Admitted
1968, New York; 1972, District of Columbia, Massachusetts and U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, Maryland
Law School
Harvard University, LL.B., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
Queens College of the City University of New York, B.A., cum laude, 1965
Memberships
District of Columbia Bar (Chairman, Committee on Military and Veterans Rights, 1980-1984, 1991-1994); American Law Institute.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Author: Federal Protection of Private Sector Health and Safety Whistleblowers, 2 Ad. L.J. 1 (1988); Guide to the Rules of Practice and Procedure for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 9th ed. 2000. Visiting Lecturer in Law, Yale Law School, 1993, 1998. Consultant: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1978-1989; Administrative Conference of the United States, 1986-1987. Founder and President, National Institute of Military Justice, 1991—. Chairman, Advisory Committee on Pro Se Litigation (D.D.C.), 1998—. Chairman, Board of Directors, National Veterans Legal Services Program, 1986-1995. Member: Advisory Board on the Investigative Capability of the Department of Defense, 1994; Advisory Committee on Law of the Sea, U.S. Department of State, 1979-1982; Rules Advisory Committee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1981-1996. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, 1978-1990.
Military
Lt. Comdr., U.S. Coast Guard Reserve (ret); Active Duty, 1969-1972