"I am a semi-retired attorney and skilled one-on-one tutor. I bring patience, creativity and a sense of humor to my lessons, working both to build a strong foundation of substantive knowledge and to pass along useful shortcuts and strategies for breaking down difficult problems into manageable pieces.

My tutoring focuses on four broad categories: Middle School/High School Math and Science; Writing and Grammar assistance for clients from middle school through working professionals; Standardized Test preparation; and Law/Legal Writing/Bar Exam preparation.

I have a life-long passion for learning, teaching and persuasion. For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with science and technology, current events and politics, and the arts of strategy and presenting winning arguments. I excelled in all my core academic subjects through high school, particularly math and science. I have a knack for performing well on standardized tests, with scores above 93rd percentile on the SAT and LSAT.

I enrolled at M.I.T. intent on becoming a world-changing scientist or engineer. While pursuing my studies in Chemical Engineering, I financed my education by working as a tutor for the MIT/Wellesley Upward Bound program: for three academic years I tutored high school students after school in all subjects, and for three summers I was a Math and English Teaching Assistant with classroom and tutoring responsibilities at an intensive residential summer school at Wellesley College. Through these years and experiences I came to realize that while I still loved chemistry, math and technology in general, I was more comfortable and fulfilled explaining technical issues and educating/persuading target audiences than I was with the day to day practice of engineering.

I chose to study law at Boston College, followed by a career as a courtroom advocate for doctors, hospitals and other scientific clients. Throughout this time, I mentored and trained younger lawyers on analyzing complex medical records, legal research, and the art" less...