Regularly travels out of state to: Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire
Other ADR Services: Court-Appointed Neutral (Special Master), Early Neutral Evaluation, Fact Finding, Insurance Umpire, Med-Arb, Mini-Trial Judge
Biographical
Extensive experience in both arbitrations and mediations since 2001 in areas delineated. Most all insurance companies and trial bar are familiar and comfortable with my process which has resulted in settled cases acceptable to all parties.
Case Experience
Appellate
Automotive
Class Actions
Commercial/Business
Construction
Contract Disputes
Insurance
Labor/Unions
Land Use/Planning
Nursing Homes
Personal Injury
Premises Liability
Probate
Product Liability
Property Damage
Real Estate
Torts
Workers' Compensation
Wrongful Death
Education
Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, J.D. - 1980 (Honors: Law Review: Suffolk University, Lead Article Editor, 1979-1980)
Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, B.A. (Magna cum laude - 1977)
Memberships & Affiliations
Kent County Bar Association, 1981 - Present
Rhode Island Bar Association, President, 2002 - 2003
Rhode Island Bar Association, Member, House of Delegates, 1993 - Present
Rhode Island Bar Association, Meetings Committee, 1993 - 2004
Rhode Island Bar Association, Executive Committee, 1997 - 2004
American Bar Associations, 1981 - Present
American Association for Justice, (Formerly known as American Trial Lawyers Association), 1983 - Present
Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Governors, 2003 - Present
Rhode Island Trial Lawyers Association , President, 2010 - 2011
Rhode Island Bar Association, Young Lawyers Advisory/Clerkship Committee, 1987 - 1992
Rhode Island Bar Foundation, Vice President, 2005 - 2011
Rhode Island Bar Foundation, President, 2011 - Present
Workers Compensation Bench Bar Committee, Member, 1991 - Present
Workers Compensation Bench Bar Committee, Chairman, 1994 - 1997
Rhode Island Supreme Court Disciplinary Board, Member, 1997 - 2003
Rhode Island Supreme Court Disciplinary Board, Chairman, 2002 - 2003
New England Bar Association, President, 2008 - 2009
Advisory Board, Roger Williams Law School, Member, 2002 - Present
Rhode Island Board of Bar Examiners, 2013 - Present
