University of California, Los Angeles, A.B., cum laude, 1973

 

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, J.D., with honors, 1978

 

1994 – Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
1994 – Massachusetts State Bar
1990 – U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
1984 – U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
1983 – Michigan State Bar (inactive)
1979 – U.S. District Court, Central District of California
1978 – California State Bar (inactive)

 

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, National and Massachusetts chapters

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The Estate Planning Council of Greater Springfield, Inc. (former Board Member) 

The Pioneer Valley Estate Planning Council, Inc.

Forty-Six Judicial Circuit Bar Association, Michigan (former President)

Hampden County Bar Association, Massachusetts
Hampshire County Bar Association, Massachusetts
Holyoke Bar Association, Massachusetts
Michigan Bar Association
State Bar of Michigan, Member of Upper Michigan Lawyers Committee
State Bar of Michigan, Member of Section on Environmental Law, Family Law, Real Property Law

Western Massachusetts Eldercare Professionals Association 

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ServiceNet (former Chair of the Board; former Board Member)
Alzheimer’s Association of Western Massachusetts (former President; former Officer/Board Member)
Homeless Overnight Shelter Volunteer
Rotary Club (former President; former Board Member)
Water Supply Citizens Advisory Committee to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (former Board Member)​