Admitted
1981, Connecticut; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of San Francisco, J.D., magna cum laude, 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Assumption College, B.A., 1978
Memberships
New Haven (Chairman, Mentor Program, 1996-1998; Member, CLE Committee, 1995-1997, Connecticut (Member, Civil Justice Section; Pro Bono Volunteer, Law Works for People, 1991-1997) and American (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute; Connecticut Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers. Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Biographical
Member, McAuliffe Law Honor Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards: Criminal Procedure; Insurance. Law Clerk, Connecticut Superior Court Research Department, 1981-1982. Lecturer: Pretrial Discovery, Bridgeport Law School, 1986; Tort Reform I, Connecticut Bar Association, 1989; Pretrial Preparation, New Haven Bar Association, 1990; Bad Faith, National Business Institute, 1990; Evidence in Trial Practice in Connecticut, National Business Institute, 1991; Premises Liability, National Business Institute, 1992, 1994; Bad Faith, National Business Institute, 1993; Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Connecticut, National Business Institute, 1995; Premises Liability, National Business Institute, 1997; Insurance Law in Connecticut, National Business Institute, 1998; A Practical Guide to Federal Court Rules and Procedures in Connecticut, National Business Institute, 1999; Trying The Soft Tissue Injury Case, National Business Institute, 1999; A Guide to Federal Court Practice, NBI, 1999; Adjusting the Auto Claims, NBI, 2000. Damages in Civil Trial Practice, NBI, 2000; How to Litigate Your First Case, NBI, 2001; Personal Injury, New Haven Bar Association, 2002. U.S. District Court Special Master, 1990—. Attorney State Trial Referee, October 1991—. Fact Finder, Arbitrator Superior Court, October 1991—.