McGuire, Thomas F.

Judicial Biography

Year admitted to bar:

1983

Year appointed/elected:

Gov. Deval Patrick, by 2007

Background

Education:

Suffolk University Law School, J.D. (1983);
Boston College, B.A., 1980

Professional

Legal Employment History:

Shareholder, Law Office of McGuire & Coughlin, P.C. (2001-2007); Shareholder, Law Office of Thomas F. McGuire, P.C. (1992-2001); Associate, Law Office of McGuire & Collias, Inc. (1983-1992);
Corporation Counsel, City of Fall River, 1996-2007;
General Counsel, First Federal Savings Bank of America (1992-2004) and thereafter Massachusetts counsel for successor, Webster Bank, N.A.

General Character of Law Practice Prior to Judgeship:

Background in general practice of law with emphasis on civil litigation.

On the 12 years that McGuire served a corporate counsel, he refused pay raises and worked many hours on Edward Lambert’s greatest fight: keeping a proposed liquefied natural gas facility from being located in the city.

“He always made decisions on how he felt the law was intended, even when it wasn’t the way I saw it,” Lambert said.

Affiliations:

Helped establish Hope House, a facility for AIDS patients. He is a Life Fellow of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation and helped create charitable trusts in memory of police officers killed in the line of duty.

Professional Activities:

President, Bristol County Bar Advocates, Inc. (1989-91); Board of Directors, S.E. Mass Legal Assistance Corp. (1988-93);
Lecturer, M.C.L.E., Inc.

Civic and Community Activities

Memberships/Affiliations:

Helped establish Hope House, a facility for AIDS patients. He is a Life Fellow of the Massachusetts Bar Foundation and helped create charitable trusts in memory of police officers killed in the line of duty.