Admitted
1974, Rhode Island and Massachusetts; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Suffolk University, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
University of Rhode Island, B.A., 1970
Memberships
Rhode Island (House of Delegates), Federal and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association; American Trial Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; Justinian Law Society of Rhode Island (Board of Directors); International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Biographical
Recipient, Award of Merit, Rhode Island Bar Association. Law Review and Co-Editor: First Circuit Court of Appeals Review; Suffolk Law Review. Law Clerk to Honorable Thomas H. Roberts, Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court, 1974-1975. Author, Comment: The R.I. Wrongful Death Statute, 8 Suffolk U.L.Rev. 925, 1974; Futility of Nonreligious Conscientious Objection Recognition Prior to Welsh v. U.S., 7 Suffolk U.L.Rev. 244, 1973. Moderator, Buttonwoods Fire District, 1979—. Lecturer: Damages Seminar, National Business Institute, 1988; Attorney Conduct In The Defense of an Insured, Defense Research Institute, 1989; Evidence In Trial Practice, National Business Institute, 1990-1991; Trial Skills Seminar, National Education Network, 1991; Ethics & Professionalism-Annual Meeting, Rhode Island Bar Association, 1992; Trial Advocacy, National Business Institute, 1992; Ethics Lectures, U.S.D.C. Bar Applicants, 1992—; Uninsured Motorists Seminar, R.I. Trial Lawyers Association, 1993; Lawyer/Client Relations-Ethics, Rhode Island Bar Association, 1993; Ethics In Evidence, Rhode Island Bar Association, 1993; Uninsured Motorist Lecture, Washington County Bar Association, 1993; New Rules of Civil Procedure, R.I. Trial Lawyers Association, 1994; Ethics-Ethical Lawyering in the 21st Century, Suffolk University Law School, 1995; Ethics for Trial Lawyers, Washington County Bar Association, 1996; Sex, Lies & Negotiations, Suffolk University Law School, 1996; Ethics of Sexual Relations, Attorneys & Clients, R.I. Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1996; Uninsured Motorist Benefits, R.I. Trial Lawyers Association/Citizens Law School, 1996; Insurance Law, R.I. Trial Lawyers Association/Citizens Law School, 1997; Practical Legal Ethics in Rhode Island, National Business Institute, 1997; The Lawyer's New Emerging Role in Mediation, Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting, 1998; Handling the Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Case, Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association, 1999; Defense Counsel: Whom Do You Represent? R.I. Bar