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Licensed to practice:

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, State and Federal Courts

State of Rhode Island, State and Federal Courts

United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Services

Areas of Practice:

• Administrative Law
• Civil Rights
• Constitutional Law
• Construction Law
• Criminal Law
• Divorce and Custody Law
• Employment Law -- Employee
• Employment Law -- Employer
• Government Agencies & Programs
• Insurance Law
• Labor Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Military Law
• Personal Injury -- Defense
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Same Sex Marriage and Divorce

Education:

• Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1981 (J.D.)
• Boston University School of Management, Boston, MA, USA, 1978 (B.S.B.A.) Honors: Magna Cum Laude
• Command and General Staff College, U.S.Army, Graduate 1991

Military:

• Colonel (Retired) U. S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate Generals Corps.
•  Legion of Merit; Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal
• Served as Staff Judge Advocate for the 804th Medical Brigade
• Deputy Chief of Staff for the 94th Regional Readiness Command.

Representative Cases:

•  Berdell Vs. Wong, ETRL 89 Massachusetts Appeals Court 1109, 46 NE 2d 115 (2016)
• Gillis Vs. Clark, 1st Cir. Court of Appeals 14-CU- 02018 (2015) Cert Denied, 136 S.CT. 986 (2016)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Rhode Island Bar Association
• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Director, Bristol County (Rhode Island) Water Authority (2013 - 2016)

Past Employment Positions:

• Aleixo & Murray, PC, Taunton, MA, Attorney, 1987 - 1994
• Trial Court of the Commonwealth, Taunton Division, District Court Department, Assistant Clerk-Magistrate, 1983 - 1987
• Office of the District Attorney, Bristol District, New Bedford, MA, Assistant District Attorney, 1981 - 1983
• United States Army Reserve, Colonel, (Ret.) Judge Advocate General's Corps., 1983 – 2011