EDUCATION
BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, J.D. SUMMA CUM LAUDE WITH CONCENTRATION IN LITIGATION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION, 1998
	GPA:	4.08 (Class Rank: 1/359)
	Honors:	BOSTON UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW • The Dr. John Ordronaux Prize • The Alumni Academic Achievement Award • Edward F. Hennessey, Paul J. Liacos, and G. Joseph Tauro Distinguished Scholar • Dean's Awards in Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Basic Environmental Law, International Law, and Professional Responsibility
	Clinics:	Student Prosecutor Program, Spring 1998 • Criminal Clinical Program, Fall 1997
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, A.B. CUM LAUDE IN ART HISTORY WITH CERTIFICATE IN FRENCH, 1995
	GPA:	3.7 in concentration, 3.76 overall
	Honors:	The Grace May Tilton Prize in Fine Arts for senior thesis entitled Artists of the Sea: The Parallel Development of the Marine Works of Herman Melville and Winslow Homer
EXPERIENCE
WARNECK LAW OFFICES, HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS
Founder and Principal, 2004-Present
Manage all aspects of a solo law practice that emphasizes estate planning and administration, small business advising and representation, and business succession and transition planning.  Additional areas of practice include real estate, domestic relations, and litigation.  Attend numerous continuing legal education programs to stay current with evolving laws and methods of practice.  Topics include estate planning, elder and disability planning, asset protection, organizing and advising emerging businesses, intellectual property protection, and business succession planning.  Courses have been at Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, the Boston Bar Association, and the Massachusetts Bar Association.  Matters handled include the following: Multiple estate planning engagements and preparation of associated documents.  Issues include guardianship decisions and asset management for minor children, estate tax planning, complex property disposition where there are children from multiple marriages, provision for non-citizen spouses, and long-term care planning.  Multiple estate administration engagements, which generally include, among other things, appointment of fiduciaries, marshaling of estate assets, payment of debts and bequests, and preparation of inventories and accounts.  Representing the principal and sole shareholder of a multi-generation stoneworking business in planning for and implementing the transition of corporate ownership and control and company management to his children in conjunction with his family’s overall estate planning. Represented one half-owner of a well-established day care provider in negotiating and closing a buyout of the other half-owner.  Representing an individual in starting up a media production company, which has included the client’s amicable departure from his employer, formation of a limited liability company, and preparation of a standard services agreement and other contract-related documents. Representing a professor and author as the writer for a multi-media documentary project with a production budget of approximately $2 million.  Work has included forming a Subchapter S corporation and advising with respect to various contract-related issues. Represented and advised several high-level executives, officers, and directors in resolving differences with their colleagues or navigating departures from their companies.  Represented multiple family members of different generations in ascertaining ownership interests in, clearing title to, coordinating the ongoing management of, and preparing to sell a valuable multi-family building following termination of the trust that held title. Represented homeowners in a land swap transaction with their neighbors, which required, among other things, complying with myriad requirements to secure the approval of multiple lenders, ensuring compliance with local zoning laws and approval requirements, and preparing agreements, deeds, and other conveyance-related documents.
FOLEY HOAG LLP, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Associate, Litigation Department, 1999-2004
Represented companies and individuals in a variety of complex business disputes and litigations, with a focus on securities and governance issues.  Responsibilities included case management, drafting and arguing motions, taking and defending depositions, drafting discovery requests and responses, legal and factual investigation and analysis, correspondence with opposing counsel, preparing cases for trial, and assisting at trial. Matters handled included the following: Defended a Big Four accounting firm in fraud and professional malpractice actions commenced in Georgia state courts and claiming more than a billion dollars in damages. Defended members of the board of directors of a software company in a Delaware Court of Chancery lawsuit claiming breaches of fiduciary duty in the context of a multimillion dollar bridge loan transaction. Defended a former outside director of a technology company in a civil insider trading action brought by the SEC in federal court in Massachusetts. Defended a realty trust against claims by a commercial tenant in Massachusetts state court alleging contract breaches arising out of a $20 million shopping center redevelopment. Represented several individual clients in disputes with major securities brokerage houses concerning broker-dealer misconduct. As a member of the firm’s pro bono Domestic Violence Prevention Project, represented domestic violence survivors in Massachusetts District courts and Probate and Family courts.  Matters included obtaining abuse prevention orders, defending against retaliatory orders, and child custody and visitation proceedings.  Also assisted in the training and supervision of other associates and paralegals in the program.
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Law Clerk to the Honorable Bailey Aldrich, Senior Judge, 1998-1999
Assisted in drafting and editing of First Circuit opinions. Responsibilities included discussion and initial evaluation of appeals prior to oral argument, significant factual and legal research, drafting and/or editing of opinions Judge Aldrich authored, and evaluation of opinions by other panel judges. Opinions addressed such topics as criminal and civil procedure, substantive criminal law, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, habeas corpus, and estate tax, contract, and products liability law.
ENVIRONMENTAL LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Legal Intern, Summer 1996
Prepared a study of Massachusetts open space acquisitions and management policy under the direction of the Vice President for Legislative Affairs. Worked with the President to assist a legislative committee in the oversight of a state environmental agency.
PUBLICATIONS
	Co-author, The Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel Provisions of the PSLRA:  A Defense   Perspective, THE REVIEW OF SECURITIES & COMMODITIES REGULATION, at 83 (Standard & Poor's May 12, 2004) Co-author, Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel Issues, A.L.I.-A.B.A. COURSE OF STUDY–   SECURITIES LITIGATION:  PLANNING AND STRATEGIES (2002, 2004)   Contributing Author, The Children’s Bench Book:  Improving Court Responses to Child   Victims of Intra-Familial Violence and Sexual Abuse (THE CHILDREN'S LAW AND POLICY INITIATIVE, MASSACHUSETTS CITIZENS FOR CHILDREN, Boston, Massachusetts 2002)   Co-author, The SEC’s New MD&A “Suggestions”, THE REVIEW OF SECURITIES &   COMMODITIES REGULATION, at 73 (Standard & Poor’s April 24, 2002)   Co-author, The Lead Plaintiff Provisions of the PSLRA:  Do They Raise Constitutional   Issues, SECURITIES NEWS - A.B.A. SECTION OF LITIGATION, COMMITTEE ON SECURITIES LITIGATION, at 2 (Summer 2001)   Author, Note, A Preemptive Strike:  Using RICO and the AEDPA to Attack the Financial   Strength of International Terrorist Organizations, 78 B.U.L. Rev. 177 (1998)
BAR ADMISSIONS AND PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
Admitted to practice in Massachusetts and before the United States Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Member of the Boston Bar Association and the Massachusetts Bar Association. Member of the South Shore Chamber of Commerce.
PERSONAL NOTES
Member of House of Prayer Lutheran Church in Hingham.  Recently chaired the committee that rewrote the congregation’s 1991 constitution and bylaws.  Sailed competitively at Princeton (FJ, 420, Laser) and taught sailing for three summers. When children and schedule permit, enjoy mountain biking and sea kayaking.