Brad Bedingfield

Practice Areas

Nonprofit Representation, Philanthropic Advisory, Estate & Tax Planning, Wealth Management, Trust & Estate Administration, Government & Election Law

Career

Fellow and member of the Board of Regents, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)

Former Board of Directors, Planned Giving Group of New England (PGGNE)

Former Co-chair, Public Policy Committee, Tax Exempt Organizations Section, Boston Bar Association

Former Co-chair, Public Policy Committee, Trusts & Estates Section, Boston Bar Association

Former Vice President of Boston Chapter, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

Editor, "Massachusetts Nonprofit Organizations," MCLE (2023)

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Boston Bar Association

Massachusetts Bar Association

Planned Giving Group of New England (PGGNE)

Fellow and Regent of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)

Personal

Board of Advisors, North Bennet Street School

Professional Advisors Council, Cambridge Community Foundation

Secretary, Board of Trustees, Hahnemann Hospital Foundation

Awards

Education

Work Highlights

Brad speaks and writes frequently on topics pertaining to nonprofit organizations, charitable planning, domestic and international estate planning, and impact investing, including:

- Author, “New Proposed Donor-Advised Fund Regulations May Broaden DAF Treatment, Chill Donor Involvement, and Threaten Tax Deductions,” (November 2023)

- Co-author, “Massachusetts Charitable Contributions Deduction Takes Effect,” (January 2023)

- Co-author, “Expanded Opportunities for Charitable Giving with Retirement Assets,” (January 2023)

- PODCAST: Articles, Bylaws and Corporate Law: The ABCs of Nonprofit Membership Corporations