About Our Professional Legal Services

I attended Middleborough public schools, played sports, and was active in the music program. I was a member of the National Honor Society and graduated with honors.

I attended Boston University for my undergraduate education, and I graduated from the School of Business Administration (now School of Management) with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Cum Laude in 1968. I started at Northeastern University School of Law in 1968. In November 1968, I was accepted into the U.S. Coast Guard Officer Candidate School. I reentered Northeastern University School of Law and graduated in 1974 with a Juris Doctor degree.

I attended and graduated from Officer Candidate School of the United States Coast Guard in June 1969 and was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves. After receiving my commission, I was stationed on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter VIGILANT until September 1971 and was assigned as First Lieutenant (head of the Deck Department), Gunnery Officer, Exchange Officer, and Deck Watch Officer. I remained in the Reserves and was appointed Commanding Officer of the New Bedford Vessel Unit. In 1978, I elected to become a member of the inactive Reserves due to the demands of the legal practice. In 1989, I was honorably discharged from the U.S. Coast Guard Reserves with the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

I was born and raised in Middleborough, Massachusetts. My father was a sole practitioner with a general practice of Law in Middleborough until he was appointed a Justice of the Superior Court in 1967 and the first Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court in 1972. Both my sister and brother are attorneys.

My wife, Betsy Hale, received her certificate in Paralegal Studies from Northeastern University in 1995; she is a licensed real estate broker, too, and currently works with me. My hobbies include sailing, gardening, boat repair, playing bass, trombone, banjo, singing, reading, carpentry, bicycling, walking, and computers.