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Attorney Staples received his B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1980, where he was awarded the Frank Ryder Scholarship for Public Service. He earned a Masters in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, and was named a Samuel A. Fels Scholar in 1984. Attorney Staples earned his J.D. from the University of Connecticut in 1989. He practiced civil litigation with the law firm of Updike, Kelly & Spellacy from 1989 to 1993. Mr. Staples served as General Counsel to the CT State Medical Society from 1993 to 2004, when he became a principal at Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C. Mr. Staples continues to represent the Connecticut State Medical Society, regarding physician practice management issues within the context of organized medicine and regarding class action litigation by medical societies against managed care companies. Mr. Staples has served as State Representative for the 96th District representing New Haven and Hamden, from 1993 to present. He currently serves as Chairman of the Finance, Revenue & Bonding Committee, and is a member of the Judiciary and General Law Committees. Mr. Staples is a Visiting Lecturer at Yale Law School and an Adjunct Professor at Quinnipiac University.