Education:

Wake Forest University School of Law Winston-Salem, North Carolina J.D. May 1977

Catholic University of America Washington, D.C. B.A.May 1974 - Major:Political Science

Experience:

O'Brien & Ward, LLC West Hartford, Connecticut Partner, 1996 to Present

Involved in general practice of law with emphasis on labor arbitration and on litigation, including personel injury, family law and workers compensation.

Ward and Sherlock West Hartford, Connecticut Founding Partner 1979 to 1995

Memberships and Activities:
Special Master, Judicial District of Hartford
Labor and Commercercial Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association
Factfinder, Connecticut State Board of Mediation and Arbitration
Public Member, Connecticut State Board of Mediation 1979 to 1995
Review Panel of Arbitrators, Pursuant to Connecticut General Statues Section 7-473c
State Department of Education Arbitration Review Panel
Arbitrator, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Mediator, Department of Education, State of Connecticut
Member, Connecticut Bar Association, American Bar Association Labor Law Sections, Industrial
Relations Research Association, SPIDR - New England Chapter, CT Trial Lawyers Association
Past Chairman of the Connecticut Bar Association, Young Lawyers Association
Assistant Secretary - Treasurer, Connecticut Bar Association 1987 - 1988
ABA-YLD District Representative 1987- 1989
Co-Author, CT Bar Association Basic Practice Manual, Civil Procedure Revision, 1981 & 1983
Adjunct Professor - UCONN Labor Ed. Center - Current Labor Topics, 1997 to Present
Lecturer - UCONN Labor Ed. Center