Notable Alumni of New England Law-Boston

Karyn Polito 1966–

72nd lieutenant governor of Massachusetts

Also attended: Boston College

Joseph Mondello 1938–2022

Former U.S. Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago

Also attended: Hofstra University

Peter Koutoujian 1961–

Sheriff of Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Also attended: Bridgewater State University, Harvard University

Robert J. Healey 1957–2016

Attorney, businessman and political activist

Also attended: Northwestern University, Boston University, Northeastern University

Robert Craven 1955–

Rhode Island state representative and lawyer

Also attended: University of Rhode Island

John Simpson 1932–2017

16th Director of the US Secret Service

Yolly Roberson 1955–

Florida state representative and attorney

Also attended: University of Massachusetts-Boston

Jerry Parisella

Former Massachusetts state representative

Also attended: Emerson College

Sheila Harrington 1960–

Attorney and former Massachusetts state representative

Also attended: Providence College

Virgil Darnell Hawkins 1906–1988

African-American Florida lawyer and educator

Helene Weinstein 1952–

New York State Assembly member

Also attended: American University

Mitchell Garabedian 1951–

Lawyer for Boston clergy abuse victims

Also attended: Boston University, Northeastern University

Michael F. Flaherty, Sr. 1936–2025

Massachusetts legislator and Boston Municipal Court justice

Also attended: Boston College

Child: Michael F. Flaherty (Boston College, Boston University)

Thomas M. McGee 1955–

Former Lynn mayor and MBTA board chair

Also attended: University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Louis Kafka 1945–

Former Massachusetts state representative

Also attended: University of Miami

Robert A. Antonioni 1958–

Massachusetts attorney and politician

Also attended: College of the Holy Cross

Joseph Curtatone 1966–

Former mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts

Also attended: Boston College, Harvard University

Joseph Petty

Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts

Also attended: Nichols College

Joseph R. Driscoll 1970–

Former Massachusetts state representative

Also attended: Boston College, Harvard University

Thomas N. George 1938–2025

Massachusetts state representative

Also attended: University of Massachusetts-Amherst

David E. Harrison 1933–2019

Massachusetts legislator and state Democratic Party chairman

Also attended: Tufts University

Andrew Vachss 1942–2021

Crime fiction author and children's rights attorney

Also attended: Boston University, Case Western Reserve University

Jeff Benedict 1966–

Author and Sports Illustrated writer

Also attended: Eastern Connecticut State University

Leonard P. Zakim 1953–1999

Boston Jewish religious and civil rights leader

Also attended: American University