Neutrals
Christopher J. Muse
Education
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. B.A. Government
University of Fribourg , Switzerland (Junior year abroad)
Boston State College, Boston, MA M.Ed. Urban Education
Suffolk Law School, Boston, MA J.D. / Cum Laude / Law Review
Professional
2001-present: Massachusetts Superior Court, Associate Justice of this court of general and equitable jurisdiction, involved in the trial of serious crimes, and civil litigation involving claims of damages in excess of $25,000.00.
1988-2001 Committee for Public Counsel Services, Boston, MA
From list of Approved Attorneys, represented indigent Defendants on murder indictments.
1980-2001 Committee for Public Counsel Services, Boston, MA
From list of Approved Attorneys, represented indigent Defendants on serious felony indictments.
1981-2001 Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society
Labor counsel to Detective’s Unit of Boston City Police Department; Appeared in criminal courts, and before federal and state grand juries on charges of improper conduct, including, excessive force, wrongful death, perjury, neglect of duty, and assorted other allegations; Appeared before State Labor Relations Commission, Civil Service Commission, Division of Administrative Law Appeals, and State and Federal Courts.
1979-1999 Service Employees International Union Local 254, Boston, MA
Staff counsel to union representing Massachusetts Trial Court employees.
1977-1986 State Advisory Commission for Special Education, Boston, MA
Legal counsel to school administrator/parent council, with statutory authority to review appropriateness of placements and programs of special needs students pursuant to Federal and State Statutes (P.L. 94-142 and ch. “766″).
1977-2001 Muse and Muse, Boston, MA
General trial practice involving criminal, civil and employment law litigation.
1977-1979 Middlesex County Indigent Defender, Cambridge, MA
Represented indigents charged with misdemeanor and felonies in Eastern Middlesex County.
1970-1977 Boston Public Schools, Boston, MA: Teacher: Boston Latin School; East Boston High School; Lewis Middle School (Roxbury)
Donna Orlando
Donna joined CMCI in 2007 from Mone & Hanyen, Inc. where she was also a Case Manager. She is the principal assistant to and scheduler for Brian Mone, for whom she began working 22 years ago, first as a legal secretary with Mone & Mathers, and later when the firm changed to Mone, D’Ambrose & Hanyen.…Read More
Case Manager
Donna joined CMCI in 2007 from Mone & Hanyen, Inc. where she was also a Case Manager. She is the principal assistant to and scheduler for Brian Mone, for whom she began working 22 years ago, first as a legal secretary with Mone & Mathers, and later when the firm changed to Mone, D’Ambrose & Hanyen. She is a graduate of Massasoit College.
Lloyd Pederson Esquire
Daniel Portanova Esquire
Jonathan D. Prouty
University of the Pacific 1977; Associate in Claims 1990; 1981-1987 paralegal claims investigator, Kressler, Kressler & Pitnof; 1987-1995 Senior Claims Examiner, Lumber Insurance Companies; 1995-2000 ADR Solutions; 2000 to present, Director of Marketing, Commonwealth Mediation and Conciliation, Inc.Read More
Director of Marketing
University of the Pacific 1977; Associate in Claims 1990; 1981-1987 paralegal claims investigator, Kressler, Kressler & Pitnof; 1987-1995 Senior Claims Examiner, Lumber Insurance Companies; 1995-2000 ADR Solutions; 2000 to present, Director of Marketing, Commonwealth Mediation and Conciliation, Inc.