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Twenty-one Mirick Attorneys Awarded Best Lawyers® Distinction for 2026

Posted on August 21, 2025 (August 20, 2025)

Congratulations to the twenty-one Mirick attorneys named to the 2026 Best Lawyers in America® listing. Recognition by Best Lawyers® is based entirely on peer review, through a process designed to capture, as accurately as possible, the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal […]

Medicare vs Medicaid: Key Differences for Asset Planning

Posted on August 11, 2025 (August 11, 2025)

Often, we will meet with potential clients who tell us that they “need to do Medicare planning” to protect their assets for their children should they need to enter a nursing home in the future. We, however, know that they are talking about “Medicaid” planning. (FYI, the Medicaid program in Massachusetts is also known as […]

Masters Academy International Obtains Equity and Debt Financing to Develop an 82-Acre, Multi-sports Academy

Posted on August 1, 2025 (August 1, 2025)

At Mirick, we measure our success by the success of our clients. Attorney Andrew A. Croxford represented Masters Academy International in obtaining equity and debt financing to develop an 82-acre, multi-sports academy. The equity investment is being provided by Cognita Schools, a global private schools group which owns and operates schools throughout various countries. […]

Attorney Richard Van Nostrand named to MA Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame

Posted on July 31, 2025 (February 25, 2026)

Congratulations to Attorney Richard Van Nostrand on being named to the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame! Criteria for selection to the prestigious Hall includes career accomplishments, contributions to the development of the law in Massachusetts, contributions to the bar and efforts to improve the quality of justice in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly provides in-depth […]

What Employers Need to Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill

Posted on July 11, 2025 (July 17, 2025)

On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill (the “Bill”) was signed into law. As outlined below, there are several provisions of the Bill that are relevant to employers. “Elimination” of Taxes on Tips and Overtime Compensation The Bill includes two provisions regarding the “elimination” of taxes imposed on individual employees through 2028, as Section […]

SCOTUS Requires Opt-Out Opportunity for Parents based on Religious Objection to Curriculum

Posted on July 8, 2025

On June 27, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued its 6-3 opinion in Mahmoud v. Taylor ordering the grant of the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction, and overruling the decisions of the Fourth Circuit Appeals Court and the U.S. District Court of Maryland, which had denied the preliminary injunction. This holding requires the Board of […]

Mirick named MA Lawyer Weekly Legacy Law Firm

Posted on July 3, 2025 (July 3, 2025)

Mirick has been named to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly inaugural list of In the Lead: Legacy Law Firms. The list spotlights firms that have not merely survived but thrived for 25 years or more years. They range in size from three lawyers to hundreds of attorneys, but all have weathered economic shifts, technological transformations and an […]

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