Admitted
1981, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Pittsburgh, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
La Roche College, B.A., cum laude, 1975; Catholic University of America, M.A., 1978
Memberships
Allegheny County (Member: Family Law Council; Professional Ethics Committee; Court Rules Committee; Chair, Professionalism Committee, 1999-2000; Co-Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 2000-2002; Support Guidelines Committee, 1990-1991; Court Opinions Committee, 1989-1990) and Pennsylvania (Member, Family Law Section; Former Member, House of Delegates) Bar Associations; Matrimonial American Inns of Court (Immediate Past President, Pittsburgh Chapter).
Biographical
Author: Workers Compensation Commutation Awards in Family Law, The Lawyers Journal, 1999; College Education Support, Pittsburgh Legal Journal, October, 1995; Drafting Property Settlement Agreements, Allegheny County Bar Association, November, 1991. Lecturer: Ethics and Professionalism: Real Answers to Real Questions, January 2001; Ethics and Professionalism in Family Law, October 2000; Ethics Potpourri, April 1998; Professionalism Issues in Family Law, Feb. 1997; Professionalism-Then and Now, May 1997; Protection From Abuse Act, Jan. 1995; Family Law Update, Nov. 1994; Lecturer, Pennsylvania Bar Institute and Allegheny County Bar Association. President, Pittsburgh Chapter Matrimonial American Inns of Court, 1999-2001. Past President, La Roche College Alumni Association.