Background
Donahue, Michael C. was born on April 20, 1946 in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States.
Donahue, Michael C. was born on April 20, 1946 in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States.
Boston College (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). Boston University (Juris Doctor, 1972).
Meachum v. Fano, 427 United States. 215 (1976); Woodcock v. Amaral, 511 F.2d 985 (1st Circuit 1974); Arruda v. Fair, 710 F.2d 886 (1st Circuit 1983); Sutherland v. Aolean Development Corporation, 399 Massachusetts 38 (1987); Anderson v. Boston School Committee, 105 F3d 762 (1997).Worked at Gelerman, Cashman & Donahue (Dedham, Master of Arts) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Trials, Municipal and Zoning. Corporate, Real Estate Development, Environmental, Leasing, Franchising, Guardianship, Mental Health, Family Law and Employment Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1972, Massachusetts.
1973, United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts and United States. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
1976, United States. Supreme Court. Author: "The Abstention Doctrine and Equitable Restraint: Old and New Perceptions of Federalism," 9 Suffolk University Law Review, 34, 1974.
General Counsel, Massachusetts Department of Correction, 1979-1981.
Assistant Attorney General, 1979. Special Assistant Attorney General, 1981. Member, Governor"s Advisory Committee on Corrections, 1989-1992.
Member: Massachusetts and American Bar Associations.
Gelerman, Cashman and Donahue is a diversified general practice law firm with a state-wide practice in Massachusetts, as well as a client base which extends to several of the New England states. We often serve as referral counsel on multi-state litigation with a Massachusetts forum.
We consider our strengths to be the diversity of our client base and the wide ranging and diverse interests of our attorneys. The firm is listed with the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.
Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. [With United States Army Reserve, 1968-1972]. Litigation, Civil and Criminal.