Background
Elefante, Michael Barrett was born on February 15, 1944 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Michael Alfred and Jean Lytton (Harris) Elefante.
Elefante, Michael Barrett was born on February 15, 1944 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. Son of Michael Alfred and Jean Lytton (Harris) Elefante.
AB, Syracuse University, 1965. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1966. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1969.
Law clerk of Honorary Raymond S. Wilkins, Chief Justice Supreme Judicial Court, Massachusetts, 1969-1970. Partner of firm Hemenway and Barnes, Boston, since 1976, managing partner, 1993—1999. Board directors Greater Boston Legal Services, Inc., since 1972, vice president, 1987, president, 1990—1995.
Board directors Civil Liberties Union Massachusetts, 1978—1981, Dow Jones & Company, since 2005.
Member of American Law Institute, Boston Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association.
Married to Louise Sawyer. Children: Mark Barrett, Amy Lytton, Peter Sawyer, Jeffrey Parsons.