2005 to date – Private practice, Methuen, Ma.
General practice of law. My specialties are; litigation, labor and employment law, collective bargaining, personal injury, automobile accidents, premises liability, real estate law, land use and zoning, administrative law, business law and corporate & LLC formation, wills, trusts & estates and municipal law.
1980 to 2005- City Solicitor, City of Methuen, Ma.
Duties included;
-Representation of City and its officers before various federal and state courts. -Representation of the City and its officers before various state agencies and in arbitration before AAA.
-Issuance of opinions to the city council, mayor, officers, boards and commissions of the municipality.
-Preparation of legal instruments such as home rule petitions, deeds, RFP’s, bid documents, contracts, resolutions, leases, ordinances and eminent domain petitions.
-Representation of the City in labor negotiations with Public Safety, Public Works and General Government Unions.
Bar Admissions
Admitted to practice in;Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (CM/ECF registered), United States First Circuit Court of Appeals
Education
Juris Doctorate- Suffolk University Law School, Boston Massachusetts
Bachelor of Science, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Professional Memberships
Massachusetts Bar Association (MBA)
Essex County Bar Association (ECBA)
Boston Bar Association (BBA)
National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce
Honors Awards
Cambridge Who's Who- 2006
Strathmores Who's Who-2008
Employee of the Year Methuen-1995