Admitted: 1968, Rhode Island and Massachusetts; 1969, U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit and U.S. Tax Court
Law School: Boston University, J.D.
Member: Rhode Island (Member, Committee on Business Organizations, 1982) and American Bar Associations; Commercial Law League of America.
Biography: Phi Alpha Delta. Treasurer, Burton Chapter, 1967-1968. Lecturer of "Law for the Laymen," University of Rhode Island, 1973-1974. Member, Warwick Wildlife & Conservation Committee, 1973-1976. State Senator, 1977-1992. Deputy Majority Whip, 1985. Secretary, Committee on the Judiciary, 1985-1988. Chairman, Committee on Health, Education and Welfare, 1988-1992. Vice-Chairman, Joint Committee on Retirement, 1988-1989. Chairman, State Advisory Committee to United States Civil Rights Commission, 1985. Member: Rhode Island Real Estate Commission, 2000; Rhode Island Commission on Religious, Racial and Ethnic Harassment, 1981-1992. Vice-Chairman, Civil Defense Preparedness Advisory Council, 1985-1992.
Born: Providence, Rhode Island, June 1, 1943