***LEGAL ALERT*** NATIONWIDE INJUNCTION OF ENFORCEMENT TO CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT ISSUED BY FEDERAL COURT January 1 filing deadline for Beneficial Ownership Information Reports is halted, for now. Most US companies, including small businesses, were facing a January 1, 2025 deadline to report information about their beneficial owners to the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network [...]

Beginning on January 1, 2024, most small businesses will be required to report ownership and management information to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the US Treasury Department. Under the Corporate Transparency Act, passed by Congress in 2021, businesses must file Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) Reports providing certain company information and disclosing individuals who [...]

Estate planning is a crucial aspect of managing one’s financial legacy and ensuring that wishes are carried out after passing. The recent high-profile case of Aretha Franklin, “Queen of Soul,” has shed light on the importance of meticulous estate planning. Despite her immense success and influence, Franklin’s estate planning issues highlight common pitfalls that can [...]

“Bow-wow-wow, yippie-yo, yippie-yay” If you are like the members of our firm, you have been tired for the past two weeks!  Surfing, Breakdancing, Equestrian Dressage?  The first two are fresh new sports, “horse dancing” has been an Olympic Event since 1912! Snoop Dogg went from an American rapper to the American Ambassador of the Olympic [...]

DeMoura | Smith welcomes Attorney Michelle Jaquint to the Firm’s estate planning and probate practice groups. Michelle is a recent cum laude graduate of New England Law Boston and has been sworn into the Massachusetts Bar. Michelle brings a passionate and dedicated desire to help individuals and families with what matters most to them; their [...]

DeMoura | Smith trial lawyers, Ken DeMoura and Melanie McCauley, will be speaking at a Boston Bar Association "Brown Bag" Webinar on Thursday, June 20 at Noon. In this one-hour program titled "Expert Witnesses in Business Litigation," they will provide insight and strategies on engaging and working with experts, expert-related discovery issues, and the [...]