William Finucane is a distinguished journalist amid a family of distinguished lawyers. Mr. Finucane’s father was, among many other accomplishments, the long-time counsel for the Boston Patriot’s, and his brother is a Clerk of Courts in one of the most active jurisdictions in the Boston area.

Mr. Finucane’s family has practiced law in America for generations.

His sister worked for many years as a well-respected TV producer, and is now a senior officer with a major Boston financial institution; her husband is a regionally known newspaper columnist.

Bill Finucane lives west of Boston with his wife and two children. His wife  is a department head in the Boston School System, his daughter is a recent college graduate, and his son is in high school.

Beginning his career as a reporter for the suburban Burlington News, Bill Finucane soon moved to the Daily Transcript in Waltham, where for a number of years he was acknowledged as one of that paper’s most respected political reporters.

Mr. Finucane then moved to the Middlesex News, where he served in a variety of editorial capacities, and also oversaw the editorial functions of a number of weekly newspapers owned by the parent corporation.

He is currently the editorial writer for the Neponsett Valley Daily News.

Bill Finucane is a magna cum laude graduate of Boston College.