Admitted
1964, Pennsylvania, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth and Tenth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania and U.S. Claims Co
Law School
Temple University, LL.B., 1964
Law School Graduation Year
1964
College
Temple University, B.S., 1961
Memberships
Philadelphia (Member: State Judicial Procedure Committee, 1978—; Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Committee, 1978—), Pennsylvania, American (Vice Chairman, Maritime Insurance Law Committee, 1981-1982) and International Bar Associations; Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1981); Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association (Co-Chairman, Antitrust Section, 1977—); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Secretary, 1977-1978, Vice Chairman, 1978-1979 and Chairman, 1979-1980, Commercial Litigation Section; Member: Amicus Curiae Committee, 1979-1980, 1992-1997; Trial Subject Advisory Committee, 1979-1980; Chairman, Environmental Law Essay Contest, 1983); Maritime Law Association of the United States
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta; Beta Gamma Sigma; Tau Epsilon Rho; Scabbard & Blade. Article Editor, Temple Law Quarterly, 1964. Author: Clearing A Path Through Multi District Litigation, Trial Magazine, September 1979; Class Action, Trial Magazine, May 1982; Proof of Causation: The Problem of the Indeterminate Defendant and of the Indeterminate Plaintiff, The Barrister, Winter 1985-1986. Member, Roscoe Pound Foundation, 1981—. Co-Lead Counsel, Plaintiffs' Legal Committee and Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel, In re Orthopedic Bone Screw Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1014 (E.D. of Pa.) and Co-Lead Counsel, Plaintiffs' Management Committee and Plaintiffs' Liaison Counsel, In re Diet Drugs (Phentermine, Fenfluramine, Dexfenfluramine) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1203 (E.D. of Pa.). Member, Plaintiffs' Executive Committee, In re Rezulin Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1348 (S.D. of NY). Member, Executive Committee and Lead Trial Counsel, In Re Asbestos School Litigation, U.S.D.C., Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Master File No. 83-0268. Member: Plaintiffs' Steering Committee, Silicone Gel Breast Implants Products Liability Litigation, Master File No. CV-92-P-10000-S; In re Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc. Accufix Artrial J Leads Products Liability Litigation, Case No. MDL-1057 (S.D. Ohio). Member, Steering Committee: In re Baxter Healthcare Corporation Gammagard Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1060-R (C.D. of Calif.); In re Norplant Product Liability Litigation MDL No. 1038 (E.D. of Texas); In re Propulsid Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1355 (E.D. of Louisiana). Fellow: International Society of Barristers; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.