PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1979-Present

Founder/President, Sokolove Law

1986-1999

President/Founder, Trial Lawyers Marketing, Inc.

1985-1987

Founder, Law Project for Multi-handicapped Children

1971-1979

Attorney at Law, Soble, Kramer, Krasker & Sokolove

1969-1971

North Suffolk Legal Assistant/Community Organizer, Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA)

EDUCATION

1991

Owner/President Management Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

1969

J.D., Suffolk University School of Law, Boston, MA

1966

B.A., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

AWARDS AND HONORS

1994

Meritorious Service Award, Phi Delta Kappa (UMass Chapter)

1994

Public Service Award, Central Massachusetts Chapter of the National Safety Council

1989

Certificate of Merit, Students Against Drunk Driving

1988

Public Service Award, Central Massachusetts Chapter of the National Safety Council

1987

Presidential Citation for Private Sector Initiatives, President Ronald Reagan

VOLUNTEER WORK

Co-Founder, Roadmap to Justice Project, in partnership with Stanford Law School's 'Center On The Legal Profession'
2008

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Guest Speaker, Social Responsibility, Suffolk University School of Law, Boston, MA
February 2009, September 2008, February 2008

Guest Speaker, Ethics and Lawyer Advertising, Boston University School of Law
February 2008

Roadmap to Justice Stanford Law School collaboration symposium at Suffolk University School of Law
October 2008

Speaker, Mealey's Teleconference on Lawyer Advertising
February 2006

Guest Lecturer, Professional Responsibility and Advertising, Suffolk University School of Law, Boston, MA
1986 to 1994; 2002, 2005-2007

Guest Lecturer, Professional Responsibility and Advertising, Pierce Law School, Concord, NH
April 2007

Guest Lecturer, Professional Responsibility and Advertising, Boston University School of Law, Boston, MA
2005-2006

Guest Lecturer, Professional Responsibility and Advertising, Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, MA
1986 to 1994, 2005

Speaker, The New Environment for Law Firm Marketing, Findlaw Business Development Conference, Las Vegas, NV
October 2004

Speaker, Ethics of Mass Tort Advertising, Mealey's Conference
March 2004

Speaker, Ethics of Advertising for Mass Tort Cases, Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) National Convention, Atlanta, GA
2002

Speaker, ABA Commission on Advertising Public Hearings, Washington, DC

Instructor, Workers’ Compensation for the Employer, Central Massachusetts Chapter, National Safety Council, West Boylston, MA
1991-1994

Guest Instructor, Emergency Vehicle Liability, Police Department, Worcester, MA
1993

Speaker, Risk Management for Ophthalmologists, New England Society of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
June, 1985

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

"We must do better," with Deborah Rhode, Special to the National Law Journal
December 22, 2008

"Handling Elder Abuse and Neglect Cases," Trial
December 1999

"Is Advertising Re-Regulation the Cure for our Ailing Professional Image?", MSL Law Review, Massachusetts School of Law
Spring 1995

Viewpoint – Has Lawyer Advertising Gone Too Far?", Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
June 13, 1988

"Breathing New Life into the Law," USA Today (Guest Editorial)
July 1, 1987

"Expanding the Contingency Practice Through Advertising and Co-operation," Law Institute Journal, (Melbourne, Australia)
1989

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Bar Association
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Boston Bar Association
• National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives
• Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Council
• Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Advertising Committee
• Member, Board of Directors, Greater Boston Legal Services Corporation
• Member, American Bar Association Commission on Advertising
• Former Member, Central Massachusetts Chapter of the National Safety Council
• Former Member, Legal Advisory Board, North Shore Community College
• Former Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Ethics Committee
• Former Member, Editorial Board, Attorneys Marketing Report