Brad Bedingfield

Brad Bedingfield is a partner and chair of the Nonprofit Group at Hemenway & Barnes. He advises clients on securing their long-term goals related to preserving and protecting their wealth and executing their philanthropic endeavors. He counsels families on structured charitable giving, estate planning and lifetime gifting strategies. He also assists private foundations and public charities with navigating complex tax regulations and procedures, including receipt and disposition of complex charitable gifts and participation in innovative forms of impactful philanthropy. Brad is recognized as a Notable Practitioner assisting US and international high net worth families with philanthropy and trusts and estates planning in Chamber’s High Net Worth guide. He is also a Fellow and Regent of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Brad has 20 years of experience in private practice with national firms and also previously worked as a tax law specialist with the Exempt Organizations Division of the IRS in Washington, D.C. Before his legal career, Brad obtained advanced degrees in English language and literature and taught medieval literature at universities in the United Kingdom, Japan, and the United States.

Columbia Law School

Juris Doctor

Oxford University

Doctor of Philosophy