Areas of Practice:
- Personal Injury – Plaintiff
- Medical Malpractice/Nursing Home Liability
- Motor Vehicle Accidents – Plaintiff
- Premises Liability – Plaintiff
- Civil Litigation
- Products Liability
- Negligence
- Business Litigation
Bar Admissions:
- Massachusetts, 1973
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1974
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court Massachusetts, 1974
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1975
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1975
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1994
Education
- Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts
Published Works
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Board of Editors
Classes/Seminars
- Lecturer, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
- Lecturer, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
- Instructor, North Shore Community College
Honors and Awards
- Best Lawyers in America
- Who’s Who American Lawyer
- Super Lawyers 2006 to Present Personal Injury-Plaintiff
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Centennial Award, 2011
- American Association for Justice, Wiedemann Wysocki Citation of Excellence, 1996
- American Association for Justice, Wiedemann Wysocki Citation of Excellence, 1995
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, President, 1990 – 1992
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Lifetime Member, Board of Governors
- Essex County Bar Association, President, 1996 – 1998
- Essex County Bar Association, Vice President, 1994 – 1996
- Essex County Bar Association, Secretary, 1992 – 1994
- Essex County Bar Association, Treasurer, 1988 – 1990
- Essex County Bar Association, Conciliator, Essex County Superior Court, 1994 – Present
- Essex County Superior Court, Mediator, 1994 – Present
- Essex County Superior Court, Arbitrator, 1994 – Present
- American Association for Justice, Member, Board of Governors, 1997 – 2003
- American Association for Justice, Chairman Counsel of Presidents, 1992 – 1993
- American Association for Justice, Executive Committee, 1993
- American Association for Justice, State Delegate, 1986 – 1990
- American Association for Justice, Chair Insurance Committee, 1991 – 1992
- American Association for Justice, Chair State Affairs Committee, 1994 – 1995
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member, 1990 – Present
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member, Executive Management Board, 2008 – 2011
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Regional Delegate, 2008 – 2011
- Salem Bar Association
- Town of Swampscott, Past Member, Board of Appeals
- Town of Swampscott, Chairman, Board of Appeals
- Boston College Law School, Alumni Council
- Board of Bar Overseers, Hearings Officer
Past Employment Positions
- Costello, Barrett & Gonthier, Partner, 1975 – 1995
- Kisloff, Hock, Shuman & Flanagan, Associate, 1974 – 1975
Salem, Massachusetts
