Born in Boston, Massachusetts, April 13, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Massachusetts; 1984 U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: Syracuse University (B.S., 1979); Suffolk University (J.D., 1983).  Investigator, Office of the Inspector General Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1982-1983.  Certified Commercial Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association.  Member: Plymouth County and Massachusetts Bar Associations; Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Massachusetts Conveyancer's Association (REBA).