Eugene O'Flaherty
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Eugene O'Flaherty
|image = Eugene O'Flaherty (1).jpg
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|7|20}}
|birth_place = Stoneham, Massachusetts{{cite book|title=Public Officers of Massachusetts 1997-1998|url=https://archive.org/stream/publicofficersof19971998bost#page/190/mode/2up}}
|education = Suffolk University (BS)
Massachusetts School of Law (JD)
|party = Democratic
|office = Corporation Counsel of Boston, Massachusetts
|appointer = Marty Walsh
|term_start = January 2014
|term_end = February 2021
|state_house1 = Massachusetts
|district1 = 2nd Suffolk
|term_start1 = January 1, 1997
|term_end1 = January 31, 2014
|predecessor1 = Richard A. Voke
|successor1 = Daniel Joseph Ryan
}}
Eugene L. O'Flaherty (born July 20, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as Corporation Counsel of Boston.[http://www.malegislature.gov/People/Profile/ELO1 Eugene L. O'Flaherty]. Massachusetts General Court.
He was first elected to the House in 1996. [http://electionstats.state.ma.us/candidates/view/Eugene-L-OFlaherty/ Candidate Profile] He resigned effective January 31, 2014 to take a position as chief legal counsel for Boston mayor Marty Walsh and the City of Boston.[http://www.wbur.org/2014/01/06/oflaherty-walsh-counsel Chelsea Rep. O'Flaherty To Resign, Join Walsh Administration (2014-01-06)] He served as corporation counsel throughout Walsh's term and resigned after Walsh was nominated to become United States Secretary of Labor.{{cite web |last1=Shuman |first1=Cary |title=Bridge to the Future – Chelsea Record |url=https://chelsearecord.com/2021/02/04/bridge-to-the-future/ |website=Chelsea Record |access-date=8 October 2021 |date=February 4, 2021}} In April 2021 he joined the law firm of Sullivan & Worcester.{{cite news |last1=Dumcius |first1=Gintautas |title=Former Walsh aide lands at Sullivan & Worcester law firm |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2021/04/06/eugene-oflaherty-joins-sullivan-and-worcester-law.html |access-date=9 September 2021 |work=Boston Business Joutnal |date=April 6, 2021}}
Education
O'Flaherty graduated from Suffolk University with a Bachelor of Science and from Massachusetts School of Law with a Juris Doctor.
Political career
O'Flaherty served as an associate member of the Chelsea Zoning Board of Appeals until 1997. Elected in 1996, he served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing the 2nd Suffolk district from 1997 to 2014. While serving in the state house, he served on the Education, Arts and Humanities Committee, Banks and Banking Committee, and Judiciary Committee. He served as Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Judiciary Committee and Vice Chairman of the Banks and Banking Committee. From 2014 to 2021 he served as Corporation Counsel of Boston, Massachusetts.
Legal career
O'Flaherty practices law in Massachusetts and was a partner with the law firm of O'Donovan, Dwyer & O'Flaherty, P.C. In 2021 he joined the firm of Sullivan & Worcester.
References
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- [https://www.boston.gov/departments/law/eugene-l-oflaherty Boston Department of Law bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140327103831/https://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=6471 Mayor Walsh Announces Several Key Staff Appointments]
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Category:Corporation counsels of Boston
Category:People from Stoneham, Massachusetts
Category:Democratic Party members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Chelsea, Massachusetts
Category:Politicians from Boston
Category:Suffolk University alumni
Category:Massachusetts School of Law alumni
Category:21st-century members of the Massachusetts General Court
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