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Raymond H. Young
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Raymond H. Young concentrates his practice on estate and trust administration, tax planning, fiduciary litigation, and expert witness matters. His clients include individuals, families, fiduciaries and beneficiaries involved in trust and estate administration or in disputes over wills and trusts.
Ray has been active in probate and trust reform, including enactment of the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code and the Massachusetts Uniform Trust Code.
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Licensed in Massachusetts for 75 years
State: Massachusetts
Acquired: 1951
No misconduct found
Location
Hemenway & Barnes
60 State St, Boston, MA, 02109-1800
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Experience
Honors
2010
Richard V. Wellman Award, ABA/ALI/ULC Joint Editorial Board for Trust and Estate Acts
2009
Lawyers of the Year, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
1991
Estate Planner of the Year Award, Boston Estate Planning Council
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Of Counsel, Hemenway & Barnes
1973 - 1974
Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Massachusetts
1965 - 1965
Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Massachusetts
1964 - 2013
Founding Partner, Young & Bayle
1952 - 1955
Law Lecturer, Northeastern University School of Law
Associations
2010 - Present
Massachusetts Bar AssociationProbate Section, Council Member
2009 - Present
American College of Trust and Estate CounselCommittee on Fiduciary Litigation
1991 - Present
American College of Trust and Estate CounselState Laws Committee
1988 - Present
ABA/ALI/ULC Joint Editorial Board for Trust and Estate ActsMember, Emeritus Member
American Law Institute
Fellow
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Fellow
American Bar Foundation
Fellow
Massachusetts Bar Foundation
Fellow
Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum
2009 - 2012
Massachusetts Probate and Family CourtWorking Group on Probate Code Implementation
2005 - 2009
Massachusetts Ad Hoc Committee on Uniform Trust CodeMember
2005 - 2009
Massachusetts Bar AssociationProbate Section, Council Member
2000 - 2009
Boston Bar AssociationSteering Committee, Trusts and Estates Section
1997 - 2000
Massachusetts Bar AssociationProbate Section, Council Member
1997 - 1999
American College of Trust and Estate CounselCommittee on Estate and Gift Taxes
1995 - 1998
Massachusetts Prudent Investor Act CommitteeMember
1995 - 2000
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State LawsAdvisor, Trust Code Drafting Committee
1994 - 2012
American Law InstituteConsultant, Restatement, Third, Trusts
1994 - 1996
International Academy of Estate and Trust LawPresident
1994 - 2009
Massachusetts Bar Association - Boston Bar AssociationChair, Joint Committee on Uniform Probate Code
1992 - 1995
American Bar AssociationCommission on Legal Problems of the Elderly
1992 - 1994
International Academy of Estate and Trust LawPresident-Elect
1990 - 2000
American Law InstituteAdviser, Restatement of the Law, Third, Property
1990 - 1992
International Academy of Estate and Trust LawVice President (Americas)
1989 - 1991
American Bar AssociationSecretary, Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section
1988 - 1990
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel FoundationDirector
1988 - 1990
International Academy of Estate and Trust LawSecretary
1985 - 1986
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State LawsAdvisor, Drafting Committee on Rule Against Perpetuities
1985 - 1988
American Bar AssociationSupervisory Council Member, Property, Probate and Trust Law
1983 - 1985
American College of Trust and Estate CounselTreasurer
1983 - 1985
American Bar AssociationAssistant Secretary, Probate and Trust Division
1981 - 1982
Boston Bar AssociationPresident
1980 - 1988
International Academy of Estate and Trust LawMember, International Executive Council
1979 - 1980
Boston Estate Planning CouncilPresident
1979 - 1980
American Bar AssociationChair, Committee on Fiduciary Services to Small Estates
1977 - 1984
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Alaska chapter)Member, Committee on Professional Standards
1977 - 1983
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Alaska chapter)Member, Board of Regents
1977 - 1979
American Bar AssociationChair, Committee on Investments by Fiduciaries
1976 - 1978
American College of Trust and Estate CounselPresident, Massachusetts Chapter
1975 - 1977
American Bar AssociationVice Chair, Com. on Special Problems of Corporate Fiduciaries
1974 - 1976
Boston Bar AssociationCouncil
1974 - 1975
Boston Bar AssociationChair, Probate Committee
1972 - 1972
Boston Bar AssociationChair,Nominating Committee
1971 - 1973
American Bar AssociationChair, Subcommittee on Trust and Estate Deductions
1970 - 1971
Yale Law School Association of MassachusettsPresident
1969 - 1972
American Bar AssociationVice Chair, Committee on Estate and Tax Planning
1967 - 1968
Boston Bar AssociationChair, Substantive Law Committee
Education
1950
Yale University
LL.B - Bachelor of Laws
1947
Yale University
AB - Applied Baccalaureate
Speaking Engagements
2013
2013
American Law Institute - American Bar Association (ALI-ABA), National Institutes on Trustees and Beneficiaries
