Born Fall River, Massachusetts; Admitted to bar, January 1985, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court.
Education: Boston University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Northeastern University (J.D., 1984).
Member: Boston and Massachusetts (Member, Sections on: Civil Litigation, Labor and Employment, Individual Rights, Family Law, Criminal Justice) Bar Associations; Massachusetts Conveyancers Association.