Attorney Profiles

Current Employment Position(s):

Member

Areas Of Practice:

Complex Domestic Relations Litigation

Contempt Actions

Modification Actions

Prenuptial Agreements

Arbitration and Mediation

Mediation Coaching and Preparation

Litigation Percentage:

99% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Massachusetts, 1987

U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1988

U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2005

U.S. Supreme Court, 1993

Education:

Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1987

J.D.: Honors:

Honors: 1st Place America Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA) Trial Competition, 1986

Honors: 1st Place American Bar Association Negotiation Competition, 1986

Honors: 1st Place American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence, 1987

Honors: 1st Place ATLA Trial Competition North East Regionals, 1987

Honors: National Finalist ATLA Trial Competition, Washington D.C., 1987

Honors: 2nd Place: Best Brief, Legal Practice 1985

Honors: 2nd Place ABA Trial Competition, 1985

Denison University, Granville, Ohio, 1984

B.A.

Honors: Psi Chi, Crossed Keys, Omicron Delta Kappa

Major: Economics

Published Works:

Turning Down the Flames, Handling the Bitter Divorce, MCLE, 2001-63025-25, 2001

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Aftermath of the Breakup, The Divorce Center, Inc.

 

Business Valuation Issues and Case Law in Domestic Relations, MCLE

 

Child Custody and Support, MCLE

 

Creative Options for Lessening Financial Burden of Divorce, The Divorce Center, Inc.

 

Dividing Benefits in Divorce Cases, MCLE

 

Dividing the Pie, The Divorce Center, Inc.

 

Effectively Handling the Alimony Case, MCLE

 

Effective Use of Financial Statements in Domestic Relations, MCLE

 

Guidelines for Determining Alimony, MCLE

 

Handling the Bitter Divorce, MCLE

 

Modification of Divorce Judgments, MCLE

 

Pensions and Other Employment Benefits, MCLE

 

Physical and Sexual Abuse in Divorce, MCLE

 

Unusual Property Issues in Divorce, Dealing with Divorce

 

The Dishonest Spouse, Dealing with Divorce

 

The Divorce Agreement, The Divorce Center, Inc.

Honors and Awards:

Recognized by the Massachusetts Bar as Among the Top Five Percent of Attorneys in Massachusetts in 2006 and 2007, as Published in Boston Magazine in November of 2006 and 2007

 

Voted by Peers as Massachusetts Super Lawer, Boston Magazine (selected to top 5% of Domestic Relations practitioners in the Commonwealth by the Members of the Massachusetts Bar)., 2006

Professional Associations and Memberships:

(Past and Present)

 

American Bar Association

 

American Inns of Court

 

Association of Trial Lawyers of America

 

Boston Bar Association

 

Divorce Center, Inc.

 

Massachusetts Bar Association

 

South Middlesex Bar Association

 

Massachusetts Continuing Legal Educaton

 

Massachusetts Family and Probate Inns of Court

Past Employment Positions:

McGrath & Kane, Associate, 1987 - 1995

 

McGrath & Kane, Law Clerk, 1986 - 1987

 

White, Inker, Aaronson, Law Clerk, 1985 - 1986

 

Suffolk University Law School, Adjunct Professor (Trial Tactics), 1994 - 1997

Pro Bono Activities:

Lawyer for the Day, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk and Suffolk Probate and Family Courts

Middlesex County Conciliation Program

Senior Partners for Justice/Volunteer Lawyers Project

Birth Information:

1962, Boston, Massachusetts

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