Mark J. Ferraro Esq.West Hartford, Connecticut
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PERSONAL:
Married to M. Rebecca Ferraro, a former teacher at St. Anthony Catholic School in Bristol. Proud father of five children.
- Education:
- Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts,
May, 1996
LL.M.
Honors: Recipient of Highest Grade in Advanced Estate Planning
Major: Taxation Law - Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida,
May, 1985
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Class Rank: Top 10%
Honors: Charles A. Dana Academic Scholar
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Member, Tax Moot Court Team
Honors: Best Brief in Senior Moot Court Class
Honors: Book Award in Law and Social Science Class
Honors: Student Body Honor Court Justice
Honors: Student Bar Association Class Representative
Honors: Manager of Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA)
Honors: Vice-President Stetson's Christian Legal Society - Taylor University, Upland, Indiana,
May, 1982
B.S.
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Class Rank: Top 1%
Honors: Grade Point Average: 3.9/4.0
Honors: Dean's list
Honors: Indiana Cardinal Society
Honors: Officer in Alpha Chi Honor Society
Honors: Student Body Treasurer
Honors: American Studies Program in Washington, D.C.
- Published Works:
- "The Empirical Challenge to Death Qualified Juries: on Further Examination" (Co-Author with Michael Finch), Nebraska Law Review, Vol 65, 1986
- Quoted at Length in Lockhart v. McCree, 476 U.S. 162, 1986
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association, Family and Taxation Law Sections
- Member
- Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law and Child Advocacy Sections, 1991
- Chairman YLS
- Hartford County Bar Association, Estates and Probate, Family Law Sections
- Member
- Hartford County Bar Association, Estate Planning and Trust Section, 1995 - 1997
- Co-Chairman
- Bristol Bar Association, 1989
- Chairman of Law Day Program
- Bristol Bar Association, 1990
- Chairman of Law Day Program
- Bristol Democratic Party Town Committee, 1988 - 1989
- President Young Democrats
- Past Employment Positions:
- Mark J. Ferraro, Attorney at Law, Bristol, Connecticut, Sole Practitioner
- Mark J. Ferraro, Attorney at Law, City of Bristol, Connecticut, Assistant Corporation Counsel, 1987 - 1990
- Ft. Myers, Florida Office, Associate, 1986 - 1987
- 13th Judicial Circuit, Assistant State Attorney, 1985 - 1986
- Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida, Research Assistant, 1985
- United States Attorney's Office, Tampa, Florida, Prosecution Clinic Intern., 1985
- Sieman, Larsen & Purdy, Chicago, Illinois, Law Clerk, Sarasota, Florida Office, 1984
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Bristol Boys Club and Plainville YMCA, 1988 - 1990
- City of Bristol Justice of Peace, 1988 - Present
- Parish President, St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church, Bristol, 1995 - 1996
- Bristol Association of Retarded Citizens, 2000 - Present
- Bristol Clock Museum, 2001 - Present
