Suffolk University Law School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

The Suffolk University Law School Alumni Association, operates chapters in all 50 states throughout the United States and 22 different countries. Throughout Suffolk's history, faculty, alumni, and former students have played prominent roles in many different fields. Eleven Suffolk University Law School graduates have represented the States of Rhode Island and Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives in every Congress since the start of the 70th Congress in 1928, including two current members John F. Tierney, since 1997 from Massachusetts' 6th congressional district, and William R. Keating, since 2010 representing Massachusetts' 10th congressional district. Suffolk University Law School alumni also hold a plurality in the Massachusetts Senate, Massachusetts House of Representatives, Rhode Island Senate, and Rhode Island House of Representatives, including Senate President Pro Tempore John F. McBurney III of the Rhode Island Senate. Other Suffolk alumni include the current, and 41st, Attorney General of Rhode Island Patrick C. Lynch since 2003, current, and 33rd, New Jersey Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells since 2006, current, and 26th, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin since 1995, current, and 57th, Attorney General of Maine William Schneider since 2011 and General Treasurer of Rhode Island Frank T. Caprio since 2006. Suffolk University Law School alumni also hold a majority of the District Attorney positions in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; they include Jonathan W. Blodgett of Essex County, Gerald T. Leone Jr. of Middlesex County, Tim Cruz of Plymouth County, Daniel F. Conley of Suffolk County, and Michael Morrissey of Norfolk County. Attorney Marsha Kazarosian has handled high-profile cases, including a teenaged defendant from the 1991 Pamela Smart murder case in which a newlywed bride conspired with a teenaged lover to have her husband murdered.

Suffolk alumni have made contributions to the business world and academia. Alumni include Elaine Caprio Brady Vice President of the Liberty Mutual Group, Joe DiPietro Vice President of Kent Hospital, Colleen Dinneen Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Natixis, Jerald G. Fishman President and CEO of Analog Devices, Christine Garvey general counsel for Toll Brothers, Oz Griebel CEO of BankBoston, Neil Goldman Chief Regulatory Officer of Skype, Michael Goulet Senior Vice President of Citizens Financial Group, Thomas Holloway, Vice President of the Boston Globe, William Looney President of Debt Exchange, Duncan MacKay Vice President and General Counsel of Northeast Utilities, Thomas J. Ryan General Counsel and Vice President of Pepsi Co., Jane W. McCahon Vice President of Telephone and Data Systems, Jeffery Mullan CEO of MassDOT, and William Yates Vice President of Cambridge Trust Company. Other Suffolk alumni have also held Chancellor, President, Vice President, and Dean positions at numerous universities including Robert L. Caret President of Towson University, Ronald Machtley President of Bryant University, Marty Meehan Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell, David Sargent President of Suffolk University, Hunter O'Hanian Vice President of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, James F. Linnehan Vice President of Middlesex Community College, Gretchen Brodnicki Dean at Harvard Medical School, and Steven Oliveira Associate Dean at Harvard Law School. Suffolk alumni have also held prominent roles in athletics including Michael Murray Vice President of Hockey Operations for the ECHL, the Vice President of the Tampa Bay Lightning Irwin Novack, and general manager of the Wareham Gatemen, Thomas P. Gay.

Suffolk University Law School alumni have also made contributions to the judiciary. Suffolk alumni are present in both the Federal and State Court systems. Suffolk alumni who currently work as Federal judges include Gustavo Gelpí a United States District Court Judge for the district of Puerto Rico, Richard J. Leon a United States District Court Judge for the District of Columbia, Martin F. Loughlin a District Court judge for New Hampshire, Michael Sullivan and Marianne B. Bowler, District Court judges for Massachusetts and Joan N. Feeney, United States Bankruptcy Judge for Massachusetts. On the State level six alumni currently serve on State Supreme Courts in four different states. They include Linda S. Dalianis, chief justice in New Hampshire, Paul Reiber chief justice in Vermont, Peter Zarella justice in Connecticut, Maureen Goldberg and Francis Flaherty justices of Rhode Island and Paul Suttell chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Suffolk alumni also serve in various other judicial positions including Associate Justices Elspeth B. Cypher and Joseph Trainor of the Massachusetts Appeals Court. Associate Justices William E. Carnes, Francis J. Darigan, Patty Hurst, Susan E. McGuirl, Daniel A. Procaccini and Melanie Wilk Thunberg of the Rhode Island Superior Court. Chief Judge George Healy and Associate Judges Janette A. Bertness, Debra L. Olsson, Robert E. Hardman and Robert M. Ferrieri of the Rhode Island Workers' Compensation Court. Chief Judge Haiganush R. Bedrosian and Associate Judges Raymond E. Shawcross, Kathleen Voccola, Stephen J. Capineri, Lauren A. D'Ambra, John E. McCann III and Karen Lynch Bernard of the Rhode Island Family Court. Michael F. Edgerton Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court, Chief Judge Jeanne LaFazia of the Rhode Island District Courts, and Lillian Almeida Associate Judge of the Rhode Island Traffic Court.