Admitted
1982, Massachusetts; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Law School
Suffolk University, J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
Muhlenberg College, B.A., 1979
Memberships
Boston (Member, Family Law Committee, 1982), Massachusetts (Member, Family Law Section) and American (Member, Family Law Committee, 1982 and Civil Litigation Committee) Bar Associations
Biographical
Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, AAML Chapter President's Award, 2001-2002. Author: Commencing the Dissolution Process-Initial Considerations and Preparing for Court-Litigation Techniques and Strategies, Effective Family Law Practice in Massachusetts, National Business Institute, Inc., 1996. Co-Author: Principal Research and Writing Assistant, Equitable Distribution Law and Practice, Gerald D. McLellan, Wiley Law Publications, 1985 and Childrens Needs Under Section 34: A Review of Chapter 559 of the Acts of 1989, Its Antecedents and Implications, William M. Levine and Marc J. Cooper, Vol. 35, No. 1 Boston Bar Journal, January/February, 1991 and reprinted by Westlaw, West Publishing Company. Faculty: The Needs of the Children as a Factor in Property Division in Divorce, Boston Bar CLE, February 7, 1991; Depositions in Matrimonial Cases: When, Why and How to Take Them, MCLE, November 16, 1990; MCLE Program, 1995 Family Law Year in Review, May 11, 1995; MCLE Program, A Case For The Family Law Experts, February 8, 2000; MCLE Program, Family Law Trial Advocacy Workshop, June 2000, 2001 and 2002. Lecturer: Overview of Bankruptcy Aspects of Divorce Proceedings, Bar Association of Norfolk County Seminar, March 11, 1992. Lecturer: National Business Institute, Inc. Effective Family Law Practice in Massachusetts April 1996. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Member: Massachusetts Chapter 1995—; Board of Examiners, 1999-2002; Chairman, Program Education Committee, 1998-2002); Member, Board of Managers, 2000-2003.