Experience

Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Attorney

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  MHLAC Staff Attorney working to ensure the rights of persons who are or may be regarded as mentally ill or disabled are fully recognized and protected. In particular, my work focuses on safeguarding the rights of men and women incarcerated in a MA prison, house of correction, or jail, all of which fail to adequately address the underlying issues leading to contact with our criminal legal system. Chief among these issues is substance use disorder and/or mental illness or disability. Among other duties, heavily Involved in two high stakes, complex class action lawsuit brought on behalf of harmed MA prisoners with existing mental health issues. Show less



Coalition for Effective Public Safety/Parole Watch

• Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Attorney Activist (Volunteer)

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Duties included managing several public records requests directed to state prisons and related agencies and drafting key reports from the records and data thus obtained; giving live and written public testimony in support of parole and other key corrections-related reform bills pending in the MA legislature; and attending numerous “lifer” parole hearings and preparing written summaries concerning the operations of the MA Parole Board. Duties included managing several public records requests directed to state prisons and related agencies and drafting key reports from the records and data thus obtained; giving live and written public testimony in support of parole and other key corrections-related reform bills pending in the MA legislature; and attending numerous “lifer” parole hearings and preparing written summaries concerning the operations of the MA Parole Board.



Massachusetts Attorney General's Office

• United States
• Legal Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Assistant Attorney General

  • Jul 2007 - Mar 2021

  Senior litigator in consumer protection group, the Insurance and Financial Services Division. Lead attorney on numerous complex investigations and lawsuits involving actors in the financial services sphere. Directed pre-litigation investigations and effectively managed all phases of litigation, including discovery, motion practice, oral argument, and trial, as needed. Targets included investment managers, insurers, and mortgage and insurance brokers, among others. Extensive experience in consumer protection litigation and policy development, particularly around enforcement of the Massachusetts consumer protection law, M.G.L. c. 93A. Show less



Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey

• Boston, MA

• HomeCorpsSpecial Counsel; Assistant Attorney General

  • Apr 2012 - Mar 2015

  Special Counsel to the AGO's HomeCorps Initiative (HCI), a unique, 3-year initiative that sought to address the lingering catastrophic effects of the Great Recession. Efforts included enforcement of foreclosure/eviction laws; mortgage loan modification counseling and foreclosure prevention work; negotiations with federal entities, banks, and mortgage servicing companies concerning best (and worst) practices around default loan servicing/foreclosures; monitoring eviction actions following foreclosures; and working with community groups to protect and revitalize the hardest-hit communities. Show less