Walter A. Costello Jr. - Haverhill, MA

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1973
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, 1969
    A.B.
    Major: Economics

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Costello, Barrett & Gonthier, Partner, 1975 - 1995
• Kisloff, Hock, Shuman & Flanagan, Associate, 1974 - 1975

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys
  
• Lecturer, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education
  
• Instructor, North Shore Community College

Published Works

Articles

• Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Board of Editors
  

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1973
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1974
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Massachusetts, 1974
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 1975
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1994

Other Affiliations

• Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, 1990 - 1992 (President)
• Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (Lifetime Member, Board of Governors)
• Essex County Bar Association, 1996 - 1998 (President)
• Essex County Bar Association, 1994 - 1996 (Vice President)
• Essex County Bar Association, 1992 - 1994 (Secretary)
• Essex County Bar Association, 1988 - 1990 (Treasurer)
• Essex County Bar Association, 1994 - Present (Conciliator, Essex County Superior Court)
• Essex County Superior Court, 1994 - Present (Mediator)
• Essex County Superior Court, 1994 - Present (Arbitrator)
• American Association for Justice, 1997 - 2003 (Member, Board of Governors)
• American Association for Justice, 1992 - 1993 (Chairman Counsel of Presidents)
• American Association for Justice, 1993 (Executive Committee)
• American Association for Justice, 1986 - 1990 (State Delegate)
• American Association for Justice, 1991 - 1992 (Chair Insurance Committee)
• American Association for Justice, 1994 - 1995 (Chair State Affairs Committee)
• Massachusetts Bar Association, 1990 - Present (Member)
• Massachusetts Bar Association, 2008 - 2011 (Member, Executive Management Board)
• Massachusetts Bar Association, 2008 - 2011 (Regional Delegate)
• Massachusetts Bar Association, 2011 - Present (Centennial Award)
• Salem Bar Association
• Town of Swampscott (Past Member, Board of Appeals)
• Town of Swampscott (Chairman, Board of Appeals)
• Boston College Law School (Alumni Council)
• Board of Bar Overseers (Hearings Officer)