Michael R. Hinkley
802-681-4729
413-776-4335
My goals as an attorney, both personally and professionally, are relatively simple-to be just, and to do good work. I therefore consider my legal career to be at once a profession, a vocation and a means to further achieve my goals. My career as an attorney affords me the opportunity to satisfy my intellectual curiosity by approaching complex, evolving issues in a thoughtful way, to contribute to solutions to the demanding challenges facing individuals and groups in my community, and to work meaningfully for justice by helping others to help themselves.
At Donovan & O'Connor, I am genuinely privileged to work with and to learn from a group of remarkably talented, dedicated and industrious professionals in a wonderful setting; one grounded in principled tradition and in diligent service to clients. The warmth, resourcefulness and attention to detail of each individual consistently provides me with guidance, inspiration and motivation to continue to represent our clients to the very best of my abilities.
Areas of Practice
- Medical Malpractice
- Wrongful Death - Plantiff
- Personal Injury - Plaintiff
- Education Law
- OUI Defense
Bar Admissions
- Massachusetts, 2005
- U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 2006
- U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2010
Education
- Albany Law School Union University, Albany, New York
- J.D. - 2005
- University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts
- B.A. - 2000
- Major: Communications
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Berkshire Bar Association, Member, 2005 - 2010
- Massachusetts Bar Association, Member, 2007 - 2010
- American Association for Justice, Member, 2008 - Present
- Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys, Member, 2008 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., Law Clerk
- Thorn, Gershon, Tymann, & Bonnani, Law Clerk
- District Attorney's Office, Schenectady, New York, Law Clerk
Pro Bono Activities
- President, Board of Governors, Dalton Community Recreation Association
- President, Ad-Lib Center for Independent Living
- Board Member, Berkshire Children and Families
- Member, Rotary Club of Pittsfield
