He has served as a federal Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee for the district of Rhode Island, as a partner of the national law firm Baker Hostetler, as well as a member of the Enron Bankruptcy Case Fee Review Committee. He is a member of American Bar Association, RI Bar Association, and the American Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. Attorney Hathaway graduated from the Boston University School of Law with high honors (law review, class of 1987).