Professional Information:
State of Rhode Island, admitted 1974
Federal District Court: First Circuit, admitted 1974

Publications:
"Divorce With Dignity," Rhode Island Bar Journal, April, 1997. Divorce Mediation Training Manual, Roger Williams University, January 1999.

Presentations:
"Military Pension Issues," Rhode Island Bar Association Annual Meeting, June 16-17, 1994. "Special (Military) Divorce Settlements," Rhode Island Bar Association, March 9, 1996. "Representing the Military Divorce Client," Rhode Island Bar Association, June 2002. I lecture frequently on Elder Law issues for the Rhode Island Bar Association Speakers Panel and with private groups and senior centers.

Memberships:

•	American Bar Association (Family Law, Real Property, Probate &  Trust Sections)
•	Family Law Inn of Court (Rhode Island), Barrister
•	Family Law of Rhode Island, approved list of mediators
•	Rhode Island Bar Association, Elder Law Panel
•	Christian Legal Society Rhode Island Council of Family Mediators
•	Rhode Island Council of Family Mediators
•	Association of Conflict Resolution, Advanced Practitioner

Representative clients:
I am a "family lawyer" in the broadest sense of the term. I have practiced since 1974, representing families, members of families (and others in a relationship) during good times and bad times.  I have represented well over 1,000 divorce clients, both civilian and military, and more than that number of clients in other domestic matters including adoptive parents, juveniles, unmarried parents, grandparents, and other unmarried couples.

I also have focused my practice on wills, estates, trusts, probate and all elder law issues such as Medicaid planning and long-term care insurance questions. I have mediated inter-generational problems, sibling problems, and other estate related problems among family members as well as mediating hundreds of divorce, parenting and couples matters.

My clients are accustomed to seeking my counsel on all of their legal issues since they know that if I am not the best lawyer for a specific task, I will help them to find the best lawyer.

Education:
Undergraduate School : Tufts University, Medford, MA, 1967, BA English; Law School: Suffolk University School of Law, Boston MA, 1972, JD

Personal:
Married to Joan (Mudge). Our four children are currently: raising our Granddaughter and working in Massachusetts, flying for the United States Navy, acting as a case manager for adults with special needs, and working as a marketing sales specialist in North Carolina. I enjoy staying fit, cooking and tending our home and grounds.

Other:
United States Peace Corps, Afghanistan, 1967-1969