Admitted
1977, Pennsylvania; 1978, Connecticut; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1986, U
Law School
Loyola University, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
Bethany College, B.A., cum laude, 1974
Memberships
Stamford Regional (Director, 1986-1990), Pennsylvania, Connecticut (Member: Executive Committee, Section of Criminal Justice, 1983-1990; Judiciary Committee, 1992-1997) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Governors, 1992—; Parliamentarian, 2001-2002; Treasurer, 2002-2003; Vice President, 2003-2004; Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 1992—; Medical Malpractice Committee, 2002—; Diversity Committee, 1994-1997); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Fellow; Member, President's Club); American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Member: Diversity Committee, 2001—; Special Projects Committee, 2001—; Trial Lawyers Care, 2001—); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Rosco Pound Institute.
Biographical
Recipient, Honorary Doctor of Law Degree, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2003. Adjunct Professor, Trial Practice and Advanced Trial Practice, Quinnipiac University School of Law, formerly University of Bridgeport School of Law, 1987—. Editor-at-Large, Connecticut Bar Journal, 1999—. Member: Committee for Appointment of Connecticut Superior Court-Special Public Defenders, 1996—. Chairman: Development Committee, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 1995-2001; State of Connecticut Public Defender Services Commission, 1994-1995. Author: Production of Documents and Tangible Things, Civil Discovery Practice in Connecticut, Law Practice Handbooks, Inc., 1995. Lecturer: Current Issues in the Psychiatrist-Patient Relationship, Pace University School of Law and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1999, 20 Pace L.Rev. 231-262, 2000; Evidence in Connecticut, Connecticut Bar Association, 1994-2002; Connecticut Trial Practice Institute, Connecticut Bar Association, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1994-2003. Lecturer and Co-Chair: Trial Practice Workshop, Connecticut Trial Lawyers, Cross Examination, 1993-1997, 2000; Medical Malpractice, Connecticut Trial Lawyers, 2002. Lecturer: Expert Witnesses, 1995, Presenting Your Case, 1998, Jury Selection, 1999, Mastering Medical Malpractice, Connecticut Trial Lawyers, 2000; Trial Demonstration, Connecticut Trial Lawyers, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000; Trial Techniques for Law Students, Demonstrative Evidence, American Trial Lawyers Association, 1996; College of Evidence, Connecticut Trial Lawyers, 1993; Case Evaluation Clinic, Connecticut Trial Lawyers, 1992, 1999; Order of Proof, Connecticut Trial Lawyers, 1992; Trial Techniques for Business Torts and Commercial Litigation, Connecticut Trial Lawyers, 1992; Tort Reform, Stamford-Norwalk Regional Bar Association, 1992; Direct Examination, Connecticut Legal Aid Training Seminar, 1991; Civil Discovery, New England Legal Aid Training Seminar, 1987; Criminal Law, Connecticut Bar Association, 1982; Special Master, Connecticut Supe