Admitted
1969, Connecticut; 1972, U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Notre Dame, J.D., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
Villanova University, B.S., 1965
Memberships
Stamford, Connecticut and American (Member Sections on: Real Estate; Probate and Estate Planning) Bar Associations.
Biographical
Member, City Committee, Stamford, Connecticut, 1973-1978. Member, House of Representatives, Connecticut Legislature, 1975-1983. Designated Best Legislator in Polls conducted by Connecticut Magazine, 1982. Chairman, House Judiciary Committee, 1977-1978. Speaker of the House, 1979-1983. Chairman, Legislative Management Committee. Connecticut Gubernatorial Candidate, 1982. Delegate for Senator Edward M. Kennedy 1980 National Convention. Chairman: Connecticut Bar Association Law Day Committee, 1975-1976; Legislative Liaison Committee, 1976. Member, Connecticut Law Revision Commission, 1983-1985. Counsel to Stamford Board of Realtors, 1989-1994. Member, Special Civilian Conference with Secretary of U.S. Department of Defense, 1984. Member, Board of Trustees, Ferguson Library, 1989-1993; 1995-2001; Chairman, 1993, 2000; President, State of Connecticut Regional Action Council, 1992-1993. Member, Board of Directors: Senior Services of Stamford, Inc., 1991—; Kids In Crisis, Inc., 1999—. Member, Board of Trustees, Connecticut Public Television and Radio, 1978-1983. Member, Mayor's Ethics Panel, City of Stamford, 1993. Past Member, Board of Trustees: Federal Health Systems Agency; Child Guidance Center. (Also Of Counsel to Updike, Kelly and Spellacy, Hartford, Connecticut)
Military
Capt., USMC, 1969-1972