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Education
1990 A.L.M., Government, Harvard University
1976 J.D., New England School of Law
1971 B.A., History, Stonehill College
1967 Boston Latin School
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| Professional
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| 1992 - Present |
President & CEO, Commonwealth Mediation and Conciliation (CMCI); full-time mediator and arbitrator handling all types of civil claims; mediated and/or arbitrated over
5,000 claims, including cleric sexual abuse, medical malpractice, auto tort, general liability and business disputes; chief administrator and marketing representative for CMCI
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| 1977 - 1992 |
Berks & Finn Brockton, Massachusetts; Co-founder and Partner in a small five lawyer law firm in Brockton, Massachusetts; general practice handling personal injury, domestic, estates, criminal, social security disability, real estate conveyance and more
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| Publications
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| Massachusetts Practice Series, Volume 47, Mediation and Arbitration, 2006 Edition
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| Additional Professional Activities
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| 1999 - present |
Guest Lecturer, Boston University Law School
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| 2000 - present |
Guest Lecturer; Annual Massachusetts Bar Association Series on Personal Injury Law Update, Boston, Massachusetts and Taunton, Massachusetts
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| 2001 - present |
Guest Lecturer, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Annual Personal Injury Conference, Boston, Massachusetts
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| 2002 - 2003 |
Guest Lecturer, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Claims, Boston, Massachusetts
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| 2003 |
Guest Lecturer Massachusetts Defense Lawyers Association
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| 2001 |
Guest Lecturer, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Medical Malpractice Update and Forum, Boston, Massachusetts
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| Professional Affiliations
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| Plymouth County Bar Association
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| Boston Bar Association
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| Massachusetts Bar Association
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| Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers
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| Association of Conflict Resolution
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| Scribes
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| Admission to Practice
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| 1988 |
Supreme Court of the United States of America
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| 1977 |
Massachusetts Bar
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| 1977 |
Federal District Court
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| Personal
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| President of the Pilgrim Advocate Program, 1983-84
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| President of Thorny Lea Golf Club, 1988-1990 and 1994-1996
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| Golf, reading and traveling |
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