Eugene O'Flaherty | |
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Corporation Counsel of Boston, Massachusetts | |
In office January 2014 – February 2021 | |
Appointed by | Marty Walsh |
Preceded by | William Sinnott[1] |
Succeeded by | Henry C. Luthin[2] |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 2nd Suffolk district | |
In office January 1, 1997 – January 31, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Richard A. Voke |
Succeeded by | Daniel Joseph Ryan |
Personal details | |
Born | Stoneham, Massachusetts[3] | July 20, 1968
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Suffolk University (BS) Massachusetts School of Law (JD) |
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.[4] He was first elected to the House in 1996. [5] He resigned effective January 31, 2014 to take a position as chief legal counsel for Boston mayor Marty Walsh and the City of Boston.[6] He served as corporation counsel throughout Walsh's term and resigned after Walsh was nominated to become United States Secretary of Labor.[7] In April 2021 he joined the law firm of Sullivan & Worcester.[8]