Education
1979 Northeastern University,
Boston, MA
B.S. cum
laude in Criminal Justice; Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society
1982 New England School of Law, Boston, MA
J.D. cum laude; Technical
Editor, New England Law Review
Publications
"Evolution
of the Co-conspirator Exception to the Hearsay Rule,"
16 N.E.L.Rev. 617 (1981)
"Survey
of Prisoner Access to the Courts: Local Experimentation a' Bounds,"
9 N.E. Prison Law J. 47 (1983)(research assistant to author, Richard E.
Ducey)
"Computerized
Legal Research Training Manual,"
New England School of Law, 1983; Co-authored with Richard E. Ducey and
Anne Acton
"How to Cut Your Mortgage Almost in Half,"
Leeward Publishing, 1994
Experience
1982 - pres. Law Office of Michael J. Tremblay,
Marlborough, MA
Private practice
of law concentrating in bankruptcy, divorce mediation, civil
litigation and criminal defense.
1981-1982 Law Offices of
Armand Fernandes, New
Bedford, MA
Staff attorney in medium sized law firm concentrating in divorce
litigation; Co-counsel with Hon. David Turcotte.
1982-1984 New England School
of Law, Boston, MA
Instructor of Computerized Legal Research (Westlaw and Lexis); Part-
time, evenings.
1981-1982 Suffolk County
District Attorney's
Office, Boston, MA
Criminal Prosecutor in Dorchester District Court
1975-1980 Concord Police
Department, Walden St.,
Concord, MA
Police Officer.
Military
1974
- 1985 U.S. Army, Reserve Commissioned Officer, Honorable Discharge.
Taylor
Barracks, Mannheim,
Germany:
Office of the Staff Judge
Advocate; Criminal Law Division.
Ft. Devens, MA:
Office of the Staff Judge Advocate; Legal Assistance Office
Ft. Gordon, GA:
Military Police
School (Crime
Scene Search and Crime
Scene Photography)
Ft. McClellan, AL:
Military
Police School
(Traffic Control, Traffic Accident Investigation, Traffic Accident
Reconstruction)
Published Appellate
Opinions
Authored
and argued:
American
Lithuanian Naturalization Club of Athol v. Board of Health of Athol,
466 Mass. 310 (2006);
Allen
v. R.K. Associates (unpublished) Mass. App. 2004-P-1142 (Injunction
in favor of Subway Sandwich Shop issued in Superior Court but reversed
by Single Justice reinstated against landlord prohibiting the opening
of a Panera Bread in an adjacent store space);
Clark
v.Trumble, 44 Mass. App. Ct. 438, 692 N.E.2d 74 (1998)
Jacobs
v. Yamaha Motor Corp. U.S.A., 420 Mass. 323, 649 N.E.2d 758 (1995)
Commonwealth
v. Fitta, 391 Mass. 394, 461 N.E.2d 820 (1984)
In
Re Boucher, 203 B.R. 10 (Bankr. Mass. 1996)
Ahepa
Charitable Corp. v. Marlboro West Associates Ltd., 95 Mass. App. Div.
15 (1995)
Lease
Acceptance Corp. v. Elwell, 94 Mass. App. Div. 238 (1994)
Lakin
v. Leoleis, 94 Mass. App. Div. 121 (1994)
Smither
v. Brook Realty Constr. Corp., 90 Mass. App. Div. 137 (1990)
Vautour
v. Kolokythas, 90 Mass. App. Div. 14 (1990)
Unreported,
authored only, or assisted:
Costa
v. Markey, 677 F.2d 158 (1st Cir. 1982, rev'd aft. rehearing en banc,
706 F.2d 1 (1st. Cir. en banc 1982), cert. den. --- U.S. ---
(19__)(authored petition for certiorari, petition for rehearing en
banc; second appeallate brief, brief in opposition to certiorari)
Commonwealth v.
Walsh, --- Mass. App. ___, ___ N.E. 2d ___
(1994)(rescript)(authored and argued)(unreported)
Commonwealth v.
Smythe, 23 Mass. App. Ct. 348, 502 N.E.2d 162
(1987)(served as trial counsel, case reversed on appeal by other
counsel)
Harris v. Harris,
23 Mass. App. 931, 500 N.E.2d 1359 (1986)(co-authored
brief)
Other
Noteworthy Cases:
Leoleis
v. Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc., $180,000 record District Court Jury
Verdict
Lectures
“Data
Privacy, Data Security, and Written Information
Security Programs for Massachusetts Small Businesses including
Family Law Practices,”
Massachusetts
Continuing Legal Education (“MCLE”), Boston, April 8, 2011
14th
Annual Family Law Conference, Keynote
Panel Address
“The
Intersection of Divorce and Bankruptcy”
Massachusetts
Council on Family Mediation, Wellesley,
December 9,
2011
10th
Annual Family Mediation Institute
Other
Qualified Mediator under M.G.L. c. 233
§23C.
Member Massachusetts
Council of Family Mediators
Member, Worcester County Bar Association, Bankruptcy
Section