Background
Perras, Richard A. was born on May 23, 1945 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.
Perras, Richard A. was born on May 23, 1945 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States.
Boston College (Bachelor of Arts, 1967. Juris Doctor, 1971). Associate Editor, Boston College Law Review, 1970-1971. Law Clerk to the Justices of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, 1971-1972.
Worked at Edwards & Angell (Providence, Rhode Island) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Massachusetts. 1972, United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts.
1978, United States.
Court of Appeals, First Circuit. 1981, United States. Supreme Court (Not admitted Rhode Island). Associate Editor, Boston College Law Review, 1970-1971.
Law Clerk to the Justices of the Superior Court of Massachusetts, 1971-1972.
Author: "Effective Responses to Union Organizing Attempts in the Banking Industry," Labor Law Journal, February, 1984. "Wage Hour Law Compliance Issues," The Banking Law Journal, September/October, 1984.
"Handicap Discrimination in Employment: The Employer Defense of Future Risk of Injury," The Journal of Law and Commerce, 1986. Member: Massachusetts and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations.
(Resident Boston, Massachusetts Office).
Edwards & Angell is a full-service law firm with over 180 attorneys. Since our founding in 1894, the Firm has steadily evolved into a major regional law firm with offices in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island. New York City; Boston, Massachusetts.
Hartford, Connecticut.
Short Hills, New Jersey. And Palm Beach, Florida.
Member: Massachusetts and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. (Resident Boston, Massachusetts Office).