Contact Brown-Smith Law      617-874-1800   [email protected]

Contact Brown-Smith Law
617-874-1800
 [email protected]

Practice Areas

Operational Services Division (OSD)
  • Regulatory Compliance with Uniform Financial Reporting
  • New Program Applications
  • Program Reconstruction Applications
  • Extraordinary Relief Applications
  • Administrative Review
  • Special Circumstances Applications
  • Individualized Pricing
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education (DESE)
  • Program Reviews and Mid-cycle Reviews
  • Policy and Procedure development and review
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • New Program Applications
  • Program Reconstruction Applications
  • Special Circumstances Applications
  • Extraordinary Relief Applications
  • Form 1s, Form 2s and Form 3s
  • Alternative Compliance Waivers
  • Corrective Action Plans
  • Complaint Management of complaints filed at DESE by parents and/or public schools against private schools
  • Investigations
  • Staff Roster/Staffing Plans
  • Staffing Ratios
  • Termination and Suspension
  • Bureau of Special Education Appeals
  • Problem Resolution System
  • Administration and Finance/Audit Compliance
Executive Office for Health and Human Services (HHS)
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Funding Matters
  • Policy and Planning
Department of Early
Education and Care (DEEC)
  • Licensing
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Abuse and Neglect Investigations
  • Other investigations for early childhood issues
General Corporate Affairs
  • Secretary of State Compliance
  • IRS Compliance with Exempt Status Requirements (501(c)(3))
  • Intermediate Sanctions of the IRS, and Massachusetts Attorney General Not-For-Profit Regulations
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Student Handbooks
  • Fundraising Compliance
  • Mergers, Dissolutions, and Corporate Restructuring
  • Program and Fiscal Issues
  • Corporate Governance/Boards
Employment Law
  • Discrimination, defense of MCAD claims
  • Hiring and termination of employment
  • Employment contracts
  • Employee handbooks
  • Wage and hour issues
  • Employee privacy
  • Employee non-competition agreements
  • Accommodations
  • Protection of proprietary information
  • Sexual harassment policy
  • Family and Medical Leave Act
Litigation
  • Defensive and offensive litigation
  • Insurance coverage; access to litigation
  • Rate, Regulatory and BSEA appeals
  • MCAD claims
  • DALA matters
  • Contract disputes
  • Collection matters
  • Sexual misconduct defense
  • Litigation avoidance counseling
  • Bullying/Harassment Prevention
  • Failure to supervise
  • Equal Access/ADA
Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
  • Adult Programming Licensing
  • Quality issues
  • Contracts, Applications pursuant to DDS RFR process
Department of Children and Families (DCF)
  • Abuse and Neglect Investigations
  • Cost-share issues vis-à-vis LEAs
  • RFR New Program Proposals and Applications
Department of Public Health (DPH)
  • Medication Administration and Delegation
  • School Health
  • Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Policy and Planning
Interagency Matters
  • Relationships between OSD, DESE, DEEC, DCF, DDS Office of Child Advocate and DPH
  • Matters between DESE, DDS, and DEEC concerning restraint and time-out regulations as they impact private schools
Out of State Agencies
  • Out of State Referrals to MA schools
  • Compliance with out of state requirements
  • Out of state collections
Attorney General’s Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division
  • Investigations
  • Reporting and Compliance Requirements
  • Board of Directors
Media/Public Relations
  • Investigative news stories
  • Preparation for interviews
  • Communications with key constituents
  • Reputation protection
  • Community and local government relations
Clinical Probate Matters
  • Guardianships
  • Parent Issues and Conflicts
  • DNR Orders
  • Antipsychotic Medication (Rogers) Treatment Plans
  • Substituted Judgment
Disability Law Center
  • Management of and response to DLC investigations and monitoring visits
  • Assistance with Corrective Action Plans
  • Monitoring the implementation of the MOU between the DLC and maaps
Operational Services Division (OSD)
  • Regulatory Compliance with Uniform Financial Reporting
  • New Program Applications
  • Program Reconstruction Applications
  • Extraordinary Relief Applications
  • Administrative Review
  • Special Circumstances Applications
  • Individualized Pricing
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education (DESE)
  • Program Reviews and Mid-cycle Reviews
  • Policy and Procedure development and review
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • New Program Applications
  • Program Reconstruction Applications
  • Special Circumstances Applications
  • Extraordinary Relief Applications
  • Form 1s, Form 2s and Form 3s
  • Alternative Compliance Waivers
  • Corrective Action Plans
  • Complaint Management of complaints filed at DESE by parents and/or public schools against private schools
  • Investigations
  • Staff Roster/Staffing Plans
  • Staffing Ratios
  • Termination and Suspension
  • Bureau of Special Education Appeals
  • Problem Resolution System
  • Administration and Finance/Audit Compliance
Executive Office for Health and Human Services (HHS)
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Funding Matters
  • Policy and Planning
Department of Early
Education and Care (DEEC)
  • Licensing
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Abuse and Neglect Investigations
  • Other investigations for early childhood issues
General Corporate Affairs
  • Secretary of State Compliance
  • IRS Compliance with Exempt Status Requirements (501(c)(3))
  • Intermediate Sanctions of the IRS, and Massachusetts Attorney General Not-For-Profit Regulations
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Student Handbooks
  • Fundraising Compliance
  • Mergers, Dissolutions, and Corporate Restructuring
  • Program and Fiscal Issues
  • Corporate Governance/Boards
Employment Law
  • Discrimination, defense of MCAD claims
  • Hiring and termination of employment
  • Employment contracts
  • Employee handbooks
  • Wage and hour issues
  • Employee privacy
  • Employee non-competition agreements
  • Accommodations
  • Protection of proprietary information
  • Sexual harassment policy
  • Family and Medical Leave Act
Litigation
  • Defensive and offensive litigation
  • Insurance coverage; access to litigation
  • Rate, Regulatory and BSEA appeals
  • MCAD claims
  • DALA matters
  • Contract disputes
  • Collection matters
  • Sexual misconduct defense
  • Litigation avoidance counseling
  • Bullying/Harassment Prevention
  • Failure to supervise
  • Equal Access/ADA
Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
  • Adult Programming Licensing
  • Quality issues
  • Contracts, Applications pursuant to DDS RFR process
Department of Children and Families (DCF)
  • Abuse and Neglect Investigations
  • Cost-share issues vis-à-vis LEAs
  • RFR New Program Proposals and Applications
Department of Public Health (DPH)
  • Medication Administration and Delegation
  • School Health
  • Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Policy and Planning
Interagency Matters
  • Relationships between OSD, DESE, DEEC, DCF, DDS Office of Child Advocate and DPH
  • Matters between DESE, DDS, and DEEC concerning restraint and time-out regulations as they impact private schools
Out of State Agencies
  • Out of State Referrals to MA schools
  • Compliance with out of state requirements
  • Out of state collections
Attorney General’s Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division
  • Investigations
  • Reporting and Compliance Requirements
  • Board of Directors
Media/Public Relations
  • Investigative news stories
  • Preparation for interviews
  • Communications with key constituents
  • Reputation protection
  • Community and local government relations
Clinical Probate Matters
  • Guardianships
  • Parent Issues and Conflicts
  • DNR Orders
  • Antipsychotic Medication (Rogers) Treatment Plans
  • Substituted Judgment
Disability Law Center
  • Management of and response to DLC investigations and monitoring visits
  • Assistance with Corrective Action Plans
  • Monitoring the implementation of the MOU between the DLC and maaps

