Biography

  • Legal Consultant, Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission, 1982 – 2004
  • Law Clerk, Rhode Island Superior Court, 1975

Professional Memberships

  • Rhode Island Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Bar Association Public Law Section
  • American Bar Association Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, 1977 – present Public Contract Law Section 1977 – present
  • The District of Columbia Bar

Education

  • Washington College, B.A., 1970
  • University of Richmond, J.D., 1975, Phi Delta Phi

Honors and Awards

Admitted to Practice

  • Rhode Island, 1975
  • U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island, 1975
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1978
  • District of Columbia, 1980
  • Massachusetts, 1986
  • U.S. District Court for the Federal Circuit, 1986
  • U.S. Claims Court, 1986
  • U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 1987

Areas of Practice

  • Construction law
  • Litigation
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation
  • Public bidding
  • Public contract law
  • Mechanics’ lien law
  • Surety and bond law
  • Business law

Publications

  • “Rhode Island Construction Law: A Practical Guide,” Rhode Island Bar Association, CLE, November 2015
  • “Construction Law In Rhode Island,” Rhode Island Continuing Legal Education, April 2013
  • “A Practical Guide To Construction Law In Rhode Island,” Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, December 2010
  • “Construction Lien Law in Rhode Island and Massachusetts,” Lorman Education Services, October 2007
  • “Mechanics’ Lien Update,” Rhode Island Bar Association, April 2007
  • “Construction Lien Law in Rhode Island,” Lorman Education Services, September 2005
  • “Public Contract Code and Competitive Public Bidding in Rhode Island,” Lorman Education Services, May 2005
  • “Construction Claims for Public Entities in Rhode Island,” Lorman Education Services, June 2004
  • “Understanding Construction Delivery Methods in Massachusetts,” Lorman Business Center, Inc., October 2003
  • “Mechanics’ Lien: A Practical Guide,” Rhode Island Bar Association, CLE, March 2002
  • “Construction Contracting For Public Entities in Rhode Island,” Lorman Education Services, November 2001
  • “Construction Lien Law In Rhode Island,” Lorman Business Center, Inc., February, 2000
  • “Construction Contracting For Public Entities in Rhode Island,” Lorman Business Center, Inc., September, 2000
  • “Construction Contracting For Public Entities in Rhode Island,” Lorman Business Center, Inc., September, 1999
  • “The Arbitration of Construction Disputes,” Rhode Island Bar Association, CLE, 1997
  • “Mechanics’ Liens: An Update,” Rhode Island Bar Association CLE, 1997
  • “Rhode Island Construction Law -Securing Payments,” Lorman Business Center, Inc., 1993
  • “Deciphering The Mechanics’ Lien Law,” Rhode Island Bar Association CLE, 1992
  • “Construction Claims and Job Profitability in Rhode Island,” National Business Institute, 1988
  • “Rhode Island Construction Law,” National Business Institute, Inc., 1987-1995
  • “The Rhode Island Mechanics’ Lien Law in a Nutshell,” Rhode Island Bar Journal, Vol. XXXVI, No. 9, 1988
  • “In Re Gault and Beyond in Rhode Island,” Rhode Island Bar Journal, Vol. XXIII, No. 1-2, 1974

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