Attentive. Compassionate. Decisive.
Mark J. Ferraro Esq.
MEMBER
Practice Areas:
- Estate Planning
- Family Law
- Real Estate Law
Biography
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
- LL.M. - 05/1996
- Honors: Recipient of Highest Grade in Advanced Estate Planning
- Major: Taxation Law
- Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, Florida
- J.D. - 05/1985
- 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
- B.S. - 05/1982
- 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.
Bar Admission
- Florida, 1986
- Connecticut, 1986
- U.S. District Court District of Connecticut
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
Pro-Bono Activities
- Bristol Boys Club and Plainville YMCA, 1988 to 1990
- City of Bristol Justice of Peace, 1988
- Parish President, St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church, Bristol, 1995 to 1996
- Bristol Association of Retarded Citizens, 2000
- Bristol Clock Museum, 2001
Past 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 to 1990
- Ft. Myers, Florida Office, Associate, 1986 to 1987
- 13th Judicial Circuit, Assistant State Attorney, 1985 to 1986
- Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida, Research Assistant, 1985 to 1985
- United States Attorney's Office, Tampa, Florida, Prosecution Clinic Intern., 1985 to 1985
- Sieman, Larsen & Purdy, Chicago, Illinois, Law Clerk, Sarasota, Florida Office, 1984 to 1984
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association, Family and Taxation Law Sections, Member
- Connecticut Bar Association, Family Law and Child Advocacy Sections, Chairman YLS, 1991 to 1991
- Hartford County Bar Association, Estates and Probate, Family Law Sections, Member
- Hartford County Bar Association, Estate Planning and Trust Section, Co-Chairman, 1995 to 1997
- Bristol Bar Association, Chairman of Law Day Program, 1989 to 1989
- Bristol Bar Association, Chairman of Law Day Program, 1990 to 1990
- Bristol Democratic Party Town Committee, President Young Democrats, 1988 to 1989