Practice Areas

Operational Services Division (OSD)
  • Regulatory Compliance with Uniform Financial Reporting
  • New Program Applications
  • Program Reconstruction Applications
  • Extraordinary Relief Applications
  • Administrative Review
  • Special Circumstances Applications
  • Individualized Pricing
Department of Elementary
and Secondary Education (DESE)
  • Program Reviews and Mid-cycle Reviews
  • Policy and Procedure development and review
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • New Program Applications
  • Program Reconstruction Applications
  • Special Circumstances Applications
  • Extraordinary Relief Applications
  • Form 1s, Form 2s and Form 3s
  • Alternative Compliance Waivers
  • Corrective Action Plans
  • Complaint Management of complaints filed at DESE by parents and/or public schools against private schools
  • Investigations
  • Staff Roster/Staffing Plans
  • Staffing Ratios
  • Termination and Suspension
  • Bureau of Special Education Appeals
  • Problem Resolution System
  • Administration and Finance/Audit Compliance
Executive Office for Health and Human Services (HHS)
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Funding Matters
  • Policy and Planning
Department of Early
Education and Care (DEEC)
  • Licensing
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Abuse and Neglect Investigations
  • Other investigations for early childhood issues
General Corporate Affairs
  • Secretary of State Compliance
  • IRS Compliance with Exempt Status Requirements (501(c)(3))
  • Intermediate Sanctions of the IRS, and Massachusetts Attorney General Not-For-Profit Regulations
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Student Handbooks
  • Fundraising Compliance
  • Mergers, Dissolutions, and Corporate Restructuring
  • Program and Fiscal Issues
  • Corporate Governance/Boards
Employment Law
  • Discrimination, defense of MCAD claims
  • Hiring and termination of employment
  • Employment contracts
  • Employee handbooks
  • Wage and hour issues
  • Employee privacy
  • Employee non-competition agreements
  • Accommodations
  • Protection of proprietary information
  • Sexual harassment policy
  • Family and Medical Leave Act
Litigation
  • Defensive and offensive litigation
  • Insurance coverage; access to litigation
  • Rate, Regulatory and BSEA appeals
  • MCAD claims
  • DALA matters
  • Contract disputes
  • Collection matters
  • Sexual misconduct defense
  • Litigation avoidance counseling
  • Bullying/Harassment Prevention
  • Failure to supervise
  • Equal Access/ADA
Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
  • Adult Programming Licensing
  • Quality issues
  • Contracts, Applications pursuant to DDS RFR process
Department of Children and Families (DCF)
  • Abuse and Neglect Investigations
  • Cost-share issues vis-à-vis LEAs
  • RFR New Program Proposals and Applications
Department of Public Health (DPH)
  • Medication Administration and Delegation
  • School Health
  • Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Policy and Planning
Interagency Matters
  • Relationships between OSD, DESE, DEEC, DCF, DDS Office of Child Advocate and DPH
  • Matters between DESE, DDS, and DEEC concerning restraint and time-out regulations as they impact private schools
Out of State Agencies
  • Out of State Referrals to MA schools
  • Compliance with out of state requirements
  • Out of state collections
Attorney General’s Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division
  • Investigations
  • Reporting and Compliance Requirements
  • Board of Directors
Media/Public Relations
  • Investigative news stories
  • Preparation for interviews
  • Communications with key constituents
  • Reputation protection
  • Community and local government relations
Clinical Probate Matters
  • Guardianships
  • Parent Issues and Conflicts
  • DNR Orders
  • Antipsychotic Medication (Rogers) Treatment Plans
  • Substituted Judgment
Disability Law Center
  • Management of and response to DLC investigations and monitoring visits
  • Assistance with Corrective Action Plans
  • Monitoring the implementation of the MOU between the DLC and maaps