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Kenneth L. Grinnell
Partner
Boston
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America and Massachusetts SuperLawyers for his work in the estates and trusts area, Kenneth Grinnell has decades of experience advising clients on estate planning and administration, charitable giving and tax-exempt matters. His principal areas of practice are estate planning, estate and trust administration and related tax planning, including planning for business owners and international tax planning. That includes extensive experience in offshore trusts and corporations, and international estate planning.
Kenneth has more than 20 years of experience in charitable planned giving, dealing with a broad range of outright and deferred gifts by individuals to organizations and foundations. He also represents foundations and other tax-exempt entities in connection with initial organizational matters, grantmaking, compliance with federal and state tax laws and fiduciary responsibility.
Prior to joining Foley Hoag, Kenneth was a partner with another major law firm, where he served at various times as chair of the Investment Committee, Departmental Administrative Manager for trusts and estates, and chair of the Tax-Exempt Organization practice group.
Bars and Court Admissions
Massachusetts
U.S. Tax Court
professional / civic involvement
Boston Bar Association
Probate Committee, Member
Tax Committee, Member
Estate Planning Committee, Member
Boston Estate Planning and Probate Council, Member
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow (Elected 1989)
Acton Board of Appeals, Former Member
Concord Country Club, President (1991-1993)
SPEECHES AND CONFERENCES
Frequent lecturer for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) on programs for attorneys and accountants relating to estate and tax planning, and charitable planned giving, including various forms of wealth transfer and business succession planning
Chairman, Foreign Trusts and International Estate Planning Seminar, November 2000, Boston, Massachusetts
publications
Drafting Wills and Trusts in Massachusetts (2002)
Author of a chapter.
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