Dealing with Persons of Limited Competance
2012
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Massachusetts Uniform Trust Code
2011
Suffolk Law School
Uniform Probate Code
2010
American Law Institute - American Bar Association (ALI-ABA), National Institutes on Trustees and Beneficiaries
Dynasty Trusts
2009
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Massachusetts Probate Code
2009
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
The Massachusetts Probate Code: An Overview
2009
Boston Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section
Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code
2007
Massachusetts Bar Association
Uniform Probate Code: Fiduciary Litigation and Practice
2007
American Law Institute - American Bar Association (ALI-ABA), National Institutes on Trustees and Beneficiaries
Issues for the “Lawyer-Trustee”
2006
Massachusetts Bar Association
Uniform Trust Code
2005
American Law Institute - American Bar Association (ALI-ABA), National Institutes on Trustees and Beneficiaries
Excessive Litigation
2004
National College of Probate Judges
Current Issues in the Uniform Trust Code
2004
Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum
Excessive Litigation
2004
BAI Fiduciary Risk Management Conference
Introduction to Uniform Trust Code
2004
American Law Institute - American Bar Association (ALI-ABA), National Institutes on Trustees and Beneficiaries
Trustee’s Right to Defend Itself
2003
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Equity Actions in the Probate Courts
2003
Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum
Equity Actions in the Probate Court
2003
Boston Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section, Probate Committee
Equity Actions in the Probate Court
2003
American Bar Association, Business Law Section
Uniform Trust Code
2002
Cape Cod Estate Planning Council
Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code
2002
Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum
Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code
2002
Boston Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section
Uniform Probate Code
2001
Boston Bar Association Trusts and Estates Section
Equity Actions in the Probate Court
2001
American Law Institute - American Bar Association (ALI-ABA), National Institutes on Trustees and Beneficiaries
Estate and Trust Beneficiaries
2001
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Uniform Trust Code
2001
American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
Uniform Trust Code
1999
National College of Probate Judges
Uniform Trust Act
1999
Massachusetts Probate and Family Court Inn of Court
Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code
1999
Massachusetts Chapter NAELA
Trust Reformation
1999
Lasell College
Charitable Giving
1999
American Law Institute - American Bar Association (ALI-ABA)
Sophisticated Tax Planning: Elder Law Issues
1999
American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
Uniform Trust Act
1998
American Law Institute - American Bar Association (ALI-ABA)
Uniform Trust Act and Restatement of Trusts
1998
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Litigation of Fees
1997
Massachusetts Bench-Bar Conference
Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code
1996
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Probate Reform
1996
Massachusetts Bar Association
Anatomy of a Will Contest
1996
Massachusetts Bar Association
Pre-Death Planning
1996
Massachusetts Bar Association
Estate Planning for Incapacitated Persons
1996
Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum
Status of Medicaid Planning
1996
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Alaska chapter)
Elder Law
1995
National College of Probate Judges
Expert Witnesses
1995
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Guardians ad Litem
1995
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Trusts
1995
Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum
Prudent Investor Rules
1995
Boston Estate Planning Council
Prudent Investor Rule
1994
National College of Probate Judges
Probate Court Standards
1994
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Fiduciary Discretion and OBRA
1994
Massachusetts Bar Association
Trustee Discretion and Medicaid
1993
Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum
Spousal Elective Share Reform
1993
Bentley Estate Planning Institute
Fiduciary Choices
1992
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Fiduciary Investing in the 90s, Experts in Residence Program
1992
Boston Estate Planning Council
Premarital Agreements
1991
UCLA/California Continuing Education of the Bar
What's New in Marital Agreements
1991
American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
Premarital Agreements
1990
National College of Probate Judges
Taxes in the 1990s
1990
International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
Ante-nuptial Agreements
1990
Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum
Uniform Statutory Rule Against Perpetuities
1990
American Law Institute - American Bar Association (ALI-ABA)
Video Law Review, Estate Planning for Unmarried Persons
1989
National College of Probate Judges
Fees in Probate
1989
Massachusetts Bar Association
Notice to Creditors
1989
Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum
Will Contests
1989
Boston Estate Planning Council
Planning for Second Marriage
1988
National College of Probate Judges
Recent Cases in Wills and Trusts
1988
International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
Transfer of Family Business
1988
Boston Estate Planning Council
Creditors in Estates and Trusts
1987
University of Miami Estate Planning Institute
Coping With Administration Problems
1987
Massachusetts Bar Association
Anatomy of a Will Contest
1986
New York University 45th Annual Institute on Federal Taxation
Estate Planning for Unstable Families
1986
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Divorce Taxation
1986
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute
1985
UCLA/California Continuing Education of the Bar
Prudent Person Rule of Investments
1985
National Trust Conference
Investment Responsibilities and Protection
1985
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Divorce and Separation under 1984 Tax Law
1985
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Will Contests and Compromises
1985
Massachusetts Bar Association
What's New in Probate, Estate and Gift Tax Law
1985
Boston Probate and Estate Planning Forum
Generation Skipping Transfer Tax
1985
American Bar Association, National Institute
Fiduciary Investments, in Fiduciary's Exposure to Liability
1984
United States House of Representatives, Ways and Means Committee
Testimony on generation skipping transfer tax
1984
National Institute of Appellate Advocacy
National Institute of Appellate Advocacy
1984
Federal Tax Institute of New England
Divorce Tax Changes
1984
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Administration of Estates
1984
American Bar Association, National Institute
Fiduciary Investments, in Fiduciary's Exposure to Liability
1981
Southwestern Legal Foundation
Administration and Planning for Closely Held Business Interests
1981
New Hampshire Bar Association
Tax Aspects of Divorce and Separation
1981
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Will Contest Litigation
1980
American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
Trust Administration of Closely Held Business
1978
Boston University Tax Institute
Current Thinking in Estate Planning
1977
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
New Developments in Probate
1976
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Estate Administration
1976
Boston University Tax Institute
Recapitalization and Estate Planning
1975
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Practical Skills Course, Probate
1975
Boston University Tax Institute
Trusts in Estate Planning
1974
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Practical Problems in Estate Planning
1972
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education/New England Law Institute
Tax Planning and Administration of Estates
Publications
2012
MCLE Probate Manual
Chapter on Probate
2009
Boston Bar Journal
At Last: The Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code
2008
MBA Section Review
Massachusetts Probate Code: Coming Changes
2006
Crocker’s Notes on Common Forms (MCLE)
Chapter on Rule Against Perpetuities
2003
Probate and Property
The UTC: Help for Beneficiaries and Their Attorneys
2002
UTC Notes
The UTC: Help for Beneficiaries and Their Attorneys
2000
MBA Section Review
Time is Critical for Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code
1999
ACTEC
The Uniform Trust Act
1998
MBA Section Review
Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code
1995
Probate Law Journal
Exculpatory Clauses
1992
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education (MCLE)
Young on Fiduciary Investment in the '90s
1991
Estate Planning
Drafting Premarital and Postmarital Agreements
1989
Probate Law Journal
Class Gift of Income Without Survivorship: A Better Way
1988
ACPC Probate Notes
Meaning of "Issue" and "Descendants"
1988
Massachusetts Law Review
USRAP to the Rescue: Taming the Rule Against Perpetuities
1988
MBA Probate Section News
Notice to Creditors
1987
N.Y.U. Fed. Tax Inst.
Unstable Marriage and Estate Planning for Unstable Families
1987
University of Miami Institute on Estate Planning
Coping With Administrative Problems: There's More to Life and Death Than Taxes
1985
Trusts & Estates
Fiduciary Responsibility in Investments
1984
Protecting the Trustee and Executor in the 80s, ABA-ABA
Investment Responsibilities
1981
Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal
Closely Held Businesses in Trust Planning, Drafting and Administration
1978
Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal
Current Investment Questions and the Prudent Person Rule
1976
Boston Bar Journal
Prudent Person Rule of Investments
1976
Boston Bar Journal
Probate Change
1974
Boston Bar Journal
Probate Reform
1972
New England Law Institute
Checklist for Administration of Estates
1972
Boston Bar Journal
Probate Accounting Change
1972
American Bar Association Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal
The Revocable Living Trust as an Estate Planning Tool
1970
Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal
Recent Federal Estate Tax Developments Involving Life Insurance
1970
Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal
Life Insurance and Federal Estate Tax: Recent Developments
Languages
English