Admitted
1980, Rhode Island; 1981, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island
Law School
Suffolk University, J.D., 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
Suffolk University, A.B., summa cum laude, History, 1978
Memberships
Rhode Island (Member: House of Delegates, 1994-1995 and 1998—; Probate and Trust Committee, 1982—; Annual Meeting Committee, 1994, 1995—; Continuing Legal Education Committee) and American (Member, Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, 1982—) Bar Associations; Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Biographical
Author: Administration of the Estate in Rhode Island, N.B.I., 1989; Rhode Island Probate: Beyond the Basics, N.B.I., 1990; Basic Drafting of Wills and Trusts in Rhode Island, N.B.I., 1991; Estate Planning & Probate in Rhode Island. N.B.I., 1992; Practical Guide to Estate Administration in Rhode Island, N.B.I., 1993; Probate Beyond the Basics, N.B.I., 1993; Guardianships, Conservatorships & the Alternative in Rhode Island. N.B.I., 1994; Taking Control of the Planning Process, N.B.I., 1995; A Practical Guide to Estate Administration, N.B.I., 1995, 2000; Rhode Island Elder Law, N.B.I., 1996; Advanced Estate Planning, N.B.I., 1996; Basic Probate Procedures and Practices in Rhode Island, N.B.I., 1997, 1999; Advanced Estate Planning Techniques in Rhode Island, N.B.I., 1997; Effective Estate Planning, 1998, 1999, 2002; War Over Joint Bank Accounts, 1998; Jurisdictional Battle: Superior Court v. Probate Court 1998; Medical Assistance Forum, 1999; Discovery in Probate Proceedings, 1999; Probate Practices from Start to Finish, N.B.I., 2000, 2001. Adjunct Faculty Member, Wills and Trusts, Ralph Papitto School of Law, Roger Williams University. Lecturer: Basic Probate Practice & Procedure, Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1995; Report on Current Developments in Probate Practice, Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1996; Probate Practice and Procedure, Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1996; Presentation of Omnibus Probate Reform Act, Conference of Rhode Island Probate Judges and Clerks, 1996; Litigation Issues in Probate, and Current Developments in Probate, Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001. Commissioner, Special Legislative Commission to study the Modernization of Rhode Island Probate Laws, 1995. Chief Legal Counsel to Rhode Island Secretary of State, 1993-1994. Secretary, House Commission to study the Feasibility of Modernizing Probate Law and Procedure, 1997—. Fellow, American College of Tr