BOSTON, BRAINTREE AND QUINCY, MA: Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro P.C., a dynamic full-service law firm with a team of attorneys catering to individuals, businesses and families throughout Quincy, Braintree, the South Shore and metro Boston areas, has partnered with DOVE, a domestic violence assistance organization, on a drive to collect various personal and household items—toothbrushes,
When it comes to presentations before judges, the attorneys at Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro P.C., are used to being on the other side of the bench. On April 4, Attorney Warren Baker was in one of the judge’s seats, listening to small business pitches from seven budding entrepreneurs as part of the Quincy Center for
Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro P.C., has partnered with DOVE, a domestic violence assistance organization, on a canned food and coat drive for the month of November. During month of November, Baker, Braverman & Barbadoro, P.C. will be collecting non-perishable food items in containers situated in both their offices at 300 Crown Colony Drive in Quincy
Three years ago, siblings Joe and Jane Smith sat down to Christmas dinner with their families. During the meal, Joe’s wife Mary was well. After visiting the doctor shortly thereafter, she was diagnosed with cancer. By Easter, she was gone. How people react to the passing of a loved one varies from individual to individual,
Whenever the forecast calls for a significant winter storm many of us secretly hope for the return of a favorite childhood tradition: the snow day. Given the prevalence of snow storms in the Boston area many employees indeed have the opportunity to enjoy a snow day or two every year. However, many employers are left
Despite its passage as part of BAPCPA almost a decade ago, Section 511 of the Bankruptcy Code continues to be overlooked by debtors’ counsel and courts in deciding matters related to the treatment of post-petition interest on municipal tax claims. In particular, where debtors’ real estate is subject to large pre-petition tax claims, Section 511
Any wise banker, investor or developer formulates an exit strategy before undertaking a new venture. However, when that venture is a comprehensive permit project and the tangled web of Chapter 40B regulations, guidelines, policies and regulatory agreements lack guidance on a particular conundrum, even the savviest participants must venture into uncharted territory. Thus is the
Nearly twelve months has passed since the end of 2010 and the IRS is still providing guidance for how to treat estates for individuals who died in 2010. In 2010 estates have the option of electing to be subject to the estate tax, or electing out of the estate tax. Why would someone voluntaryily subject
On March 16, 2011 a new Massachusetts Homestead Act (Homestead Act) went into effect, the revised Homestead Act affords even greater protection for property owners. A “Declaration of Estate of Homestead” is a legal document filed at the registry of deeds in the county in which a residential house exists that informs the public that
If I have to go into a nursing home, will I lose my house? This is a question we hear often in our elder law practice. The statistics show today that there is a 66% probability that the average American will spend some time in a nursing home during his or her lifetime. In the