On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Job Act (H.R.1: Public Law No. 115-97) became law and will have far-reaching effects on all aspects of our economy, including divorce. Under pre-Act law, alimony and separate maintenance payments were deductible by the payor spouse under Code Sec. 215(a) and includible in income by the recipient… Read more »
Federal tax legislation to dramatically change federal estate tax exemptions
Reported in Forbes/Personal Finance on December 21, 2017, it appears that the final Tax Bill passed by Congress, currently awaiting the President’s signature, will have dramatic effects on federal estate tax exemptions. According to Forbes, the new Tax Bill passed by the House and Senate on December 20, 2017 will temporarily double the exclusion amounts… Read more »
Keith P. Richard joins the firm as an Associate Attorney
Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC is pleased to welcome Keith Richard to the firm as an Associate Attorney. Keith’s practice will initially focus on civil litigation and family law matters. Keith joins the firm after having spent the past year serving as a law clerk for Associate Justice Thomas Humphrey of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. For… Read more »
Gene Libby selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America
Gene R. Libby, a founding partner of Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC, has been selected again for inclusion in the most recent edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Gene was selected to appear in the 24th edition of Best Lawyers (2018) for the practice areas of family law and white collar criminal defense.… Read more »
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issues ruling on employee use of medical marijuana
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently decided that employees of Massachusetts corporations and of out-of-state corporations doing business with operations in Massachusetts are permitted to use medical marijuana and cannot be fired for failing a drug test due to medical marijuana usage. On July 17, 2017, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in the case of… Read more »
Michael E. Saucier to speak at CLM Alliance Annual Conference
Attorney Michael E. Saucier will be among the presenters at the 2017 Claims Litigation Management (CLM) Alliance Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee on March 31. Michael’s presentation will be on “Recent Issues and Discernible Trends in Employment Practices Litigation.” The focus of the presentation will include best practices for employers, risk managers and counsel when… Read more »
New Hampshire removes license requirement to carry concealed weapon
On Wednesday, February 22, 2017, Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire signed legislation removing the requirement that people get a license to carry concealed guns in the State of New Hampshire, according to a report in the Portland Press Herald. The article goes on to state that the legislation now makes New Hampshire the 12th… Read more »
Tyler Smith is selected for 2017 Maine State Bar Association Leadership Academy
Tyler Smith, an associate attorney at Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC, was selected to participate in the 2017 Maine State Bar Association Leadership Academy. The Leadership Academy is an eight month program designed to foster professional growth and leadership skills among member attorneys who have been in practice for more than two years but… Read more »
Kennebunk High School Mock Trial Team competes in State finals
Congratulations to the members of 2016 Kennebunk High School Mock Trial Team for their stellar performance in the State Finals of the Maine High School Mock Trial Competition. The team, ranging from freshmen to seniors, was led by teacher coach Tom Dupuis of Kennebunk High School and attorney coach Paige Streeter of Libby O’Brien Kingsley… Read more »
Gene R. Libby and Timothy J. O’Brien Recognized by Best Lawyers
Two partners at Libby O’Brien Kingsley & Champion, LLC – Gene R. Libby and Timothy J. O’Brien – were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.© Gene Libby was selected by Best Lawyers® for the practice areas of Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, and Family Law.… Read more »