[1] He was educated at Trinity College Dublin, where he received an LLB in 1976.
[1][3] His practice as a barrister primarily consisted of medical negligence and personal injuries law.
He was an accredited mediator, member of the Living Donor Ethics Committee at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin and arbitrator in disputes involving the Society of the Irish Motor Industry.
[5] He heard cases in this area involving school expulsions,[6] matters arising out of the Disclosures Tribunal,[7] and planning law appeals.
[8] He refused an application taken by Independent News & Media in 2018 seeking to prevent the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement from appointing inspectors to investigate the company.