Admitted
1980, New Jersey, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey and U.S Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1983, Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, District of Columbia; 1991, New York
Law School
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
Georgetown University, B.A., 1976
Memberships
Bergen County Bar Association (Board of Trustees, 1989—; Secretary, 1997-1998; Treasurer, 1998-1999; Second Vice President, 1999-2000; First Vice President, 2000-2001; President-Elect, 2001—; President, 2002-2003; Immediate Past President, 2003-2004; Committee Member, Continuing Legal Education, 1992-1994; Bergen Barrister, 1988— (Editor-In-Chief, 1994-2002); Member, Board of Directors, New Jersey Lawyer Newspaper, 2000—; Judicial Selections, 1988-1995; Judicial Appointments, 1998-2000; Membership, 1992—; Awards, 1991-1993; Legislative Committee, 1989-1991; Speaker's Bureau, 1982-1991; Public Image and Quality of Life Committee, 2001; President, Young Lawyers Section, 1990-1991; Building Fund, 1996—; Co-Chairman: Civil Practice, 1982-1986; Chairman: Municipal Court, 1992-1995; Nominating Committee, 2003-2004); New Jersey State Bar Association (Delegate to General Council, 1988—; Nominating Committee, 2002-2003); American Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Republican National Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Editor-in-Chief, Res Ipsa Loquitur (School Newspaper). Recipient: Awards for Excellence, Design and Feature Article, 1977-1978, American Bar Association/Law Student Division Newspaper Contest; Alternatives to Domestic Violence, Carol Dervitz Service to the Community Award, 2002. Member, Associate Editor, Seton Hall Law Review, 1977-1978. Law Secretary to Honorable Thomas F. Franklin, J.S.C., 1979-1980. Author: Casenote, Cepeda v. Cumberland Engineering Co., 9 Seton Hall Law Review 888 (1978). Chairman, Saddle River Day School Alumni Association, 1983-1986. Member, Board of Trustees, Saddle River Day School, 1983-1989. Member, Board of Directors, Bergen County Legal Services, 1984-1990. President, Franklin Lakes Republican Club, 1986-1988. Public Defender, Borough of Franklin Lakes, 1984-1994. Chairman, District IIA Fee Arbitration Committee (appointed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey), 1988-1992. Member, District IIA Ethics Committee (appointed by the Supreme Court of New Jersey), 2000—. Member: New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on the Municipal Courts, 1994-1996; Bergen County Superior Court Law Library Committee, 1997; Bergen County Superior Court Task Force on Shared Services for the Municipal Courts, 1998.