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