Bar Admissions: Rhode Island
Work Experience:
· PASCO GASBARRO LAW OFFICE, LLC (2010-Present)
· HINCKLEY, ALLEN & SNYDER LLP (1983-2009), Partner - Corporate and Business
· NEW ENGLAND ELECTRIC SYSTEM (Now National Grid) (1971-1983); Assistant General Counsel (1979-1983); Counsel, Narragansett Electric Company (1976-1979)
· RHODE ISLAND LEGAL SERVICES, INC., Attorney(1970 - 1971),
· RHODE ISLAND SUPREME COURT, Law Clerk to Associate Justice Thomas Paolino (1969 - 1970)
Education:
• Brown University - A.B., 1966
• Boston University School of Law - J.D., 1969
Charitable and Civic Involvement:
• Brown University - Associated Alumni and Association of Class Officers - President of Class of 1966
• Brown Club of Southwest Florida - Board Member
• Alpha Delta Phi Association (RI) - Former Secretary and Director
• World Affairs Council of Rhode Island - Former President & Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center (UMass - Dartmouth) - Former Advisory Board Member
• White House Conference on Small Business 1995, Washington, DC - Elected Delegate
• Rhode Island Small Business Development Center - Former Chairman of Advisory Council
• Village Condominium Association, Waterville Valley, N.H .- Former Board Member and President
• Waterville Valley Property Owners Association - Former Treasurer and Board Member
• Brown Forum for Enterprise - Former member of Steering Committee
Professional Affiliations:
• Rhode Island Bar Association - Honored as 50 year member; Former Member House of Delegates; Former Member Business Organizations Committee
• TerraLex®, a worldwide network of attorneys - Former Representative; Former Chair - Practice Group Programs Committee; and Former North American Chair - Energy Sector Practice Group
Special Honors:
•"Judicial Edition AV Preeminent" rating by Martindale Hubbell
“Best Lawyers in America” in the category of “Corporate Law”
• "New England Super Lawyer"; "Rhode Island Super Lawyer"; "Massachusetts Super Lawyer"
• "Boston's Top Rated Lawyers" in the category of Business and Commercial
• "Who's Who in America," "Who's Who in American Law" and "Who's Who in the World"
• Chambers USA “America's Leading Lawyers for Business” in the category of Corporate/Commercial
• TerraLex® Distinguished Service Award (2007)
Publications and Lectureships:
• "Public Private Partnerships -Understanding Benefits and Minimizing Risks" - Moderator for the Terralex Americas Regional Meeting, Denver, Colorado (June, 2008)
• "Taxation of Intellectual Property Transfers", Providence Business News (November, 2001)
• "Reasons for Not Offering Equity to Employees", Providence Business News (October, 2001)
• "Creating Value from Intellectual Property", Providence Business News (April, 2001)
• "Sources of Equity - Angels, Venture Capital and IPOs", Providence Business News (October 1997)
• "Use of Tax Policy to Raise Growth Capital," Providence Business News (October, 1995)
• "Focus on Rhode Island Regulation: Restructuring Electric Utility Industry," Competitive Utility Newsletter (October, 1995)
• "Understanding Commitment Letters and Loan Documents," presented at Capital Connection, Bryant College (June, 1995)
• "Structuring a Business to Grow," presented at New England Regional National Innovative Workshop (June, 1995)
• "A Guide to Contract Negotiations," The Practical Lawyer (April 1983)
• "How to Select and Use Lawyers," Citizens Law Quarterly (also distributed in pamphlet form by various organizations)
• "Purchasing and the Law" speech to New England Gas Association
• "Conservation and Power Production Considerations" (pamphlet)
• "Energy Contracting in the Unregulated Energy Marketplace", presented to New England Healthcare Engineer
• Lecturer on "Legal Considerations for Inventors, Entrepreneurs, Designers and Artists" at The Center for Design and Business
• Speaker/Moderator at numerous programs at the Advanced Technology & Manufacturing Center
