Massachusetts Health Care Proxy: Witnesses, No Notary, and Why a Living Will Is Not Enough
The proxy is the document that works. The living will is not binding in Massachusetts, and neither one will stop an ambulance crew from resuscitating you.
Legal News
Massachusetts Power of Attorney: No Witnesses, No Notary, and What That Really Means
Massachusetts has no statutory form and never adopted the Uniform Act. What actually makes a power durable, why springing powers fail in practice, and the bank objection that is legally baseless.
Massachusetts Restraining Orders: 209A vs 258E, and the New Coercive Control Law
Two kinds of protective order, and choosing wrong costs weeks. Both are free. And the definition of abuse gained a fourth prong in 2024 that most guides have not caught up with.
Massachusetts Earned Sick Time: Who Gets Paid, How Much, and When
Whether your sick time is paid comes down to one number, and the way employers count to eleven is broader than most of them realize.
How to Change Your Name in Massachusetts: Forms, Fees, and the 2025 Privacy Change
The rule flipped on November 25, 2025. Publication is no longer the default and your file is sealed automatically, which most guides still get wrong.
Massachusetts Unemployment Benefits: Eligibility, Amounts, and Appeal Deadlines
UI Online is gone, the call center is closed Fridays, and if you were fired your employer has to prove you should be disqualified. What the law actually says about Massachusetts unemployment.
A Massachusetts Cop Used License Plate Cameras to Track His Ex. Now the Logs Are Public.
He ran the searches more than a dozen times, served a suspension, and went back to work. Two days earlier a judge ordered the State Police to reveal who has been searching the cameras.
Sheriff Steven Tompkins Acquitted: Why the Federal Extortion Case Collapsed
We argued before closings that the missing threat mattered less than the coverage suggested. That was right, and the jury acquitted anyway. Here is the element that decided the case.
A Client Said Kevin Reddington Failed Him. A Federal Judge Made Him Answer Under Oath.
The judge did not hold a hearing. He ordered Lindsay Clancy's attorney to explain under oath why he never put a murder defendant on the stand. Reddington filed in two days.
Kevin Reddington’s Cases: The Acquittals, the Losses, and Three He Never Had
He won an acquittal by throwing throwing stars across a courtroom. He is also routinely credited with three famous cases he never had, and one of them he was on the opposite side of.