Judge. b. in Springfield, Massachusetts. B.S., Boston College 1985; J.D., University of Notre Dame Law School, 1990. Admitted to Massachusetts Bar, 1991 and District Columbia Bar, 1992. Legislative Director for Congressman Richard E. Neal, Member of the Ways and Means Committee, 1990 to 1998. Associate and Partner at Baker & Hostetler LLP, Washington, D.C. 1998-2005. Tax Counsel for Senator John F. Kerry, Member of Senate Finance Committee, 2005-2012. Appointed by President Barack Obama as Judge United States Tax Court, on May 4, 2012, for a term ending on May 3, 2027