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Tyler Smith Appointed to Advisory Committee on the Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure
Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion is pleased to announce that Tyler Smith has been appointed by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to the Advisory Committee on the Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure. The Committee is comprised of 11 attorneys, and is tasked with reviewing the Maine Rules of Appellate Procedure, making recommendations to the Supreme Judicial… Read more »
150-Day License Suspension (OUI / .27 BAC) Dismissed
The firm’s client was stopped for erratic operation. After field sobriety tests, the officer arrested the client and brought her to the police station for breath test on an Intoxilyzer 8000. The Intoxilyzer registered a result of .27 — more than three times the legal limit. Attorney Smith fought at the BMV to stop the client’s… Read more »
First Time In 20 Years Massachusetts Revises Estate Tax Law
On October 4, 2023, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed sweeping tax changes into law. One of the most important of these changes was to the Commonwealth’s estate tax exemption. Historically, the exemption amount was one of the lowest in the country ($1M/ per estate). The new law raises that amount to ($2M/ per estate) and… Read more »