Admitted
1985, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Law School
Harvard University, J.D., cum laude, 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
Brandeis University, B.A., magna cum laude, with honors, 1976; Columbia University, M.F.A., 1979
Memberships
Boston (Co-Chair: Litigation Section, 2003-2004; Tort Committee, 2001—), Massachusetts (Vice Chair and Council Member, 1997-1998; Civil, 1993, Delivery of Legal Services Section), Federal (President, Massachusetts Chapter, 1999-2000; President-Elect, Massachusetts Chapter, 1998-1999; Vice President, Massachusetts Chapter, 1997-1998; Chairman, Education Committee, Massachusetts Chapter, 1992-1993; Member, Federal Preemption Seminar Faculty, 1991) and American Bar Associations; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (Member: Annual Meeting Committee and Faculty, 1993-1997; Education Committee, 1992—; Torts Update Seminar Faculty, 1998; General Liability Law Seminar Faculty, 1992; Proof of Damages Seminar Faculty, 1990; Chair, 1994-1995; Jury Instructions Seminar Faculty, 1989; Discovery Seminar Chair, 1994, 1995; Insurance Law Seminar Faculty, 1987); National Business Institute (Damages in Massachusetts Seminar Faculty, 1990 and 1992); P.E.S.I., Tort and Insurance Law Seminar Faculty, 1992; Proof of Personal Injury Damages Seminar Faculty, 1990; Faculty, Suffolk Law School Advanced Legal Studies Seminar, 2001; Massachusetts Bar Foundation.
Biographical
Recipient: Celia Epstein Barron Award; Rosalind Levine Prize. Author: Massachusetts Tort Damages, Lexis Law Publishing, formerly, Butterworth Legal Publishers, 1993 (and Second Edition, 1999); Damage Awards Against Insurers Under G.L.C. 93A, M.A.T.A. News, April 1987. Co-Author: Current Issues in Insurance and Tort Law, (P.E.S.I. 1992); Proof of Personal Injury Damages In Massachusetts, (P.E.S.I. 1990); Damages-For Plaintiff and Defense Attorneys In Massachusetts, (N.B.I., 1990 and 1992). Contributing Author: Damages in Massachusetts Litigation (MCLE); Lexis-Nexis' XChange, 1997-1998., Member, 1990-1992 and Chairperson, 1991-1992, Board of Directors, Arts/Lexington. President, Community Nursery School, Inc., 1992-1993. President, Fiske Elementary School P.T.A., 1994-1996.