University College Cork (Bachelor of Civil Law, 1987. Master of Laws, 1989).
Worked at L. K. Shields & Partners (Dublin) specializing in General Litigation, Personal Injury, Landlord and Tenant Law, Residential and Commercial Property, Wills and Probate. Admitted to the bar, 1990, Ireland. Recipient: Guinness and Mahon Taxation Prize, 1989.