Background
Hamilton, James Arthur Gillan was born on July 30, 1945 in Honolulu. Son of William Rush Gillan and Frances Dutcher (Buck) Hamilton.
Hamilton, James Arthur Gillan was born on July 30, 1945 in Honolulu. Son of William Rush Gillan and Frances Dutcher (Buck) Hamilton.
Harvard College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1967). Suffolk University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1980). Member, Suffolk Law Review, 1979 1980.
Law Clerk to Justices, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1980-1981.
With, Peace Corps, 1969-1970; research director, Columbia Research Associations, Cambridge and Washington, 1971-1978; law clerk to the justices, Massachusetts Superior Court, Boston, 1980-1981; associate, Perkins, Smith & Cohen LLP, Boston, 1981-1987; partner, Perkins, Smith & Cohen LLP, Boston, since 1987.
Boston and Massachusetts Bar Associations. Commercial Litigation, Insurance, Preventive Litigation, Probate Litigation.
Married Joan Marie Warner, August 21, 1970. Children: Andrew Warner, Ada Frances, Jesse Harper.