Massachusetts Courtroom Advocacy
Formation - operation - compliance
- Product Number: 2236654WFM
- Publication Date: 11/3/2023
- Edition: 5th Edition 2023
- Copyright: © 2023 MCLE, Inc.
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Massachusetts Nonprofit Organizations offers practical insights on the numerous legal and operational issues affecting nonprofits today. Features include an overview of federal and state compliance issues ranging from formation, registration and organizational considerations to operational, tax and financial reporting strategies. Lawyers who advise nonprofits on organization, operations, board liability, political activity, tax exemptions, and accounting issues find this book indispensable to their practices.
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Update: February 2023
Dear Subscriber:
Thank you for choosing to keep your copy of Massachusetts Nonprofit Organizations up to date with this 2023 revised edition. The following highlighted topics represent only a small percentage of the new material added to the title this year.
- Cat's paw claim. See chapter 7 for a 2022 case cite and an explanation of this term in the context of employment discrimination based on evidence that a corporate reduction in force was tainted by age bias.
- Crown Act. Chapter 7 also discusses a 2022 enactment designed to provide antidiscrimination protections by expanding the definition of race.
- Dissolution of a Massachusetts charitable corporation. See chapter 13's new exhibit, which reflects materials from the Office of the Attorney General.
- Medicaid. See chapter 14 for discussion of the Commonwealth's current Section 1115 Demonstration Extension (Project Number II-W-00030/I), approved September 28, 2022, and effective October 1, 2022, through December 31, 2027. The chapter lists key components of the waiver.
- Determination of need. Chapter 14 cites the three instances, per 105 C.M.R. s. 100.726, where substantial capital expenditures and substantial changes in service related solely to research may require a determination of need (DoN). The chapter also lists project categories set forth by the DoN regulations that are subject to delegated review and final action by the commission of the DPH.
- Mergers in the health-care industry. See chapter 14 for discussion of Vertical Merger Guidelines , meant to outline and describe theories of antitrust harm from vertical transactions. While these guidelines were withdrawn by the Federal Trade Commission shortly in 2022, the FTC and the Department of Justice solicited public comment in 2022 on how the agencies could modernize merger enforcement. The chapter notes that a draft of new merger guidelines had been expected by 2023.
- Limited liability entities. See chapter 3 for a review of recent formal guidance with regard to the recognition of LLCs as 501(c)(3) entities.
We at MCLE trust that you will find this new material practice to be useful in your practice and valuable in maintaining your law library..
Cordially,
Maryanne G. Jensen, Esq., MCLE Director of Publications
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
expand allChapter 01 expandAn Introduction to Trial Advocacy
Buy ChapterChapter 02 expandPreparing for Civil Trial in Massachusetts
Buy ChapterChecklist 2.1
- Witness Preparation Checklist Buy FormChecklist 2.2
- Questions to Ask About the Judge Who Will Preside Over Your Upcoming Trial Buy FormChecklist 2.3
- Sample Objection Reference Sheet Buy FormExhibit 2A
- Sample Trial Budget Buy FormExhibit 2B
- Massachusetts Superior Court Seventh Amended Standing Order 1-88 (“Time Standards”) Buy FormExhibit 2C
- Sample Trial Task List and Schedule Buy FormExhibit 2D
- Sample Exhibit List Buy FormExhibit 2E
- Sample Order of Proof Chart Buy FormExhibit 2F
- Sample Motion for a View Buy FormExhibit 2G
- Sample Motion to Conclusively Establish Facts Based upon Judicial Admissions Buy FormExhibit 2H
- Sample Motion to Exclude Character Witnesses Buy FormExhibit 2I
- Sample Trial Memorandum on Leading Questions Buy FormExhibit 2J
- Bibliography Buy FormChapter 03 expandJury Selection
Buy ChapterChapter 04 expandOpening Statement
Buy ChapterChapter 05 expandIntroduction of Evidence
Buy ChapterChecklist 5.1
- Practical Suggestions for Organizing Your Presentation of Evidence Buy FormChapter 06 expandObjections
Buy ChapterChapter 07 expandDirect Examination
Buy ChapterChecklist 7.1
- Common Pretrial Issues in Criminal Cases Buy FormChecklist 7.2
- Rules for Witnesses Facing Cross-Examination Buy FormChecklist 7.3
- Preparing Your Witness for Trial Buy FormChecklist 7.4
- Common Objections and Issues in the Use of Digital Photography Buy FormChecklist 7.5
- Common Objections and Issues: Use of Video Buy FormChecklist 7.6
- Common Objections and Issues: Points of View in Computer Simulations Buy FormChecklist 7.7
- Common Objections and Issues: Illustrative Aids in General Buy FormExhibit 7A
- Proposed Model Jury Instructions on the Use of Technology and Social Media Buy FormExhibit 7B
- Sample Exhibit List Buy FormChapter 08 expandChapter 09 expandChapter 10 expandClosing Argument—Plaintiff’s Perspective
Buy ChapterExhibit 10A
- Closing Argument Excerpt: Sympathy Versus Justice Buy FormExhibit 10B
- Closing Argument Excerpt: Numerous Ways Injury Could Have Been Prevented Buy FormExhibit 10C
- Closing Argument Excerpt: Defendant’s Motive in Medical Negligence Case Buy FormExhibit 10D
- Closing Argument Excerpt: “Saving Something for Closing” Buy FormExhibit 10E
- Closing Argument Excerpt: Contradictions in Defense Theory Buy FormExhibit 10F
- Closing Argument Excerpt: Damages for Permanent Disability Buy FormExhibit 10G
- Closing Argument Excerpt: Damages in Death Case Buy FormExhibit 10H
- Closing Argument Excerpt: Defendants Blaming Each Other and Plaintiff Buy FormChapter 11 expandClosing Argument—Defendant’s Perspective
Buy ChapterChapter 12 expandTrial Motion Practice
Buy ChapterChapter 13 expandDamages—Plaintiff’s Perspective
Buy ChapterChapter 14 expandDamages—Defendant’s Perspective
Buy ChapterChecklist 14.1
- Checklist for Deposition of Plaintiff Buy FormExhibit 11A
- Examples of Closing Argument Buy FormExhibit 14A
- Letter, Application for Court Order, and Proposed Court Order Pursuant to Superior Court Rule 13 Buy FormExhibit 14B
- Notice Letter to Counsel and Keeper of Records Subpoena for Medical Records Buy FormExhibit 14C
- Notice Letter to Counsel and Keeper of Records Subpoena for Health Insurance Records Buy FormExhibit 14D
- Subpoena for 30(b)(6) Deposition of Plaintiff’s Employer Buy FormExhibit 14E
- Keeper of Records Subpoena to Workers’ Compensation Insurer Buy FormChapter 15 expandTrial Advocacy in Criminal Defense
Buy ChapterChecklist 15.1
- Step-by-Step Checklist: Prepare to Be an Effective Advocate for Your Defendant-Client at Trial Buy FormChapter 16 expandMediation and Arbitration
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