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Catherine A. White joined Cetrulo & Capone LLP after nearly two decades of distinguished service as a Superior Court Judge and several additional years of legal and professional experience.

After graduating from Trinity College with a Bachelor's degree in English and from Yale University with a Master of Arts in Teaching, she spent 6 years as a high school English teacher before entering Northeastern University School of Law.

Subsequent to receiving her J.D., Ms. White worked as an associate for Burns & Levinson before being called to state service as Assistant Legal Counsel to Governor Michael S. Dukakis and later as an Assistant Attorney General under Francis X. Bellotti in the Government Bureau. She returned to Burns & Levinson in 1980 and became a partner 2 years later.

In recognition of her commitment to legal excellence she was appointed and confirmed as an Associate Justice of the Superior Court in 1987, where she served until 2006, earning the respect of her fellow judges as well as the legal community.

As a Superior Court Judge, she served on the Court's Judicial Education Committee, the Civil Committee, the ADR subcommittee, as well as the SJC Advisory Committee for the Judicial Institute and the Standing Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution. In addition, she was appointed to the Board of Trustees at Northeastern University in 1990.

Areas of Practice

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Toxic Tort Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1972
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1973
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1973

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Massachusetts Bar Association (Member)
• Women Judges' Association (Member)
• Boston Bar Association (Member)
• Superior Court Rules Committee (Member)
• Massachusetts Superior Court Education Committee (Member)
• Massachusetts Superior Court ADR Sub-Committee (Member)
• Judicial Institute (Member, Advisory Committee)
• Northeastern University Corporation (Member)
• Northeastern University Board of Trustees (Member)

Honors and Awards

• "Judge of the Year Award", Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, 2005
• Judicial Excellence Award - Massachusetts Judges Conference, 2006
• Honorary Degree - New England School of Law, 1991

Pro Bono Activities

• Member - Board of Trustees Northeastern University, 1990 - Present

Education

• Northeastern University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts
  J.D.
• Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
  M.A.
  Major: Teaching
• Trinity College, Washington, District of Columbia
  B.A.
  Major: English

Address

Two Seaport Lane
Boston, MA 02210

Phones

(617) 217-5205

Faxes

(617) 217-5200

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Websites

http://www.cetcap.com