Admitted
1971, New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
New York University, J.D., 1970
Law School Graduation Year
1970
College
Rutgers University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1967
Memberships
Essex County (Chair, Joint Medical Legal Committee, 2000-2003) and New Jersey State (Member, Civil Trial Bar Section, Executive Committee, 1990-1994; Chair, Certified Trial Attorneys Section, 1994-1996; Member, Medical Malpractice Committee, 1996—) Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Governor, New Jersey Branch, 1989—; State Delegate, 2000-2002; Parliamentarian 2002-2003; Secretary, 2003-2004).
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha. Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of New Jersey, 1971-1974. Assistant Township Attorney, 1978-1980 and Zoning Board Attorney, 1981-1982, Livingston, New Jersey. Disciplinary Hearing Officer, Rutgers University, 1977-1985. Lecturer: New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Civil Trial Preparation, 1980, 1984, 1996; Hot Tips In Tort Law, 1990-1992; Preparing an Inadequate Security Case, Tort Law Forum, 1997; ATLA-N.J., Evidence, 1988; Direct and Cross Examination of Experts, 1995; Medical Negligence From Evaluation Through Trial, 1996; Medical Proofs in Negligence Practice, ATLA Trial Academy, 1993-1999. Trustworthiness: Connecting with the Jury, 1998; Overcoming Jury Skepticism in the Age of Tort Reform, 1999, Developing Damages, 2001. Author: Medical Malpractice Discovery: A Critical Analysis of the Self Critical Analysis Privilege, 156 N.J.L.J. 236, 1999. Bogged Down by ‘Botta’ Ban on Jury Damages, 11 NJL 227, 2000. Panelist, Personal Injury Law, MSG Learning Network, 1998-1999. President, N.Y.U. Law Alumni of New Jersey, 1985-1987. (Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification)