Johns Hopkins University (Bachelor of Arts, 1974). Arizona State University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1978). New York University (Master of Laws, 1979).
Working as a partner of HALE AND DORR. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Arizona. 1979, United States. District Court, District of Arizona amd United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1986, United States.
Court of Appeals, Third and Ninth Circuits. 1988, United States. District Court, Northern District of California (Not admitted in Massachusetts).