Admitted
1980, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1981, Florida; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Suffolk University, J.D., 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
Cabrini College, B.A., 1970; Mediation Training, 1995
Memberships
Massachusetts (Member, Family Law Section), Rhode Island (Member, Family Court Bench/Bar Committee) and American (Member, Family Law Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Family Law Section).
Biographical
Law Clerk, Superior Court of Rhode Island, 1979. Author: Dealing with the Dreadful 'What If': Disability Insurance As a Settlement Option, 13 Family Advocate No. 2, Fall, 1990; Domestic Violence: Myths About and Methods of Managing the Unmanageable, American Bar Association Annual Meeting Compendium, 1992; The Art of Staying Honest: Is a Client's Warranty Your Worry, Massachusetts Bar Association Section Review, Spring 2001. Lecturer: Family Secrets: Incest, Alcohol and Other Addictions, ABA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, 1987; Domestic Violence: The Other Facts of Life, ABA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, 1992; 1994 Planner, American Medical Association/American Bar Association National Conference on Family Violence: Health and Justice, Washington, D.C., Moderator, Violence and the Media, 1994; Speaker, National Association of District Attorneys, Orlando, Florida; 1994; Speaker, Yankee Dental Conference, Domestic Violence: Legal Options & Obligations, Boston, Mass., 1996.