Pierce O. Cray is an American lawyer based in Boston, Massachusetts. He earned degrees from Harvard College and Harvard Law School, was admitted to the District of Columbia bar in 1982 and the Massachusetts bar in 1983, and has practiced law in Boston, including service as an assistant attorney general.
Education
Cray studied at Harvard College, where he completed a Bachelor of Arts degree, before entering Harvard Law School. Harvard was established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, making it the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. Its college was the foundation of the university's undergraduate education in the 1970s, when Cray attended.
He received his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1982. The law school was established in 1817 and is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States. Its Cambridge, Massachusetts campus has been a center of American legal education, and its Juris Doctor program prepares students for admission to the bar.
Career
Cray was admitted to the bar of the District of Columbia in 1982, the year he received his law degree, and was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1983. Admission to a state bar authorizes a lawyer to practice law in that jurisdiction.
He worked as a partner of S. E. Giorno, a law practice in which a partner holds a senior role in the firm's management and client work. He practices law in Boston, Massachusetts.
He also served as an assistant attorney general in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, which is headed by the attorney general, the chief lawyer and law enforcement officer of the Commonwealth. The office is based at One Ashburton Place in Boston and is organized into bureaus covering executive, criminal, environmental, government, health care, and public protection matters.
Membership
Cray is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, the professional association for lawyers admitted to practice in the District of Columbia. His membership dates from his admission to the District of Columbia bar in 1982.
