Honors and Awards:

• Award for outstanding legal services in the representation of registered nurses in the filed of labor relations., Legal Services Award, Massachusetts Nurses Association
• Award for excellence in the practice of labor-management relations' law., Cushing-Gavin Award, The Labor Guild of the Archdiocese of Boston, 2002
• Appreciation award for leadership in founding coalition of independent police unions., Founder's Award, Massachusetts Municipal Police Coalition, 2008
• Award for outstanding legal services in representation of public safety unions., Award of Excellence, Medford Police Patrolmen's Association, 2009

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Admitted to Practice, United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1974
• Admitted to Practice, United States District Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1975
• Admitted to practice, United States Supreme Court, 2003

Bar/Professional Activity:

• American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section; Health Care Section); Massachusetts Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section); Boston Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section)

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Contributing author, Boston College Law School, Annual Survey of Massachusetts Law, Labor and Employment Section (1986, 1987); Contributing Author, A Judicial Guide To Labor And Employment Law, (Walsh Editor, 1990)
• Adjunct Professor, Labor Law Practice, 1980-1984, New England Law School
• Frequent panelist on Labor and Employment Law for American Bar Association; Massachusetts Bar Association; Boston Bar Association; American Arbitration Association; Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education; National Labor Relations Board, Region 1.

Representative Clients:

• Labor unions in the public and private sectors

Educational Background:

• BA, LeMoyne College, 1968
• JD; Boston College Law School, 1973