EDUCATION	Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA J.D. cum laude Law Review Editorial Board, Lead Article Editor Law Review Staff Member; published Note, The Massachusetts Bill of Address: Due Process Considerations of Judicial Removal University of Massachusetts Boston, MA Certificate in Dispute Resolution Boston University Graduate Tax Program Graduate Courses in Estate Taxation and Estate Planning Lesley College Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA Post graduate courses in Special Education Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA M.Ed. in Elementary Education Douglass College of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ A.B. with High Honors in German, Phi Beta Kappa
EXPERIENCE Legal	Solo practice, Lexington, MA     1988- Concentrating on Family Law, Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship, Mental Health and Elder Law, Mediation of Domestic Disputes; served as court appointed investigator in Care and Protection Cases; served as G.A.L. in custody cases and on estate matters. Lahive & Cockfield, Boston, MA     1986-1988 Associate Attorney concentrating in civil litigation Boorstein & Del Vecchio, Boston, MA     1984-1986 Associate Attorney with two-person firm concentrating in domestic relations, civil litigation and probate. Herrick & Smith, Boston, MA     1981-1984 Associate Attorney, Litigation Department Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Boston, MA     1980-1981 Law Clerk to the Honorable Paul J. Liacos.
Other	M.E. Fitzgerald School, Cambridge, MA Taught learning-disabled pupils. Krebs School, Lexington, MA Taught learning-disabled pupils. P.S. 63, New York, NY Elementary school teacher
Professional Associations:	Massachusetts Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Founding member; Vice-President 2001-02; President 2003 Board of Directors 1992-1997; 2001-2004 Massachusetts Council of Family Mediation Board of Directors 1993-96 The Divorce Center, Inc. Vice-President 2001-02; Board of Directors 1999-2002 Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Teaching and Writing	Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education: Faculty for seminars about Estate Planning for Incompetent and Elderly Clients Chapter author, "Planning for Incapacity," Estate Planning for the Aging and Incapacitated Client, MCLE Chapter author, "Anticipating Guardianship or Conservatorship," Massachusetts Guardianship and Conservatorship Practice, MCLE Speaker at Senior Centers, in-service conferences for health care personnel, and divorce support groups.