Areas of Practice

• Divorce
• Paternity Adoption Guardianships
• Personal Injury

Litigation Percentage

• 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1975
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1976
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1980

Education

• Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1975
  J.D.
  
  
• Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, 1972
  B.A.
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Major: English
  
  

Representative Cases

• Petition of NB Child & Family Services to Dispense With Consent to Adoption (Supreme Judicial Court 1982)

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Child Custody and Support, MCLE, 2008
• Care & Protection Proceedings, Bristol Probate Court, 1985

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Bristol County Bar Association, 1980 - 2009
  Former Board Member
  
  
• New Bedford Bar Association, 1976 - 2009
  Former President
  
  
• Massachusetts Bar Foundation
  
  

Pro Bono Activities

• Marine Conservation Committee, Scholarship Committee
• Coach of Little League and Babe Ruth Prep; Numerous Non Profit Boards

Languages

• Portuguese
• Spanish

Birth Information

• May 27, 1950, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America