Background
Pierce, Harry A. was born on March 14, 1946 in Saranac Lake, New York, United States.
Pierce, Harry A. was born on March 14, 1946 in Saranac Lake, New York, United States.
Syracuse University (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). Boston College Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1973).
Worked at Burns & Levinson Limited Liability Partnership (Boston, Master of Arts) specializing in General Practice, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Commercial, Corporation, Environmental Law, Insurance, Probate, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Toxic Tort, Trusts and Wills. Trials in all Courts and Administrative Agencies. Admitted to the bar, 1974, New New York
1976, Massachusetts and United States.
District Court, Northern District of New New York 1978, United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts.
Order of the Coif. Member, Boston College Law Review.
Author: "Consumer Class Actions," 13 B.C.L.Rev. 617, 1972; "Comparative Legal Aid Models," 1975 Wash.U.L.Q., 5.
"Law of Premises Liability," Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, 1994. "Massachusetts Lead Paint Law," Boston Bar Journal, May/June, 1995.
Law Clerk, United States.
District Judge Edmond Portuguese, Northern District of New York, 1973-1975. Law Secretary, New York State Supreme Court Justice Norman Harvey, Plattsburgh, New York, 1975-1976. Member, Greater Boston Legal Services, 1976-1982.
Staff Counsel, Massachusetts Appeals Court, Boston, Massachusetts, 1982-1989.
Member: Massachusetts Bar Association. Burns & Levinson, founded in 1960, is a firm now comprised of more than 130 partners & associates & consists of eleven departments - General Litigation, Business Litigation, Insurance, Toxic Tort, Environmental Automotive, Real Estate, Tax, Finance, Trusts & Estates and Family Law.
Member, Boston College Law Review.