Areas of Practice

• Commercial Litigation
• Landlord/Tenant
• Personal Injury - Plaintiff
• Real Estate Law
• Criminal Defense
• Family Law
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Small Business Representation
• Business Organizations
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Business & Commercial Law
• Child Support
• Contracts
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Land Use & Zoning
• Litigation & Appeals
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• State, Local & Municipal Law

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1981
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1981

Education

• New England School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1981
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: Cum Laude
  
  
• Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 1976
  Master of Science
  Honors: Recipient of Graduate Research Fellowship
  
  
• Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 1973
  Bachelor of Science
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Selectman, Town of Dedham, MA, 1990-1999
  Chairman, 1994, 1995 and 1998, Vice Chairman, 1993, 1994-1997
  
  
• Massachusetts Mortgage Bankers Association
  
  
• Corporator, Dedham Institution for Savings
  
  
• Real Estate Bar Association
  
  
• Massachusetts Bar Association
  
  
• Chairman, Town of Dedham Finance Committee (FY 1988),, 1986 - 1988
  Member
  
  
• By-Law Review Committee, Town of Dedham, 1986 - 1987
  
  
• Board of Directors - Dedham Youth Hockey, Inc., 1986 - 1988
  1985 to present, Director
  
  
• Town of Dedham, MA, 2001 - 2005
  Assessor
  
  
• Building, Planning and Construction Committee, 2003 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Self-employed Attorney (BBO#410810), general practice of law with a concentration in civil/criminal litigation; residential/commercial, real estate financing and conveyancing; and landlord/tenant matters., 1984 - Present