Admitted
1966, Massachusetts; 1967, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, New York (inactive); 1989, Rhode Island; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island, 1996, Mash
Law School
Boston University, J.D., 1966
Law School Graduation Year
1966
College
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; University of Massachusetts, B.A., 1963
Memberships
Boston (Member: 1967-2003; Family Law Committee, 1983-1996; Fee Disputes Committee, 1983-1996; Tort Committee, Civil Litigation Section, 1984-1996; Steering Committee, Civil Litigation Section Council, 1984-1992; Civil Mediation Panel, 1988-1996; Legal Assistance Bureau Panel, 1988-1997), Middlesex County (Member, 1972-1984), Norfolk County (Member, 1972-1984), Massachusetts (Member and Ex-Officio Member, 1984-1985, Civil Litigation Section Council, 1979-1985; Chairman, Arbitration Committee, 1979-1980; Chairman, Education Committee, 1980-1981; Section Chairman, 1982-1984; Editorial Board of Massachusetts Law Review, 1984-1987, and 1991—; Joint MBA/Medical Society Committee, 1984-1987; Action Committee, Subcommittee on Automobile Negligence and Insurance Law, 1985-1988; Subcommittee on Attorney Certification; Committee on Professionalism, 1991-1995; Lawyer Referral Service Committee, 1993-1994; Family Law Council Education Committee, 1993-1998) and American (Member, Sections on: Civil Litigation; Economics of Law Practice; Family Law; Member: Task Force on General Practitioner, 1984; Newsletter Subcommittee; Trial Practice Committee, 1986-1988) Bar Associations; Massachusetts Bar Foundation (Member, IOLTA Committee, 1986); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (Member, Amicus Curiae Brief Committee, 1984-1988; Board of Governors, 1991-1994; Chairman, Lawyer Discipline Referral Committee)
Biographical
Trustee Scholar, Boston University. Best Brief, Homer Alpers Moot Court Competition. Author: Removal of Judges by Legislative Action; Impeachment-Address, Massachusetts Legislative Research Bureau, 1966; The Paths of Discovery, Family Advocate, Vol. 3, No. 1, Summer, 1980; Discovery in Civil Tort Cases, Massachusetts Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section, March, 1980; Videotape Deposition Techniques, Middlesex County Bar Association, July, 1981, Massachusetts Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section, May, 1982; Plaintiff's Pretrial Preparation and Discovery in Product Liability Cases, Massachusetts Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section, October, 1982; Defending Drunk Drivers, Middlesex County Bar Association, October, 1982; Cross-Examination of Defendant's Consulting Orthopedic Surgeon in a Case Involving Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Personal Injury Deskbook, Matthew Bender, 1982; Plaintiff's Presentation to Tribunal and Pretrial Discovery in Medical Malpractice Cases, Massachusetts Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section, February, 1983; Videotape Depositions: A Practical Guide and Model Stipulation, Personal Injury Deskbook, Matthew Bender, 1983; Examination of Plaintiff's Orthopedic Surgeon in a Case Involving Radial Head Excision, Personal Injury Deskbook, Matthew Bender, 1985; Evidentiary Tools for Cross-Examination, Legal Application of Basic Techniques of Cross-Examination for the Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Evidence for the Trial Lawyers Program, 1985; Materials and Forms for Action for Wrongful Death, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, 1985; Materials on Preparation and Trial Tort Cases, Massachusetts Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section, 1985; Materials on Cross Examination of Defendant in Medical Malpractice Cases,, Massachusetts Bar Association, Civil Litigation Section, 1986; Case Materials in District Court Practice and Procedure, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, 1986; Classic Cross Examinations, Techniques and Strategies, Ma