Richard Stone, Member of Massachusetts Tax Lawyer Richard M. Stone

EDUCATION:
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW SCHOOL (J.D.)
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (B.S. MATHEMATICS WITH HONORS)

BAR MEMBERSHIP:
Admitted to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the State of Ohio, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia

BAR ASSOCIATIONS:
Massachusetts Bar Association and the American Bar Association

CIVIC ACTIVITIES:
Rick is Vice Chair of the Massachusetts Bar Association’s Taxation Section.  He is also Chair of the State Tax Practice Group of the Massachusetts Bar Association.

Rick was selected to be a Member of the American Bar Association Advisory Panel, a group of lawyers that informs the ABA’s priorities and decisions, by providing opinions about the direction of the ABA and issues facing the profession.

Rick was a Featured Speaker at the 2010 Annual Conference of the Massachusetts Bar Association.  His presentation was “Massachusetts Tax Law Update”.  He also is a published author of taxation articles in legal publications, and is a frequent speaker at continuing legal and accounting education programs.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE:
Rick was a Partner of a major law firm where he led the firm’s commercial real estate practice. His business experience of over 20 years was as General Counsel of The Mills Corporation, a national real estate developer of large value‑oriented shopping malls and centers, and General Counsel of APCOA, Inc., the world’s largest developer and owner of parking lots in the U.S. and several other countries.