William M. Driscoll

Appellate Attorney William Driscoll credits his professional success to superior research and analytical skills, a keen attention to detail, the tenacity to examine every angle, and the ability to explain complex information simply. He identifies the personal and legal issues and implements creative solutions for his clients best interests.

Attorney Driscoll takes the time to explain the law in simple to understand terms. He explains how our legal system works, from the Massachusetts trial court to the Supreme Court of the United States. He explains your rights and offers options. Ultimately it is his client who must choose his own path, with the assistance of Attorney Driscoll's experience.

Keen attention to detail, research, analysis, and critical thinking are required to effectively challenge and defend decisions on appeal in the Massachusetts appellate courts and in the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Since 2004

1st Circuit

Since 2011

Massachusetts Federal District Court

Since 2005

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 2017

U.S. Tax Court

Since 2005

Post-Conviction and Appeal Panel

Committee for Public Counsel Services

2014 - Current

Representation of indigent criminal defendants on appeal to the Massachusetts appellate courts.

Appellate Attorney

Law Office of William M. Driscoll

2004 - Current

Attorney William Driscoll's civil appellate practice is before the Massachusetts Appeals Court and Supreme Judicial Court.

Adjunct Professor of LRWII

New England Law | Boston

2013 - 2013

Introduced students to appellate advocacy and legal drafting. In the intensive simulated appellate advocacy program known as moot court, each student prepared and presented a bench memorandum, an appellate brief, and an oral argument. The remainder of the course was focused on the basic principles of legal drafting.

Lead Engineer

The MITRE Corporation

1992 - 2002

Achieved award winning notoriety in the field of cyber-terrorism, computer and network forensics. Recognized by a U.S. government agency and The MITRE Corporation (e.g., the MITRE President's Award and the MITRE Director's Award). Designed, developed, presented, demonstrated, and supported next-generation technology innovations and efforts for federal government agency and military application. Interfaced with and supported various federal government agency and military efforts. Managed and mentored technology teams. Proficiencies in "black hat"? (i.e., offensive) and "white hat" (i.e., defensive) cyber-terrorism includes: operating system design and engineering; protocol analysis; covert channels; codes and cyphers; file systems design and development; raw data retrieval and reconstruction; vulnerability and penetration analysis; intrusion detection, incident analysis and response.

UNIX Systems Manager

Mercury Computer Systems

1990 - 1992

Managed the distributed data center supporting the engineering products division of this next-generation embedded sensor processor and signal/image processing applications provider. Managed personnel, budgets, and technology. Developed and supported a distributed diagnostic engineering application for testing hardware products. Enhance distributed systems connectivity, integrity, availability, privacy and security. Worked closely with diverse work groups (e.g., engenerring, human resources, accounting, contracts, technical support, sales) and their senior management.

Senior Systems Analyst

AVCO Everett Research Laboratory

1985 - 1990

Designed and implemented corporate engineering initiatives for enterprise-wide computerization, networking, privacy and security. Designed and developed software for corrupted hardware data retrieval and reconstruction; security and audit; user interface and graphical routines; multi-protocol data communications; robotics; and multi-platform system management.

Technical Support Analyst

Allen Associates

1983 - 1985

Sole technical support analyst for this healthcare billing systems provider responsible for the installation and support of systems, networking, and proprietary applications software. Provided technical support and training at customer sites and telephonically.

Programmer/Operator

Harper Data Processing

1982 - 1983

Sole systems programmer and operator for this service bureau company.

New England Law | Boston

J.D. (2004) | Law

2000 - 2004

Honors: Honors graduate; President Anna E. Hirsch Award; New England Scholar Award

Activities: Technical Editor: New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement; National Tax Moot Court Competition

University of Massachusetts - Lowell

M.S. (1992) | Discrete Mathematics

1992

Worcester State College

B.S. (1982) | Communications

1980 - 1982

Honors: Graduated with honors

President Anna E. Hirsch Award

New England School of Law

2004

Massachusetts Bar Association

Appellate Bench Bar Committee

2013 - Current

New England Law | Boston

Alumni Ambassador

2011 - Current

New England Law | Boston

Alumni Ambassador

2011 - Current

American Bar Association

Judge: National Appellate Advocacy Competition

2008 - Current

Activities: The ABA Law Student Division National Appellate Advocacy Competition (NAAC) is a moot court competition that emphasizes the development of oral advocacy skills through a realistic appellate advocacy experience. Competitors participate in a hypothetical appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The competition involves writing a brief as either respondent or petitioner and then arguing the case in front of the mock court.

National Rifle Association (NRA)

Benefactor Life Member

2007 - Current

Appeals Court Overturns Mandatory Pre-Litigation Mediation

Family Mediation Quarterly (14 Fam. Mediation Q. 3)

2015

Rule 56(f): Precursor to a Substantive Opposition to Summary Judgment

Massachusetts Law Review (95 Mass. Law Rev. 171)

2013

Information Security: A Business Necessity for Mediators

Family Mediation Quarterly (8 Fam. Mediation Q. 20)

2009

Ready for Compliance? New Security Regulations Affecting All Collaborative Professionals, Seminar

February 27, 2009

Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council (Seminar)

Prepared and presented a well received seminar illustrating the tools and techniques of computer and network security, its benefits and its perils, culminating in the process to create a Written Information Security Program("WISP") as required under the law. The laws reviewed included: 201 CMR 17.00 (Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of Residents of the Commonwealth), Mass. Gen. Laws chs. 93H (Security Breaches) and 93I (Disposition and Destruction of Records).

Collaborative Law Practitioner

Massachusetts Collaborative Law Counsel

Mediator

Divorce Mediation Training Associates