Background
Fremont-Smith, Marion R. was born on October 29, 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Max and Frances (Davis) Ritvo.
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The nonprofit sector is a vital component of our society and is allowed the greatest freedom to operate. The public understandably assumes that since nonprofit organizations are established to do good, the people who run nonprofits are altruistic, and the laws governing nonprofits have reflected this assumption. But as Marion Fremont-Smith argues, the rules that govern how nonprofits operate are inadequate, and the regulatory mechanisms designed to enforce the rules need improvement. Despite repeated instances of negligent management, self-interest at the expense of the charity, and outright fraud, nonprofits continue to receive minimal government regulation. In this time of increased demand for corporate accountability, the need to strengthen regulation of nonprofits is obvious. Fremont-Smith addresses this need from a historical, legal, and organizational perspective. She combines summaries and analysis of the substantive legal rules governing the behavior of charitable officers, directors, and trustees with descriptions of the federal and state regulatory schemes designed to enforce these rules. Her unique and exhaustive historical survey of the law of nonprofit organizations provides a foundation for her analysis of the effectiveness of current law and proposals for its improvement.
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Fremont-Smith, Marion R. was born on October 29, 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Max and Frances (Davis) Ritvo.
Bachelor with high honors, Wellesley College, Massachusetts, 1948. Bachelor of Laws cum laude, Boston University, 1951.
Instructor department political science Wellesley College, 1958-1959. Assistant attorney general Commonwealth Massachusetts, Boston, 1961-1962. Project director Russell Sage Foundation, 1963-1965.
Associate Choate, Hall & Stewart, 1964-1971, partner, 1971-1996, senior counsel, 1997—2004. Retired, 2005
Senior research fellow Hauses Center for Nonprofit Organizations, Harvard University, since 1998, lecturer Harvard University Law School, since 2008.
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Past director Indiana Sector, Washington. Honorary trustee Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington. Trustee Massachusetts Environmental Trust.
Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Bar Foundation, American College Tax Counsel. Member American Bar Association (past chairman committee on exempt organizations tax section), American Law Institute.
Married Joseph Miller, September 12, 1948 (div.). Children: Beth Miller Johnsey, Keith Lane Miller, E. Bradley Miller. Married Paul Fremont-Smith, July 6, 1961 (deceased July 2000).