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 Paul Finn Esquire
Original founder of Commonwealth Mediation and Conciliation, Inc. (CMCI) and has served as its President and CEO since 1992.
As lead arbitrator and mediator, Mr. Finn hears approximately 300 to 400 cases per year.
Mr. Finn holds a Juris Doctor from the New England School of Law, a Masters degree in government from Harvard University and a Bachelors degree from Stonehill College. more


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 Brian Mone Esquire
Harvard Law School certified mediator and has successfully mediated a multiple number of complex, multi-party, high stakes cases, including the Rhode Island Station Night Club fire case, the DelValle vs Powers Fasteners, et al, Big Dig tunnel collapse case, the Springfield Diocese sexual abuse cases, the Redemptionist Church of Texas sexual abuse cases, numerous large construction cases
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Robert J. Berks, Esquire
B.S. University of Bridgeport 1971, J.D. New England School of Law 1976, Member of Massachusetts Bar Association, Plymouth County Bar Association, Boston Bar Association, Certified Arbitrator, AAA.

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Claire McLaughlin Cronin,
Esquire B.A. Stonehill College 1982; J.D. Suffolk University Law School 1985. 1985-1989 Associate Wynn & Wynn, P.C. Handled personal injury cases 60%on behalf of plaintiffs and 40% on behalf of defendants. Part time private practice 1990

to present. Member Massachusetts Bar since 1985, admitted to U.S. District Court.
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Suzanne V. Del Vecchio,

B.A. Wheaton College 1964, J.D. Boston College Law School, 1967. Private practice, 1967 – 1985, Associate Justice Superior Court, 1985-1999, Chief Justice Superior Court, 1999-2004, Associate Justice Superior Court, 2004-2006
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Peter D. Feeherry, Esquire
B.B.A. Northeastern University 1962; J.D. Suffolk University 1974. 1974-1978 Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County; 1978-1987 private practice, civil litigation involving contracts and torts plaintiffs defendants; 1987-2004, Law Office of Peter D. Feeherry; trial counsel for Royal Indemnity Company.
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Clyde K. Hanyen, Esquire
B.A. Brown University 1968; J.D. Boston University Law School 1973; NJ Superior CT. Clerk & Supervisor, 1973-1979; Downs Law Office 1976-1979; Mone D’Ambrose & Hanyen, 1979-2007; Lynch & Lynch 2007-present
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George N. Hurd, Jr.

B.S. Harvard University 1942, L.L.B. Boston University Law School 1948. Private practice 1949-1972. Justice, District Court Brockton 1973-1979, Associate Justice Appellate Division of District Courts, Southern District 1974-1979, Associate Justice Superior Court 1979-1989, Recall Justice Superior Court 1989-1991.
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Richard P. Kelleher

B.A. Holy Cross 1952, J.D. Boston College Law School 1957. Private practice 1957-1978. Presiding judge of the Barnstable and Falmouth District Courts 1978-1999
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Katherine A. Kirby, Esquire
A.B. Emmanuel College 1968; M.A. University of Connecticut 1970, J.D. Suffolk University Law School 1979. 1969-1980 Claim Adjuster, Claim Examiner and Claim Educator Lumbermen’s Mutual Casualty Company. 1980-1997 Trial attorney Lumbermen’s Mutual Insurance Company.
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Baron H. Martin
B.A. Suffolk University 1951, J.D. Suffolk University Law School 1957. Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority 1952-1978. Special Justice Roxbury District Court 1973. Wareham District Court 1981, Presiding Justice 1985. Associate Justice Appellate Division of the District Courts, Southern District 1985-1995. Presiding Justice Appellate Division of the District Courts Southern District 1995-1996.
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Jonathan D. Prouty
University of the Pacific 1977; Associate in Claims 1990; 1981-1987 paralegal claims investigator, Kressler, Kressler & Pitnof; 1987-1995 Senior Claims Examiner, Lumber Insurance Companies; 1995-2000 ADR Solutions; 2000 to present, Director of Marketing Commonwealth Mediation and Conciliation, Inc.


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John F. St. Cyr
B.A. Holy Cross 1`957, J.D. Georgetown University School of Law 1963. Private practice 1963-1976. Special Justice Wrentham District Court 1972-1983. Presiding Justice Wrentham District Court 1983-1996.
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John A. Tierney
A.B. Holy Cross, 1953; J.D. Boston College Law School, 1956; Private practice 1961-1990; District Attorney 1975-1979. Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court, 1990-2002.
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Stephen T. Turner, Esquire
B.S. Northeastern University 1974, J.D. Suffolk University 1978, Member of the Massachusetts Bar, Former Department Manager New England Life Insurance Company, Member Plymouth County Bar Association.
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John C. Wheatley

B.A. Dartmouth College, 1956; J.D. Northwestern University Law School, 1959. Private practice 1959-1994; Special Assistant to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office 1963-1969. Associate Justice, Wareham District Court 1994-2004.
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John T. Yunits, Esquire
B.A. Boston College 1976; J.D. New England School of Law 1980. 1984-1996 McCuskey, Yunits and Buckley, Private practice, primarily plaintiffs. 1996-Present; Mayor of the City of Brockton, Massachusetts. Former president Massachusetts Mayors Association; member Massachusetts Bar Association, Plymouth County Bar Association and American Trial Lawyers Association
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Gregory R. Baler

University of Massachusetts, Amherst - B.A. Political Science Boston University, School of Law, Doctor of Jurisprudence
Courses in Case Flow Management ~ Institute for Court Management, Denver, Colorado Courses in Information Technology - Executive Workshop, Babson College Advanced Evidence - National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada Conciliation Training Program - Association of Corporate Council America
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Gail S. Gabriel, Esquire
DIRECTOR/MEDIATOR
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Director and Assistant Attorney General
Mediated complex, sensitive and high profile matters for Attorney General between consumers and merchants. Trained mediators and facilitators; Managed consumer intake, information and mediation programs throughout Commonwealth, including, district courts, Boston headquarters, and Regional offices. Full staff of Mediators and Facilitators addressing 13,000 mediated complaints; management of 28 grant-funded community mediation programs.
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