Janet Hetherwick Pumphrey

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   45 Walker Street
   Bishop House Offices
   Lenox, MA 01240
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Janet Hetherwick Pumphrey

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Western New England College School of Law
Springfield, Massachusetts
J.D., magna cum laude, 1990

Newcomb College of Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana
B.A., History, 1971

University of Warwick
Coventry, England
Exchange Student
History Department, 1969

University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont
6 (non-credit) courses in Philosophy, 1976-78

Professional

Law Offices of Janet Hetherwick Pumphrey

1992-present

Director, Western Office

Kopelman and Paige
Boston, Massachusetts

2005-present

Assistant City Solicitor

City of Pittsfield, Massachusetts


1992-1997


Litigation Associate
Cain, Hibbard, Myers & Cook
Pittsfield, MA



1990-1992

Adjunct Professor
Western New England College School of Law
Springfield, Massachusetts

1992-1997

Bar Memberships

  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
  • Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Awards and Activities

  • Law School Awards:
    • Western New England Law Review
            Editor-in-Chief, 1989-90
            Associate Editor, 1988-89
    • Henry Downey Award for Outstanding Contribution to the
              Western New England Law Review
    • National Association of Women Lawyers' Award to Outstanding Graduate
    • Goodrich Merit Prize
    • Western New England Merit Scholarship
    • Class Rank: Number 4
  • Massachusetts Law Review, published by the Massachusetts Bar Association
    • Editor-in-Chief, 2000-2003
    • Articles Editor, 1997-2000
    • Comments Editor, 1993-1997
    • Associate Editor, 1991-1993, 2003-present
  • Office of the Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
    Judicial Nominating Commission, 2003-2005
  • Selectman, Town of Lenox, Massachusetts, 1993-2008
  • Lifetime Fellow, Massachusetts Bar Foundation
  • Council of Appellate Lawyers, American Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Bar Association, Sustaining Member
  • Berkshire Bar Association
  • Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Massachusetts Municipal Association
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Laywers
  • Committee for Public Counsel Services, Boston, Massachusetts
          Appellate Panel, Murder List
          Mentor Panel
  • Criminal Justive Act Panels
    • First Circuit Court of Appeals Panel
    • Habeas Corpus Panel - District Court
  • Community Service
    • Shakespeare And Company, Lenox, Massachusetts 2002 - Present
      Board Of Overseers
    • Lenox Library Board Of Trustees 2007 – 2008
    • Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corporation 1997 - Present
    • “Unsung Heroine Award” For Volunteer Community Service Awarded In 2006
      By The Massachusetts Commission On The Status Of Women
    • “Woman In Leadership” Award By The Berkshire South Regional Community Center In 2005
Janet Hetherwick Pumphrey
Janet Hetherwick Pumphrey