• Paul Finn

Education

1990 A.L.M., Government, Harvard University

1976 J.D., New England School of Law

1971 B.A., History, Stonehill College

1967 Boston Latin School

Professional

1992 – Present
- President & CEO, Commonwealth Mediation and Conciliation (CMCI); full-time mediator and arbitrator handling all types of civil claims; mediated and/or arbitrated over 5,000 claims, including cleric sexual abuse, medical malpractice, auto tort, general liability and business disputes; chief administrator and marketing representative for CMCI

1977 – 1992
- Berks & Finn Brockton, Massachusetts; Co-founder and Partner in a small five lawyer law firm in Brockton, Massachusetts; general practice handling personal injury, domestic, estates, criminal, social security disability, real estate conveyance and more

Publications

Massachusetts Practice Series, Volume 47, Mediation and Arbitration, 2002 Edition

Revised Edition to be published 2004.

Additional Professional Activities

1999 – present
- Guest Lecturer, Boston University Law School

2000 – present
- Guest Lecturer; Annual Massachusetts Bar Association Series on Personal Injury Law Update, Boston, Massachusetts and Taunton, Massachusetts

2001 – 2003
- Guest Lecturer, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Annual Personal Injury Conference, Boston, Massachusetts

2002 – 2003
- Guest Lecturer, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Claims, Boston, Massachusetts

2001
- Guest Lecturer, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Medical Malpractice Update and Forum, Boston, Massachusetts

Professional Affiliations

Plymouth County Bar Association

Boston Bar Association

Massachusetts Bar Association

Massachusetts Academy of Trial Lawyers

Association of Conflict Resolution

Scribes

Admission to Practice

1988 - Supreme Court of the United States of America

1977 - Massachusetts Bar

1977 - Federal District Court

Personal

President of the Pilgrim Advocate Program, 1983-84

President of Thorny Lea Golf Club, 1988-1990 and 1994-1996

Golf, reading and traveling

Paul Finn
Paul@commonwealthmediation.com
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