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Boston, Ma, Us

Wilmington, North Carolina, Us

I serve as a steward of the public trust at the New Hanover Community Endowment. NHCE is a $1.5 billion fund that works with community partners to solve problems and improve the lives of residents in New Hanover county.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

For nearly fifty years, the New England Legal Foundation has been the champion of free enterprise in the state and federal court systems, and the leading advocate presenting industry perspectives in pending appellate litigation. We believe in and fight for free enterprise, individual property rights, limited government based on rule of law, and inclusive economic growth. The New England Legal Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan, public interest foundation whose mission is promoting public discourse on the value of free enterprise in New England and advancing free enterprise principles in the courtroom.

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

I was privileged to lead Rimini Street's global legal team of 60+ lawyers and legal team members and provide legal support to the board of directors and all global business units. As the founding General Counsel of the company, I worked as a member of the Operating Committee to successfully take the company public in 2017 (Nasdaq: RMNI). Before joining Rimini Street, I served in the private sector and at a senior level in all three branches of state government. I build and lead strong teams of professionals to work at their highest abilities to advance our clients' objectives.

Las Vegas, Nv, Us

Rimini Street (NASDAQ: RMNI) provides unified support services for enterprise software, including Oracle, SAP, Salesforce®, IBM, and Microsoft products. We deliver superior, client-centric service experiences at scale and help enterprise software licensees extend the life and value of their software investments. To date, Rimini Street clients have saved nearly $5 billion in total support costs, enabling them to invest in innovation and drive competitive advantage and growth. Over 3,500 organizations, including Fortune Global 500, large enterprise and midmarket organizations from a broad range of industries, and public sector clients, have depended on Rimini Street as their trusted support provider.

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I was honored to represent 43,000 people in the 9th Norfolk House district, including the towns of Norfolk, Wrentham, Plainville, Walpole, Medfield and Millis. Elected in 2010 with 68% of the vote, I was reelected with more than 90% of the vote in 2012. My legislative record included endorsements by organizations that support equality, the environment, lower taxes, and more jobs. I left the House to return to the private sector full-time.

Partner at Duane Morris (until May 2010) then, due to state conflicts rules, switched to Senior Counsel at Proskauer (until March 2013) and then Duane Morris (until September 2013) during term as a state legislator (see above). Grew practice from 0 to $2.5 million in three years (twice). Served on Duane Morris’ Diversity Committee.Sample Business Advising and Complex Litigation• Co-lead counsel for engineering company in “bet the company” matter—the collapse of the Boston Big Dig Central Artery Tunnel—leading to parallel civil and criminal investigations in Massachusetts, with administrative proceedings in other states threatening in-progress projects.• Lead counsel for medical services provider securing FTC exemption from regulation as a robo-caller, enabling company to continue with plans to use technology to do tele-health checks on patients, the elderly, and residents impacted by emergencies.• Outside general counsel to a health technology firm pioneering personalized medicine through predictive technologies—like virtual patients—designed to reduce risk, time, and cost of product development for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, nutrition and consumer products companies.• Outside general counsel for a global data privacy, data security, and cybersecurity company providing password-less authentication and client-side encryption technology. Helped secure company’s first patent portfolio, consisting of more than a dozen patents, in the U.S., Canada, EU, and Japan.• Creator of the Economical Litigation Alternative—aka the Civil Litigation Prenup—able to reduce the costs of litigation by up to 40%. Later adopted by the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution.

Shortly after the 9-11 attacks, I was asked by Governor Mitt Romney to lead the 600-lawyer executive branch legal group—supplemented by 130 law firms. I was part of the executive team that transformed a $3 billion deficit to $1 billion surplus in just two years. I also:• Oversaw drafting of all the Governor’s legislative initiatives, as well as statewide implementation of historic regulatory changes related to post-9/11, marriage equality, and more. • Broke 20-year stalemate in litigation over new runway for Logan Airport, bringing the parties to the bargaining table to allow the infrastructure project to move forward.• Initiated law allowing state lawyers to work across agencies, leading to reduction of outside legal spend, improved bargaining power with vendors, and increased professional development.• Initiated creation of first “Virtual Law Office” website—connecting and coordinating lawyers throughout state government—as well as first annual education conference for lawyers and first recognition awards.• Equalized collection of mandatory fees, eliminating favoritism by courts—which collected just $.05 per dollar in wealthy jurisdictions but $0.66 in the poorest jurisdictions—and raising $50 million per year in non-tax revenue.• Developed best practices for appointment of state judges and clerks and worked with judiciary to train judges on changes in law.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

After initial appointment by Gov. William Weld, I was appointed by Chief Justice Samuel Zoll to multiple overlapping roles as a state judge. At the time of my appointment, I was the youngest judge in the state. I was initially assigned to Brockton during open warfare between gangs selling crack cocaine, with exhausted judges facing impossible load of 45 trials scheduled per day. Bringing an efficiency mindset to the judiciary, I helped institute massive reforms—turning around a court division headed into receivership into a model for best practices. I also presided over 600+ civil and criminal proceedings.Sample Impact in Forward-looking Efficiency and Modernization• Invented Smart Calendar, reducing expense and delay of civil litigation by allowing 80% of civil jury trials to start on first date selected by counsel. Recognized with two national awards and implemented statewide.• Helped pioneer use of video conferencing technology in state courts, as well as helped plan and rollout the state’s first Trial Court Website. • Freed civil staff from docketing discovery, redirecting time reclaimed to hold case management conferences—increasing civil settlement rate to 50% and further reducing burden on overworked trial judges. • Shifted from traditional calendar call system to more efficient system of having parties complete a Certificate of Readiness to have cases called—reducing time wasted by court and parties.• Eliminated 2700-case backlog of criminal docket by merging criminal trial docket with simpler probation hearings, with swifter criminal justice system leading to reduction of violent crime in Brockton.

Boston, Ma, Us

Trial associate, then partner, at Boston boutique with emphasis on complex civil trial practice. Sample Roles and Impact• Lead counsel in insurance coverage dispute requiring new interpretations of policies and extension of “advertising injury” to include software copyright claims, related to first U.S. case on copyrighting the “look and feel” of software. • Co-counsel for MBTA in successful 30-day binding wage arbitration with union, setting precedent for negotiations with other unions and leading to saving millions per year.• Co-counsel for alleged polluter in one of the then-largest Superfund settlements, related to PCB contamination of New Bedford Harbor and the Acushnet River. Co-counsel on insurance aspects.• Lead counsel for business owner in seven-day jury trial state court, winning against construction company for land damage and encroachment arising from construction of the Burgin Parkway in Quincy, MA.• Lead counsel in four-day bench trial in state court, successfully defending automobile manufacturer in consumer claims litigation alleging defective brakes.• Co-counsel for favorable plea agreement in the U.S. District Court in Boston for white collar defendant accused of fraud, money laundering, and hiding stolen loan payments in fake bank accounts in St. Kitts.

Jd, Law

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government

Ba, Political Science