Admitted
1973, Massachusetts and Maryland
Law School
University of Maryland, J.D., cum laude, 1973
Law School Graduation Year
1973
College
Boston College, A.B., 1967
Memberships
Boston (Member, General, Antitrust and Securities Litigation Committees), Massachusetts (Program Chairperson: Deposition and Discovery Practice, 1986; Locating, Preparing and Presenting Experts at Trial, 1987; Trial of a Professional Negligence Case, 1987; Member, Civil Litigation Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice; Antitrust; Faculty, National Institute on Legal Malpractice Litigation) Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel (Chair, Legal Malpractice Committee, 1995-1997; Vice Chair, Product Liability Committee, 1998—; Vice Chair, Construction Law Committee, 1998-2002); Defense Research Institute (Vice Chair, Products Liability Committee, 1989-1996; Chair, Recreation Products Liability Committee, 1994-2001); Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys; Product Liability Advisory Council; Association of Ski Defense Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1991-1997; President, 1995-1996); American Boat & Yacht Council; Professional Liability Underwriting Society.
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, Maryland Law Review, 1972-1973. Co-Author: Products Liability Pre-Trial Notebook, D.R.I., 1989; Defense Counsel Training Manual, I.A.D.C., 1989; Regional Coordinator, Products Liability Defenses, D.R.I., 1992. Author: Federal Rule 23 (b) (3) (D); the Manageability Requirement in the Treble Damage Consumer Class Action, 31 Maryland Law Review 354, 1972. Instructor and Author, Continuing Legal Education: Witnesses, Opinions and Expert Testimony, 1983; How to Win Motions in Civil Cases, 1984; Hearsay, Judicial Notice, Presumptions, Relevance, Privileges and Work Product, 1985; Opening Statements and Closing Arguments, 1986; Sophisticated Products Liability, 1991. Law Clerk, Judge James R. Miller, Jr., U.S. District Court, Maryland, 1973-1974. Panelist, How to Avoid a Legal Malpractice Claim, Massachusetts Trial Lawyers Association, 1986.
Military
Capt., U.S. Army, 1967-1970