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David Gomes

administrator

David Gomes

Chief Civil Rights Officer / Title IX Coordinator

Office of Civil Rights

Contact

508-999-8192

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Foster Administration 307

Teaching

Courses

A survey of the law of employment discrimination and wrongful termination of employment. The developing body of federal employment discrimination statutory and case law will be explored, with attention also to Massachusetts law. This course will examine the Massachusetts common law of wrongful termination of employment. The course will provide a good introduction to this area of law for students who anticipate representing plaintiff-employees and/or defendant-employees, as well as advising businesses on employment-related issues.

Mr. Gomes is the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s Chief Civil Rights Officer and Title IX Coordinator and is a member of the Chancellor’s Cabinet.  He heads the University’s Office of Civil Rights.

A native of New Bedford, Massachusetts, David is a graduate of Boston College where he obtained his bachelor’s degree and Northeastern University School of Law where he was awarded his Juris Doctorate.  David is licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the States of Connecticut and New York.

Prior to joining UMass Dartmouth, David held professional and executive-level positions in a number of different industries, including human resources, healthcare, the appellate court system and private law practice, facilities management, and financial services.
David serves as an adjunct professor at UMass Law where he teaches Employment Law and Employment Discrimination. He is a NAACP New Bedford Branch Executive Committee member who heads the Branch’s Legal Redress Committee.  David is a member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Greater New Bedford, where he sits on the Strategic Governance Committee.  He is also a member of the Board of Trustees for the New Bedford Whaling Museum where he sits on the Governance and Cape Verdean Advisory Committees.