Admitted to Practice

New Hampshire Bar: 1984
Florida Bar: 1975

United States Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit: 1985
Federal District Court, New Hampshire: 1984
Federal District Court, Middle District of Florida: 1976
Federal District Court, Southern District of Florida: 1978

Legal Education

University of Florida - College of Law
Gainesville, FL, 1975
J.D. with Honors
GPA: 3.398
Class Rank: Top 5%

Member of the Board of the Law Review

Criminal Internship, State Attorney, Gainesville, FL
Academic Honors: The Order of the Coif
Graduate: National College of Advocacy, 1982

Undergraduate Education

University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH, 1972
B.A., magna cum laude
major in political science, minor in history
GPA: 3.67
Class Rank: Top 4.4%

Academic Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi,
Phi Gamma Mu, Phi Sigma Alpha

Legal & Professional Affiliations

Certified Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Examiner, National Board of Trial Advocacy: Personal Injury and Ethics

Lecturer, New Hampshire Continuing Legal Education

Certified New Hampshire Superior Court arbitrator and mediator

Belknap County Bar Association

Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association

Other Organizations

Gulf Stream Lodge No. 245 F. & A.M.
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
Amara Shrine Temple, AAONMS