Background
Proto, Neil Thomas was born on September 4, 1945 in New Haven. Son of Matthew and Celeste Proto.
Proto, Neil Thomas was born on September 4, 1945 in New Haven. Son of Matthew and Celeste Proto.
Southern Connecticut State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). George Washington University (Master of Arts, International Affairs, 1969; Juris Doctor, with honors, 1972).
Worked at Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson and Hand, Chartered (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Environmental Law, Administrative Law, Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1973, District of Columbia. 1976, United States. Supreme Court.
1983, Connecticut and United States.
District Court, District of Connecticut. Author: "The Opinion Clause and Presidential Decision-Making," 44 Missouri Law Review 185, 1979.
Visiting Lecturer, "Contemporary Legal Problems in an Urban Setting," Yale Law School, 1979-1980. Visiting Lecturer, "History and Law of Nuclear Power," Yale University, 1989.
Adjunct Professor in Public Policy, Georgetown University Graduate School, "Energy Choices: History, Law and Policy," 1990-1993.
General Counsel, President"s Nuclear Safety Oversight Committee, 1980-1981. Attorney, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States. Department of Justice, 1972-1979.
Special Assistant Attorney General for Environmental Matters, Connecticut, 1988-1989.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar. American Bar Association.
Chair American Friends of Wilton Park, Washington and West Sussex, England, 1992. Board directors Shubert Theater, New Haven, 1981-1986, Long Wharf Theater, New Haven, 1980-1990.