Admitted
1970, Rhode Island; 1971, District of Columbia; 1985, Massachusetts; U.S. Court of Appeals, First and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
New York University, J.D., 1970
Law School Graduation Year
1970
College
Brown University, A.B., 1967
Memberships
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Federal (President, Rhode Island Chapter, 1978-1980) and American (Member, Sections on: Antitrust Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; The American Board of Trial Advocates (Treasurer, Rhode Island Chapter).
Biographical
Editor, New York University Law Review, 1968-1970. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Raymond J. Pettine, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island, 1970-1971. Founding Partner, Flanders & Medeiros, Inc., 1987-2000. Partner, Edwards & Angell, 1977-1987. Associate, Covington & Burling, 1971-1976. Member, Advisory Committee, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1983-1988. Chair, 1979 and Panelist, 1982, First Circuit Judicial Conference. Adjunct Professor, Civil Procedure and Federal Trial Practice, Southern New England School of Law, 1986-1988. Director: American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, 1980-1983; Portuguese American Federation, 1989-1992.