Honors and Awards: Selected as a Givelber Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in public interest law at Northeastern University School of Law to teach a course in Section 1983 litigation, 2009, Listed in "Best Lawyers in America ® 2008" in the field of civil rights law- litigation, police misconduct, Lawyer of the Year 2004, Massachusetts Chapter NLG

Bar/Professional Activity: Federal Bar Association, Massachusetts chapter Executive council member, Boston Inn of Court

Pro bono/Community Service: National Police Accountability Project of the National Lawyers Guild, Board President, American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts Cooperating attorney

Scholarly Lectures and Writings: Speaker on strip search cases, Substantive Issues and Litigation Techniques in Police Misconduct Cases, University of Puerto Rico School of Law and National Police Accountability Project, 2009, "Issues in Class Action Litigation: Do You Really Need a Class?" part of "Prison Litigation a Workshop for Plaintiffs' Attorneys" George Washington University School of Law; Panelist, Civil Rights "Qualified Immunity" 2007 Judicial Conference hosted by the District of Massachusetts; Panelist; "Access to Justice" part of a series on "Living the American Dream," sponsored by United Way of the Massachusetts Bay, Boston,MA;  Panelist, "Major Shifts in Civil Rights Law since 1977,"; Northeastern University School of Law, Alumni Weekend, Boston, MA; "Beyond Monetary Compensation, Providing Services to Exonerees" Innocence Network Conference, Cambridge, MA"; Living the Dream in Greater Boston" speaker on "Justice and the American Dream" sponsored by United Way of the Massachusetts Bay, Boston, MA; "The Effects of the War on Terror on Civil Rights," Bates College, Lewiston, Maine"; Civil Claims for Wrongful Conviction," Boston University School of Law, Prof. Stanley Fisher's Seminar on Wrongful Convictions; "Compensation for Wrongful Convictions"; Boston Bar Association, Criminal Law, Young Lawyer and IRR Section, Boston, MA;  "Advanced Police Misconduct Litigation," Program Chair, and Speaker on "Police Use of Less Lethal Force," Suffolk University Law School Center for Continuing Professional Development Boston, MA; "Introduction to §1983 Civil Rights Litigation," Program Chair, and Speaker on "Evaluating a Police Misconduct Case and Drafting the Complaint" Suffolk University Law School Center for Continuing Professional Development, Boston, MA; "Policing public spaces," Emerson College, Boston, MA; "Compensation for Erroneous Convictions" panelist, Boston Bar Association Boston, MA; "Police Misconduct Litigation," Program Chair, and panelist, "Attorney's Fees issues in Civil Rights Cases" Suffolk University Law School Center for Continuing Professional Development, and University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, WA; "Civil Rights and the War on Terror," Bates  College, Lewiston, Maine; "Police Use of 'Less Lethal' Weapons," Greater Boston Civil Rights Coalition, Boston, MA"; David vs. Goliath, Managing the Huge Case in the Small Firm," Boston Bar Association; Prison Litigation, "Fourth Amendment Rights of Prisoners" and "Litigating Prison Conditions and Excessive Force Claims," Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C. Prison Conditions in Massachusetts, panel member, Suffolk Law School. Boston, MA Achieving Systemic Change Through Police Misconduct Litigation, NLG, Minneapolis, MN;  "Representing Indigent Plaintiffs in Federal Court," speaker on "Ethical and Practical Issues" MCLE, Boston, MA; "Civil Rights after September 11, 2001," Suffolk University School of Law, Boston, MA; "Class Actions," guest lecture at Suffolk University School of Law, civil procedure class, Boston, MA; "Civil Rights Violations: Municipal and Supervisory Liability" NLADA, Student Legal Services Conference, Boston, MA; "Representing Indigent Plaintiffs in Federal Court," speaker on "Practical Considerations for the Novice Litigator" MCLE, Boston, MA; Panelist, "Strip searches: Yes or No?" Criminal Justice '99 Boston, International Criminal Justice Expo & Conference, Northeastern University College of Criminal Justice, Boston, MA; "Suing the Government: Section 1983 in 1988" Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston, MA  

Verdicts and Settlements: Kibbe v. City of Springfield, 480 U.S. 257 (1987) Brief for amicus curiae, ACLU and Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. (Municipal liability for civil rights violations.); City of Canton, Ohio v. Harris, 489 U.S. 378 (1989) Brief for amicus curiae ACLU and ACLU of Ohio. (Municipal liability for civil rights violations.); County of Sacramento v. Lewis, 118 S.Ct. 1708 (1998) Brief for amicus curiae ATLA. (The "shocks the conscience" standard applies to police pursuits.); Pinshaw v. Metropolitan District Commission, 406 Mass. 687 (1988) (Indemnification for civil rights violations.); Lewis v. Kendrick, 940 F.2d 25 (1st. Cir. 1991) Amicus brief for the Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. (Availability of attorney's fees in nominal damages cases.); Ocasio v. City of Lawrence, 788 F.Supp. 99 (D.Mass. 1992) §1983 class action for declaratory and injunctive relief as well as damages challenging a policy of the City of Lawrence Police Department requiring the unlawful seizure of food stamp identification cards; Pasqualone v. Gately, 422 Mass. 398 (1996) (§1983 liability for the warrantless seizure of firearms and ammunition.); Zurakowski v. D'Oyley, 46 F. Supp. 2d 87 (D. Mass. 1999) False arrest and the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act.; Mack v. Suffolk County, 191 F.R.D. 16 (D. Mass. 2000) Certifying a class under F.R.Civ.P. 23(b)(2) and (3) for women who were strip searched at the Suffolk County jail based on a blanket strip search policy.; Ford v. Suffolk County, 154 F. Supp. 2d 131 (D.Mass. 2001) Granting summary judgment on declaratory relief and liability for women who were strip searched while being held pre-arraignment at the Suffolk County jail.; Norris v. Murphy, 2003 WL 21488640 (D. Mass. 2003) Granting a motion in limine to preclude testimony of the defense expert for failure to comply with Rule 26(a)(2)(B).;Miller v. City of Boston, 297 F.Supp.2d 361, (D.Mass.2003) (wrongful conviction);Nilsen v. York County, 219 F.R.D. 19 (D.Me. 2003)Certifying a class under F.R.Civ.P. 23(b)(3) for detainees who allege that the changeover process at the York County Jail is an illegal strip search.; Tardiff v. Knox County, 365 F.3d 1 (1st. Cir. 2004) Affirming class certification in strip search cases against both Knox County and York County in Maine.; Limone v. United States, 336 F.Supp.2d 18 (D.MA. 2004) Denying defendant's motions to dismiss a Federal Tort Claims Act case for the son of a man who was wrongfully convicted of murder.; Limone v. United States 497 F.Supp.2d 143 (D. MA. 2007) Finding liability of United States for malicious prosecution and awarding damages to plaintiffs.

Educational Background: Northeastern University School of Law, J.D., 1977, Goddard College, B.A., 1974