Thomas Massimo, B.S., J.D.

Thomas Massimo earned a Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School, MA, and received his B.S. in Public Administration from Roger Williams University, RI. He continued his studies with courses in European Union Law and UK Business Law. He teaches employment discrimination law and global affairs at Newbury College, in addition to teaching a number of courses for DPCS. The courses Massimo teaches at Wentworth in the Division of Professional and Continuing Studies include Professional Practice, Business Negotiations, Organizational Theory and Design and Labor Relations.

Massimo is currently the Director of Labor Relations and Personnel for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Prior to this, he practiced law, in his own office, providing litigation and counseling services to employers and employees in labor and employment law issues, such as employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination and related claims. He has also been a Manager in Shopco Management Corp in New York and the Finch Group, MA and Equity Property and Development in IL.

Massimo is a board member of several associations including the Massachusetts/MOSES Health and Welfare Trust Fund and served on Assembly Square Redevelopment Advisory Board. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association.

He developed and presented a professional seminar for practicing attorneys and has been involved in state and local politics.