Education
Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies cum laude, Harvard College, 1972; JDcum laude, Harvard College, 1978.
Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies cum laude, Harvard College, 1972; JDcum laude, Harvard College, 1978.
Assistant general counsel, International Union Electrical Workers, 1978-1980;
associate attorney, Flamm, Kaplan, Paven & Feinberg, 1980-1983;
partner, Flamm & Birmingham, 1984-1993;
state represenative, Massachusetts State Senate, since 1990;
president, Massachusetts State Senate, since 1996;
partner, Feinberg, Charnas & Birmingham, since 1994. Faculty member Boston Labor Guild School Industrial Rels., 1980-1985. Senate chair Education Arts and Humanities Committee, 1991-1992, Ways and Means Committee StateMass., since 1993.
Member Steering and Policy Committee State Massachusetts, since 1993. President Massachusetts Senate, 1996.
Commissioner Chelsea Redevelopment Authority, 1985-1988. Board directors New England Higher Education, since 1991. Member Massachusetts Bar Association (labor law secretary county member).
Married; two daughters.