Admitted: 1975, Massachusetts; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit; 1982, U.S. Claims Court; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Vermont; 2005, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Law School: Northeastern University, J.D.
Member: Hampshire County and Massachusetts Bar Associations; Massachusetts and National Associations of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Lawyers Guild.
Biography: Director, Western Regional Office of American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, 1987. Member, Board of Directors: Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp. 2009; Center for Public Representation, 1982-1999; Western Massachusetts Legal Services, 1977-2006, President, 1984-1990. Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1999 and Advisory Board, 1999, Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty. Recipient: Massachusetts Bar Association Community Service Award, 1988; Northampton Center for Children and Families, Ellen Sedlis Good Works Award, 2001; Committee for Public Counsel Services, Thurgood Marshall Award, 2005; Boston Bar Association President's Award, 2007; Southern Center for Human Rights Award, 2007.
Born: White Plains, New York, August 8, 1950
Cases: Numerous.