EDUCATION

New Hampshire Superior Court Mediation Training Program
Certification, 1989

New York Law School, New York, New York
J.D., 1973

St. Peter’s College , Jersey City, New Jersey
B.S., History, 1969

CURRENT POSITIONS

Kenna, Johnston & Sharkey, P.A., 69 Bay Street, Manchester, New Hampshire
Founding Partner, March, 1990 to present
General civil practice with concentration in personal injury, employment and business litigation; representation of both individual and corporate plaintiffs and defendants.

New Hampshire Superior Courts
Court Appointed Mediator, 1989 to present

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Kenna & Johnston, P.A.
Manchester, New Hampshire
Partner, 1989 to 1990
General civil and criminal trial practice.

Raiche, Clark, Kenna & Johnston, P.A.
Manchester, New Hampshire
Partner, 1986 to 1989
General civil and criminal trial practice.

U.S. Department of Justice
Concord, New Hampshire
Assistant United States Attorney, 1984 to 1986
Representation of the United States in a wide range of civil, criminal and appellate matters.

U.S. Department of Justice
Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division, Washington, D.C.
Trial Attorney, 1982 to 1984
Investigation and prosecution of public corruption cases throughout the United States.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Office of Enforcement, Washington, D.C.
Supervisory Trial Attorney, 1981 to 1982
Management and supervision of litigation department in regulatory and enforcement activities.

U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division, Washington, D.C.
Senior Trial Attorney, 1976 to 1981
Prosecution and supervision of grand jury investigations relating to federal civil rights violations.
Trial Attorney, 1973 to 1976
Trial court and appellate representation of the United States in complex desegregation, housing and employment discrimination cases throughout the United States.

BAR ADMISSIONS

New York, 1974
United States Supreme Court, 1980
District of Columbia, 1985
New Hampshire, 1986
United States Courts of Appeals for the First, Second and Tenth Circuits