Admitted
1987, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Law School
University of South Carolina, J.D., cum laude, 1987
Law School Graduation Year
1987
College
Haverford College, B.A., 1984
Memberships
Allegheny County (Member, Civil Litigation Section), Pennsylvania (Member, Civil Litigation Section; Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee) and American (Member, Litigation Section; Judicial Administration Division Lawyers' Conference, 1991; Chair, Subcommittee on Discipline of Federal Judges) Bar Associations.
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Order of the Wig and Robe. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1986-1987. Co-Author with A.J. Basinski: Preventing Inadvertent Waivers. National Law Journal, Feb. 14, 1994; New Weapon Against Civil RICO Claims, Insurance Journal, June 7, 1993. Shareholder, Berger Law Firm, 1995-1999. Associate, Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, 1987-1995. Member: Board of Directors, Presbyterian Seniorcare Network, Inc., 2000—; Board of Trustees, SPCNS, 2001—. Treasurer, Board of Directors, PLEA, 1982-1992. Financial Officer, Board of Advisors RSVP, Allegheny County, 1990-1992. Vice President, Board of Managers, The Woodwell, 1992-1999.