Admitted
1989, Massachusetts; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Law School
Boston College, J.D., 1989
Law School Graduation Year
1989
College
Boston College, B.A., 1985
Biographical
Elected Delegate, White House Conference on Small Business, 1995. Member, Advisory Committee, Franchise Project Group, North American Securities Administrators Association, 1996—. Principal Author, American Franchisee Association Model Responsible Franchise Act. Program Chair, American Franchisee Association Legal Symposium, 1999. Author: Franchising Once You Start, Can You Stop? Franchising and Business Law Alert, 2003; The Case for Federal Pre-emption and Franchise Rights to Freely Associate Bolstered by Legislation and Courts, Leader's Franchising & Business Law Alert; Mediation: Is Everyone on the Same Page? Franchise Times, 2001. Lecturer: Franchising, A Business Alternative, Boston Minority Business Development Center; Leasing and Operational Issues in Franchising, American Franchisee Association Convention, 1995; The Use of Little FTC Acts in Franchise Relationship Litigation, 1998 and Franchise Agreement Enforcement and State Relationship Laws, 2000, International Franchisee Association Legal Symposium; The Formation of a Franchisee Association and Franchise Terminations, Transfers and Renewals, 1998, American Franchisee Association Legal Symposium; How When and Why to Form and Independent Franchisee Association and Marketplace Monopoly-How Pizza Franchisers Play the Game, 1999; Forming a Franchisee Association and Federal and State Franchise Regulators, What They Can and Cannot Do, 2000; Franchising System Changes and Franchise Associations, 2000; American Bar Association Annual Forum on Franchising, Mediation, An In Depth Analysis, 1998. Testimony, Self Regulation in Franchising, U.S. House Small Business Committee, 1994. Proposed Legislation to Regulate Franchising, Joint Committee on Commerce and Labor, Massachusetts Legislature.