Born Providence, Rhode Island, January 30, 1958. Admitted to bar, 1985, Massachusetts; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Preparatory Education, Brown University (A.B., 1980); Legal Education, Boston College Law School (J.D., 1985). Staff Member and Articles Editor, Boston College Law Review, 1983-1985. Author: Casenote, Punitive Damages and the Use of Modern Common Law in Construing Section 1983: Smith v. Wade, 25 B. C. LAW REV. 1001 (1984). Lecturer, Massachusetts Bar Association. Member: Massachusetts Bar Association (Co-Chair, Civil Litigation Trial Practice Committee, 1995-1997; Civil Litigation Section Council; Member, 1997-1998.