Current Employment Position(s)

Of Counsel

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Civil Practice
• Criminal Law
• Trial Practice
• Appeals

Representative Cases

• Chase v. Chase, 1 Mass. App. Ct. 280 (1973)
• Superintendent of Worcester State Hospital v. Hagberg, 374 Mass. 271 (1978)
• Northborough National Bank v. Risley, 384 Mass. 348 (1981)
• Rushia v. Town of Ashburnham, 582 F. Supp. 900 (1983)
• Travis v. McDonald, 397 Mass. 230 (1986)
• First Safety Fund National Bank v. Friel, 23 Mass. App. Ct. 583 (1987)
• Wilson v. Hammer Holdings, Inc., 850 F.2d 3 (1st Cir. 1988)
• L.W.K. v. E.R.C., 432 Mass. 438 (2000)
• Ansara v. Katz, Mass. App. Div. 143 (2006)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Arbitration, Mediation, Collections & Repossessions, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Uniform Commercial Code, Warranties, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, Police Misconduct, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Discrimination, Eminent Domain, Freedom of Information, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Search & Seizure Protections, Construction Contracts, Colleges & Universities, Private Schools, Public Schools, Student Rights, Affirmative Action -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Affirmative Action -- Employer, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employer, Employee Rights -- Employer, Employment Contracts -- Employer, Employment Discrimination -- Employer, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Wrongful Termination -- Employer, Bankruptcy Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Animal Bites -- Defense, Assault & Battery -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Legal Malpractice, Landlord/Tenant

Bar Admissions

• Missouri, 1967
• Massachusetts, 1972
• U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1970
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1972
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1982
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1970
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1969
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
• U.S. Tax Court, 1969
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1968

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee (Member)
• Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1979 - 1987 (Member)
• Worcester County Bar Association (Member)
• Massachusetts Bar Association (Member)

Past Employment Positions

• U.S. Army, CID Criminal Investigator, 1967 - 1969
• Legal Aid & Public Defender Society of Greater Kansas City, 1969 - 1971

Education

• Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967
  J.D.
• The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1964
  B.A.
  Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
  Major: Political Science
  Major: History

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• "Documentary Evidence", Chapter 10, MCLE text
• Massachusetts Courtroom Evidence, 4th ed., 2008
• "Practical Checklist of Major Defenses", Chapter of MCLE text
• Legal Ways To Get Out of a Contract, 1990
• "Mechanics Liens: Creation, Perfection, Enforcement", Chapter of MCLE text
• Obtaining Pre-Judgement Security and Post-Judgment Collection, 1991
• The Best of MCLE Journal, November, 1991

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Worcester, MA 01608-1521

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