicious food at the New England Food Show on March 15, 2015 at the Boston Convention Center.
Andrew Butler recently participated in a panel discussion called "Navigating the Elder Years: A Team Approach to Planning and Decision-Making" at the Wayland Public Library. The presentation addressed the many issues that the elderly and their families often confront and will be held again at the Framingham Public Library on February [...]
The IRS recently released Revenue Procedure 2014-61, which announced inflation adjustments to the applicable exclusion amount beginning in 2015. For an estate of any decedent dying during calendar year 2015, the applicable exclusion is increased from $5.34 million to $5.43 million. This change increases not only the applicable exclusion amount [...]
Eve Horwitz and Andrew Butler were once again named as New England Super Lawyers. This accolade was made by an independent blue ribbon panel of their peers who were asked to vote for those lawyers who represent the best of the legal profession. This is the fourth time that Andrew and Eve [...]
Archstone represented a large multi-specialty medical practice in connection with the sale of the assets of the practice to a hospital. The representation included negotiating the business terms of the acquisition, due diligence, the separation of several of the shareholders from the practice prior to the acquisition, the drafting and negotiating [...]
Archstone Law Group was pleased to co-sponsor the New England Dental Society's Annual event held at the Embassy Suites in Waltham, MA in November 2014. For more information, please visit the NE Dental Society's website.