By Adam D. Schmaelzle, Esq. As most people already know, auto insurance is a requirement to operate a motor vehicle in Massachusetts. In 2006, Massachusetts created the Safe Driver Insurance Plan (SDIP), which is a system that was essentially designed to reward safe drivers, and punish reckless drivers. It basically works like this: If [...]
By Adam D. Schmaelzle, Esq. This article serves as a brief guide for landlords/property managers in Massachusetts who wish to evict a tenant. Unfortunately for you, Massachusetts is a very pro tenant state. This means that although you are afforded many opportunities to give your tenants the boot, the state will not make [...]
By Robert Linch Imagine being whisked away to a magical time and land: America, 2012. Exotic, I know. The Supreme Court seems to have done just that upon granting a new challenge to the Affordable Healthcare Act (“Obamacare”) this last week. While this challenge is not based upon a constitutional argument, but upon the [...]
By Adam D. Schmaelzle, Esq. In 1999, two years after Oregon passed their “Death with Dignity Act”, Jack Kevorkian was charged and convicted of second-degre e murder in Michigan after administering a lethal injection to Thomas Youk, who was suffering in the final stages of Lou Gehrig’s disease. His conviction sparked a nationwide debate, [...]
By Adam D. Schmaelzle, Esq. One of the many unfortunate realities of being a human being is the very realistic possibility that you or someone you care about may end up needing long-term care in a nursing home facility. Sometimes you expect it, and sometimes it happens without warning. Unfortunately, many people neglect this [...]
By Adam D. Schmaelzle, Esq. *Queue the long unnecessary narrative…. Meet Bob. Bob works across town at a paper mill and takes the bus to work. For the last three months, Bob has been saving up his money to buy his wife a new pair earrings for their 10-year anniversary. He decides that [...]
By Adam D. Schmaelzle, Esq. So there you are, driving along in your new car, when all of a sudden the engine stalls and you roll to a disheartening stop. You turn the key, but nothing happens, so you call a tow truck, and have the car towed back to the friendly neighborhood car [...]
By Adam D. Schmaelzle, Esq. If you have ever been involved in the sport of Rugby in America, you are probably familiar with the term “Getting CIPP’ed”. That is because USA Rugby, the governing body for the sport of rugby in the United States, requires anyone involved in the sport, such as coaches, admin, [...]
By Adam D. Schmaelzle, Esq. There are countless reasons why some parents choose to seek adoption services for their children. Whether those children have been born or are expected to be born in the near future, parents have the option of choosing a different future for their child by placing him/her with a foster [...]
By Robert Linch Recently the IRS addressed taxpayers who trade or accept payment in Bitcoin and other virtual currencies that they not currency for tax purposes, but property and subject to taxation as such. While this may not seem like a large distinction to some people, this could have a large effect on individual [...]
