Admitted
1975, Massachusetts
Law School
Northeastern University, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
Albion College, B.A., English Honors, 1964; Union Theological Seminary, M.Div., 1967
Memberships
Boston, Massachusetts (Member, Family Law Section) and American Bar Associations; Massachusetts Family and Probate American Inn of Court (Founding Member); President, New England Personality Disorder Association, Inc., 2003-2004
Biographical
Co-Author, Chapter on Alimony, Massachusetts Divorce Law Practice Manual . Lecturer: National Business Institute, Domestic Relations Law and Child Custody In Massachusetts, Board of Bar Overseers and Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., How to Make Money and Stay Out of Trouble; The Divorce Center, Inc., The Divorce Process, Massachusetts Chapter, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Risk Management: Protecting Professionals Working with Child Abuse Cases, Faculty, The Family Law Trial Advocacy Institute; Boston Bar Association, Prenuptial Agreements; MCLE, Hanging Your Shingle; MCLE, Hot Tips for Trying a Family Law Case; MCLE, A Pension Case for the Family Law Expert; MCLE, QDROphobia; MCLE, Legal Ethics, Practical Skills Seminar, 1999 and 2000; MCLE, Negotiating and Drafting Pre-Marital Agreements; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, The Valuation of Medical Practices. Presenter, MCLE Family Law Conference, 2002. Chairperson, Symposium for Family Law Practitioners, 1999. Panelist, Massachusetts Chapter, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, The Use and Misuse of Forensic Psychologists. Student Trial Advisor, Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Workshops. Judge: ABA National Appellate Advocacy Competition; Northeastern University School of Law Oral Advocacy Exercises; Harvard Law School Ames Moot Court Competition. Panelist, Suffolk University Law School Advanced Legal Studies, Expert Witnesses and Examining Experts in Divorce Cases. Presenter, Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, The Special Impact of Sexual Abuse by Clergy. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1989—. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Massachusetts Chapter Chairperson, Legislation Committee, 1994, 1995, 1996; Vice-President, 1997-1998; Treasurer, 1995-1997; Chairperson, Education Committee, 1996-1997; President, 2001-2002; Chapter Delegate to National 2003-2006); American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (National Member, Racial and Ethnic Bias in t