Admitted
1978, Massachusetts, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Boston College Law School, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
College of the Holy Cross, B.A., 1975
Memberships
Boston (Council Member, 1993-1996; Secretary, 1997-1998) and Massachusetts Bar Associations; Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Biographical
Contributing Author: Take the Witness: Essays in Cross-Examination, 2002; Massachusetts Evidence: A Courtroom Reference, 1999, 2001; Massachusetts Criminal Practice, 1998. Lecturer: Jury Voir Dire, Superior Court Bench Bar Conference, 2001; Closing Argument, Bar Advocate Training Program, 2001; Recent Developments in Criminal Law, Massachusetts Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1993-1995, 1997-1999, and Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2000; Hot Topics in District Court Criminal Practice, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2000; More Effective Direct Examinations of Witnesses, Middlesex District Attorney's Office, 2000; The Ten Most Important Developments of the Year in Criminal Law, Boston Bar Association, 1998-1999; 2001-2002; Advanced Trial Skills for Criminal Lawyers, N.H. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1998; Expert Testimony Regarding Coerced False Confessions, Federal Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1998; Criminal Evidence with the Experts, and Judicial Forum on Trial Practice, MCLE, 2001; Prosecuting and Defending Murder Cases, MCLE 1996, 1998; Mental Health Issues in the Criminal Justice System, MCLE, 1999; Evidence Rules for Trial Lawyers, MCLE 1998; Hot Topics in Criminal Law, MCLE 1998; Superior Court Criminal Practice Judicial Forum, (Moderator) MCLE 1992, 1994, 1997; Trial Attorney Training Program, Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, 1998; Prosecutorial Misconduct: Improper Tactics From Discovery Through Closing Arguments, C.P.C.S. Annual Conference, 1997; Practice Tips for a Mental Health Defense, Bristol County Bar Advocates, 1997; Law and Mental Illness, Boston College Law School, 1995, 1997; Psychiatric Experts in Criminal Cases, C.P.C.S. Annual Conference 1996; Effective Trial Techniques in Criminal Cases, Middlesex Bar Association, 1996; The New Juvenile Transfer Law, Massachusetts Bar Association, 1996; Trying an Insanity Defense, Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1996; Advanced Trial Tactics in Cr