Paul J. Gagliardi was born and raised in Athol, Massachusetts, attended Athol public schools, received his Bachelor's Degree, magna cum laude, from Tufts University, and his law degree from Boston University School of Law. He has also earned a Masters in Taxation at Boston University School of Law. Paul, who has been practicing in Amesbury since 1977, is a member of the Amesbury Lions Club and Clerk of the Amesbury Chamber of Commerce and Industrial Foundation, Inc., as well as a member of its Board of Directors. He is a past president of the Amesbury Chamber of Commerce, and a past board member of that organization. In addition, he is a member of the American, Massachusetts, Essex County, and Newburyport Bar Associations as well as the Real Estate Bar Association of Massachusetts.