As COVID-19 has been disrupting our personal and professional lives, the April 15 tax deadline continued to loom on the horizon. In welcome news for many, on Friday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced, via Twitter, that the April 15 income tax deadline would be extended, allowing individuals to wait until July 15, 2020, to file their […]
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Gov. Baker Issues Stay-At-Home Advisory, Non-Essential Businesses Ordered to Close
On Monday, March 23, 2020, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker issued a stay-at-home advisory for the Commonwealth to begin at noon (12:00 pm EST) on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. The advisory will remain in effect until noon, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Additionally, an order has been issued for all non-essential businesses to close, effective noon March […]
Let the Coronavirus Teach Us to Be Better Lawyers for Our Clients
This past week, as our daily lives were upended, many of us experienced a sense of unbalance and worry. It occurred to me that these are similar feelings many of our clients experience when they face a legal issue. Coronavirus makes us realize we crave certainty. We initially wanted to know whether this invisible risk […]
Reliable Resources for Employers Managing the Impact of COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic response continues to have a major impact on individuals and businesses on a global scale, we are working to stay abreast of the latest updates for our clients. This post compiles some useful resources for businesses from federal and Massachusetts governments and agencies: FAQ’s from the Department of Labor (DOL) about […]
COVID-19 Shutters Boston Construction Industry for (At Least) Two Weeks. What’s Next?
In response to the public health crisis caused by the spread of COVID-19, Mayor Walsh has ordered all construction activity halted in Boston, effective March 17, 2020. The order carves out exceptions for emergency utility hookups and road repairs, and it permits the use of skeleton crews to secure and monitor job sites. But other […]
Document Executions and COVID-19
Jennifer Taddeo authored “Document Executions and COVID-19” for the Boston Bar Association’s Trusts and Estates blog. A number of attorneys across the commonwealth of Massachusetts are working on solutions for notarizing documents when clients and other individuals are unable to physically be in the presence of a notary public. To read the blog post, and […]
COVID-19: A Message to the Conn Kavanaugh Community
As the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus) becomes clear, we at Conn Kavanaugh are taking active measures to protect the well-being of our employees, clients, guests, and the community at large, while also ensuring that we will continue to meet our clients’ legal and business needs. We have developed a robust plan to minimize the risk […]
An Ounce of Prevention…
As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. That is a message that we have all been getting as the COVID-19 virus spreads. Don’t panic, cover your cough, stay home when sick, and above all else, wash your hands! Well, the same goes for estate planning. Having an up to date […]
Abutter Must Prove Particularized Injury to Confer Standing in Zoning Appeals
On March 6, 2020, just a day after hearing oral argument, the Supreme Judicial Court reaffirmed the longstanding principle that abutting landowners have standing to challenge the application of zoning bylaws only if they prove that they have suffered a particularized injury because of the alleged violation. In doing so, the Court rejected an Appeals […]
How to Own Your Vacation Home
Sheila Giglio authored “How to Own Your Vacation Home,” which appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Section Review. The article, which was initially published as part of Conn Kavanaugh’s blog “Life Goes On,” was included in the Probate Law portion of the Section Review. Read the article here on our blog, or here on […]